Twitter was created in 2006 and has since changed how news and information is shared globally. It played a major role in political campaigns and elections. By 2011, Twitter had expanded to 7 countries and languages, and today operates in over 35 languages with over 500 million registered users who generate 400 million tweets per day. The platform has had enormous impact on global events and communication.

1. #KEEPTWEETING

2. @EvanWiiliam
@NoahGlass
@JackDorsey

3. The first tweet was sent on
March 21, 2006!

4. FURTHER ADDITIONS

5. The company set up 51 inch plasma
screens and broadcasted tweets! In 2007!

6. Twitter has changed the way we receive
news!

7. The first celebrity to gain 1 million
followers was Ashton Kutcher!

8. SOME OTHER CELEBRITIES WITH MILLION FOLLOWERS

9. Global Expansion

10. By 2011, Twitter had expanded into 7
different countries and languages!
Today, it is present in almost every
corner of the world except a few
countries where it is yet not sanctioned,
like China!

11. IMPACT ON GLOBAL EVENTS

12. It played a major role in the 2012
presidential elections.
It had enormous impact on campaigns
and communication with voters.

13. Twitter went global in 2013 and
raised 2.1 billion dollars!
Nowadays, twitter operates in 35
languages!

16. Competitors

19. Earlier known as “twttr”
Hashtag, Retweet, Direct Messaging were
added later
Became viral after the flight 1549
incident
Popular among celebrities
Globally known everywhere

20. TWITTER BY THE NUMBERS
First made 2.1 billion in 2013 when it went global
Now operates in 35 languages
Over 500 million registered users
250 million active users
400 million tweets per day

21. DISCLAIMER
Created By Dipit Sharma, MIT Manipal, in a
marketing internship by Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM
Lucknow.