The source identified 951 Twitter accounts of heads of state and government, foreign ministers and their institutions in 187 countries worldwide. The study analyses each leader’s Twitter profiles, tweet history and their connections with each other.
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Social media: most used platforms by UN member states 2018
This statistic presents information on the most used social media platforms by UN member states as of May 2018. It was found that ** percent of UN member states had an official Twitter presence. Facebook was ranked second with a ** percent usage rate.
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Twiplomacy. (July 10, 2018). Most popular social media platforms used by UN member states in May 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/348518/most-used-twitter-platform-world-leaders/
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