8 Reasons Why Twitter Is No Second Facebook (Yet)

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Later this week, Twitter will make its stock market debut in what is probably the most-anticipated IPO since Facebook went public in May 2012. However, Twitter is far from a second Facebook yet, as this infographic illustrates.

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Estimated valuation of selected social media platforms at their entrance in the public market as of March 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Social network web visit share held by X (formerly Twitter) in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2017 to December 2025
Share of X (Twitter) in social media platforms in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2025
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Share of Twitter in mobile social media market in Indonesia from 2014 to 2023
Share of Twitter in social media market in Taiwan from 2014 to 2025
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Social media market share of X (formerly Twitter) in Turkey from January 2020 to July 2026

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