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Research Note: World Leader Rankings on Twitter December 2015 15 In 2014, the percentage of unstable countries that tweet was 63.3%; in 2015 the number further dropped down to 61.2%. In 2014, the percentage of stable countries that tweet was 83.1%; in 2015, the number increased to 87.3%. Comparing the 2015 data with last year, there have been encouraging increases in terms of the number of leaders of democracies and stable countries tweeting. On the other hand, the decline in the number of unstable countries is discouraging. On a solid positive note, while the adoption amongst world leaders has slowed, the number of people following their political leaders is growing at a healthy rate. In 2015, 158 million people followed world leaders or their national offices representing a 36% increase over 2014. In 2014, the number was 116 million people and in 2013 it was 83 million. In 2012 it was 53 million. In 2011, the total was 24 million and a mere 10 million in 2010. 10 24 53 83 116 158 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 Trends: Total Follower Growth (Millions) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 WorldLeadersTotalFollowers 2015 20102011201220132014

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