I love data.  For my use of Twitter I use the web interface for both Twitter and Twitter search (which I feed into Google Reader using RSS).  I know lots of "gurus" swear by TweetDeck, but I find the web and RSS to be a lot faster for what I like to do.  But... who cares about me!  Let's look at a random sample of a half a million tweets and see what people actually use to post updates to Twitter.

application usage on twitter
Twitter Interface TypePercentage
Web48.1%
Desktop21.8%
Mobile17.9%
Aggregation / Automation11.7%
Pictures0.5%
twitter usage stats by application

Top Twitter InterfacesPercentage
Web46.5%
twitterfeed9.2%
TweetDeck7.3%
txt4.6%
twitterrific4.3%
twhirl4.0%
TwitterFox4.0%
Tween2.0%
TwitterBerry1.9%
TwitterFon1.8%
Over 600 Others14.5%

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Originally published Feb 27, 2009 8:46:00 AM, updated July 28 2017

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Twitter Marketing Data