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Happy 5th Birthday @Twitter: A look at Twitter’s growth by the numbers

Five years ago today, Twitterā€™s @Jack published the very first Tweet, the first of billions of Tweets that would eventually change the way millions of people share, learn, and communicate. While other news media (Twitter included) report that Jackā€™s first Tweet simply stated, ā€œinviting coworkersā€ ā€“ the first tweet on record by @jack actually read, ā€œjust setting up my twttr.ā€ That same Tweet was published by all employees at a time when Twitter was actually known as Twttr. In five…