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This metric is not quite accurate, but Google Trends [1] gives a decent overview of how Twitter has been on the decline for the past 3 years. Instagram has sur

by pdq 10y ago

This metric is not quite accurate, but Google Trends [1] gives a decent overview of how Twitter has been on the decline for the past 3 years. Instagram has surpassed them in search traffic. Snapchat is more than a year away, but given how young they are is quite impressive. [1] https://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=snapchat#q=snapchat%2C%20twitter%2C%20instagram%2C%20reddit&cmpt=q&tz=Etc%2FGMT%2B5 https://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=snapchat#q=snapchat%...

jtmarmon 10y ago
How exactly do you know it's not accurate? If you're saying that because of Google trends, keep in mind that Twitter is a website, Snapchat is not. Lots of people still google "Twitter" to get to the homepage. Pretty much no one would be googling snapchat...
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- rockdiesel 10y ago
  EDIT: March and April saw over 9,000,000 searches. On average, 5,000,000 people google 'snapchat' every single month. Source: Google Keyword Planner
- chad_oliver 10y ago
  But that's exactly the point. Search volume isn't the same thing as usage.
facepalm 10y ago
How does Instagram surpass Twitter in Search traffic - what can you even search on Instagram? I thought it is mostly pictures. Or are people just searching for porn on Instagram?
- kmnc 10y ago
  I would guess most searches for both platforms are of the (person) (Twitter/Instagram) format.
- tedmiston 10y ago
  Both of these are incorrect. You can search for hashtags, users, and locations on Instagram, both on mobile and desktop now. If clicking to browse a hashtag is considered "searching", I could see this. Instagram also aggressively bans nudity and other reported terms violations. (I believe OP was referring to Google search traffic to either platform though.)
secfirstmd 10y ago
Am I the only person who finds a huge amount of my Instagram (60%+) clicks and likes is really automated spam bots? I really feel like the service is particularly prone to it...not that Twitter and BookFace aren't also...
- marknutter 10y ago
  It's really bad. For me it's well over 60%. I've started "sharing" those bots with @instagram with sarcastic comments.

by pdq 10y ago

jtmarmon 10y ago

How exactly do you know it's not accurate? If you're saying that because of Google trends, keep in mind that Twitter is a website, Snapchat is not. Lots of people still google "Twitter" to get to the homepage. Pretty much no one would be googling snapchat...

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rockdiesel 10y ago
EDIT: March and April saw over 9,000,000 searches. On average, 5,000,000 people google 'snapchat' every single month. Source: Google Keyword Planner
chad_oliver 10y ago
But that's exactly the point. Search volume isn't the same thing as usage.

facepalm 10y ago

How does Instagram surpass Twitter in Search traffic - what can you even search on Instagram? I thought it is mostly pictures. Or are people just searching for porn on Instagram?

kmnc 10y ago
I would guess most searches for both platforms are of the (person) (Twitter/Instagram) format.
tedmiston 10y ago
Both of these are incorrect. You can search for hashtags, users, and locations on Instagram, both on mobile and desktop now. If clicking to browse a hashtag is considered "searching", I could see this. Instagram also aggressively bans nudity and other reported terms violations. (I believe OP was referring to Google search traffic to either platform though.)

secfirstmd 10y ago

Am I the only person who finds a huge amount of my Instagram (60%+) clicks and likes is really automated spam bots? I really feel like the service is particularly prone to it...not that Twitter and BookFace aren't also...

marknutter 10y ago
It's really bad. For me it's well over 60%. I've started "sharing" those bots with @instagram with sarcastic comments.