According to the source: "This report analyzes nearly 800,000 posts made by members of the 117th Congress on official Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube accounts in 2021. In previous years, this report has also covered Instagram, but dialogue trackers like Quorum are no longer able to track Instagram data."
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Total number of posts per platform by U.S. Congress members 2021
Amongst members of U.S. Congress in 2021, ** posts were made on Twitter throughout the year. Although this is a decrease of over * posts on the previous year, Twitter is nevertheless the most popular social media platform used by members of congress. In addition, almost ** posts were made on Facebook (Meta), whilst just over * were posted to YouTube, an increase of over in comparison to 2020.
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Quorum Analytics. (December 15, 2021). Total number of social media posts by members of the U.S. Congress in 2021, by platform [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/958814/total-number-posts-per-platform-congress-members-usa/
Quorum Analytics. "Total number of social media posts by members of the U.S. Congress in 2021, by platform." Chart. December 15, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/958814/total-number-posts-per-platform-congress-members-usa/
Quorum Analytics. (2021). Total number of social media posts by members of the U.S. Congress in 2021, by platform. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/958814/total-number-posts-per-platform-congress-members-usa/
Quorum Analytics. "Total Number of Social Media Posts by Members of The U.S. Congress in 2021, by Platform." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Dec 2021, /statistics/958814/total-number-posts-per-platform-congress-members-usa/
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