B
Evidence Grade B
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60%
60% -- share of users using platform for news for X (Twitter) (2025)
Nearly 60% of X (Twitter) users rely on the platform to stay informed about current events.
- Reported as 'nearly 60%'
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Evidence graded
Value
60%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Backlinko
Primary
Tier B
https://www.bazzly.ai/blog/search-for-mentions-on-twitter ↗
Source Article
Search for Mentions on Twitter: Find Key Conversations
Original Research
Backlinko
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Methodology
Cited from Backlinko's X user statistics; secondary citation
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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X (Twitter): 60% share of users using platform for news. Source: Backlinko (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/x-users-news-consumption-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/x-users-news-consumption-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>60%</strong> -- share of users using platform for news for X (Twitter)<br><small>Source: Backlinko (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/x-users-news-consumption-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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