STATS: Has Twitter’s Growth Peaked?

September 25th, 2009 admin

The rise of Twitter has been the talk of the tech and media world. Last year, it grew 422% . That’s staggering, but nothing compared to the 1,382% growth it experienced earlier this year. And that was before Ashton Kutcher vs. CNN and mass celebrity adoption. Its growth probably played a big part in Twitter’s recent $1 billion valuation via a staggering $100 million investment. However, an analysis from web stats firm Hitwise may indicate that this investment was a bad idea, as the numbers indicate that Twitter has hit a growth ceiling . Will Twitter Restart Its Growth? The analysis, by Hitwise Global Research GM Bill Tancer, first graphs out marketshare of U.S. visits to Twitter, as compared to all other websites. In September of last …


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