This statistic presents information on the Twitter presence of UN member countries, Heads of State, governments and foreign ministries as of May 2017. During the measured period, it was found that 92.23 percent of UN member countries had some Twitter presence. Overall, 95 percent of G20 countries were active on Twitter.
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Twiplomacy. (May 31, 2017). Twitter presence of UN member countries, Heads of State, governments and foreign ministries as of May 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/348495/number-of-world-leaders-signing-twitter/
Twiplomacy. "Twitter presence of UN member countries, Heads of State, governments and foreign ministries as of May 2017." Chart. May 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/348495/number-of-world-leaders-signing-twitter/
Twiplomacy. (2017). Twitter presence of UN member countries, Heads of State, governments and foreign ministries as of May 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/348495/number-of-world-leaders-signing-twitter/
Twiplomacy. "Twitter Presence of Un Member Countries, Heads of State, Governments and Foreign Ministries as of May 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/348495/number-of-world-leaders-signing-twitter/
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Twitter presence of UN member countries, Heads of State, governments and foreign ministries as of May 2017 [Graph], Twiplomacy, May 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/348495/number-of-world-leaders-signing-twitter/
