Share of posts on Twitter containing emojis worldwide in July 2013 and March 2023

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Release date

July 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

July 2013 to March 2023

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6.5 billion tweets; figures represent the percentage of tweets containing at least one instance of each emoji; tweets that contain multiple instances of the same emoji were only counted once

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Tweets containing emojis 2013-2023

Published by Thuy D., Nov 25, 2025
The share of posts on microblogging platform Twitter that contain emojis has increased significantly over the past ten years. In July 2013, 4.25 percent of tweets contained at least one emoji. Just under one decade later, in March 2023, 26.7 percent of tweets contained an emoji. The most common reason for using emojis, according to users in the United States, was to make conversations more fun.
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