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Has twitter peaked?

Explore how Google Trends search traffic reveals that Facebook dwarfs Twitter in user engagement and unique visitors.

Written byRazib Khan
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I hadn't given the issue much thought, but that' what Randall Parker asserted in the comments below. First, let's look at Google Trends search traffic with Facebook as well:

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Facebook dwarfs twitter, so you can't tell. So with only twitter:

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Interesting. Now let's look with Alexa:

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It's a little more ambiguous using Google Trends estimate of unique visitors:

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Finally, Site Analytics:

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