Twitter Turns 10: Surprising Stats From Most Retweeted Tweet To Most Tweeted Emoji Ever

Twitter is celebrating its 10th anniversary after the very first tweet was sent back on 21 March 2006 when co-founder Jack Dorsey tweeted the succinct message “just setting up my twttr”. That’s what Twitter was called before the founders came to their senses and decided to put the vowels back into the word before launching the micro-blogging service to the public four months later. Thanks to its unusual 140-character limit and the immediacy it offers, Twitter is now big business and boasts 320 million regular users across the globe. The social network has a massive 550 million active tweeters with an average follower count of 208. From the most retweeted tweet in history, to the most tweeted emoji, here’s a rundown of some of Twitter’s most surprising stats…