In the UK there are about 24 million Twitter User. \u00a048.2% of Scotland\u2019s users use Twitter. 40% of users don\u2019t actually tweet, instead using Twitter as a news feed (come on people!)<\/p>\n
Total Population of Scotland is 5.295\u00a0million[1]<\/a>. Total number of Twitter accounts mean that 2.541million are on twitter but only 40% are active tweeters<\/strong>.\u00a0 So the number of Tweeters are 1.016.<\/p>\n That means that the percentage of people in Scotland that use Twitter is 19.187%<\/strong> (rounded up = 20%)<\/p>\n Men sent 56% of Scottish tweets between June 2014 and June 2015.<\/p>\n Average Age of Tweeters is between 25-34[2]<\/a>.<\/p>\n The hashtag #indyref has been tweeted OVER 6,473,089 times (beating how many times Scots have tweeted #OneDirection) (#bettertogether was tweeted 55,778 by comparison)<\/p>\n We have also introduced the World to phrases such as \u2018Yer Da\u2019 and \u2018Yer Maw\u2019 (it\u2019s a proud moment for us all as a Nation)<\/p>\n During indyref debate you can see the Twitter pattern (to work out locations) across Scotland from those debating indyref hashtags[3]<\/a>.<\/p>\n [1]<\/a> 5,295,000<\/em> (first results of 2011 Census) http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/Topics\/People\/Equality\/Equalities\/PopulationMigration<\/p>\n [2]<\/a> http:\/\/blog.webershandwick.scot\/think\/twitter-scotland\/<\/p>\n![\"scot1\"](\"http:\/\/defiaye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/scot1-1024x682.jpg\")
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