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India to Have Third Largest Twitter Population by 2014: Study

India to Have Third-Largest Twitter Population by 2014: Study 4z6kp

By Press Trust of India | Updated: 28 May 2014 17:17 IST

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India will for the third-largest base on micro-blogging site Twitter at 18.1 million by the end of this year, research firm eMarketer said.

eMarketer, in its first forecast of Twitter s worldwide, said Asia-Pacific will for 32.8 percent of Twitter s, compared with 23.7 percent in North America in 2014. 3f6e3g

The research firm said growth for Twitter is heavily weighted in emerging markets, with India and Indonesia to see the most consistent growth patterns.

(Also see: Twitter Sees Strong Growth in India, Other Emerging Markets: Survey)

"India and Indonesia will rise to have the third and fourth-largest Twitter populations in the world in 2014, with 18.1 million and 15.3 million s, respectively, both suring the UK for the first time this year for the number of s," it said.

With a sizable Internet population, the growth potential in each of these countries remains significant for the foreseeable future, it added.

"By 2018, Asia-Pacific will more than double North America's share, breaking the 40 percent mark in of worldwide market share. If China is on the Twitter map by that point, that share is likely to be significantly higher," it said.

Overall, Twitter's base will increase 24.4 percent to 227.5 million s in 2014 from 182.9 million last year.

The firm projected that by 2018, Twitter will grow 10.7 percent to reach almost 400 million s globally.

The forecast dissects Twitter's total s by region and country, based on analysis of about 400 data points from over 90 sources, including company releases, survey and traffic data from research firms and regulatory agencies, historical trends, Internet and mobile adoption trends and country-specific demographic and socio-economic factors.

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