The Global Corporate Twitter Influence Study analyzes the influence and demographics of people following large global companies on Twitter. The research, produced by Burson-Marsteller, a leading global public relations firm, and StatSocial, a leading social media analytics platform, found that individuals who follow Fortune Global 100 companies on Twitter are more connected and more influential than the average Twitter user. You can find the full study results here: http://bur.sn/uWqNT

1. Data was collected by StatSocial in September and October 2013 based on
the followers of the top Twitter account from each of the Fortune Global 100
companies. The Fortune Global 100 companies were broken down by
industries, and Burson-Marsteller focused data analysis on seven industries
of the Fortune Global 100: automobile, energy, financial, healthcare, retail,
technology and telecommunication.
THE GLOBAL CORPORATE
Gender and Age of Technology Followers
8%followers of technology
copmanies are older
than 55
27%of followers are
FEMALE
1.4xmore likely than the
average user to be
MALE
Followers are
Only
Location, Work and Interests of Followers of
Technology Companies
.7xless likely than the
average user to be from
the UNITED STATES
SOFTWARE
HOSPITALITY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
LONDON TORONTO
SAN FRANCISCONEW YORK
LOS ANGELES
1.9x
TOP FIVE CITIES
followers are from
FOLLOWERS OF TECHNOLOGY
COMPANIES ARE MORE LIKELY
THAN THE AVERAGE USER TO
WORK IN
MOVIESART EDUCATIONMUSICSPORTS SCIENCE
FOLLOWERS ARE MORE
LIKELY THAN THE AVERAGE
USER TO BE INTERESTED IN
more likely to be
from LONDON
than the average user
Followers are
Followers are
Followers of Technology Companies
2xNETWORK SIZE
300
AVERAGE
TWITTER USER
815
FOLLOWERS OF
TECHNOLOGY COMPANIESvs.
.7xLESS LIKELY THAN THE AVERAGE USER
TO BE INTERESTED IN HEALTH / FITNESS
FOLLOWERS ARE
1,364xSTRONGER THAN AVERAGE
TWITTER USERS
THEY HAVE A SOCIAL PULL
Technology
Companies
Twitter
InfluenceStudy
Who is following large global
companies on Twitter?
The average Twitter user has approximately 300 connections
across all social media platforms, while the average follower
of technology companies has approximately 815 connections
across all social media platforms.
Followers of technology companies have an average
network size 2 times larger than the average user
Social pull measures how well followers are
connected across social media.