Top10 Rankings 2013 Summary Report

Research Note: World Leader Rankings on Twitter December 2013 2 World Leaders on Twitter How governments engage their citizenry on the World Wide Web he Digital Policy Council’s (DPC) research continues to present analyses on world leaders and institutions of government employing social media outlets to discover how they govern and connect with their citizenry. This research note provides an update to the ranking of heads of state engaged on the social media website Twitter.com. The DPC has been tracking this activity since 2009. Reports include: REAL LEADERS TWEET December 2009, WORLD LEADERS ON TWITTER: RANKING REPORT October 2010, WORLD LEADERS ON TWITTER: RANKING REPORT August 2011 and WORLD LEADERS ON TWITTER: RANKING REPORT December 2012. All reports investigate how heads of state throughout the world are using this digital platform to engage their citizens. Updates to World Rankings New leaders join in, others step out. In 2013, the Digital Policy Council observed a growth in the number of governments embracing social media, yet, adoption has stalled appreciably in comparison to the past years. Analyses as of December 2013 reveals that 80%, or four out of five heads of state, were utilizing the social media site Twitter. Figure 1 - Adoption of Twitter Among Heads of State T

Top10 Rankings 2013 Summary Report

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