Twitter and the celebrity interview

Figures & data

Table 1. Statistical analysis of the top 20 celebrity twitter accounts 16 June 2014.

Celebrity (@+name)	Followers	Date joined	Tweets	Daily Average	Modes of tweeting (% of last 3200)
					Interactive			Broadcast
					Reply	Retweet	Total	Status update
@katyperry	53,779,319	20 February 2009	5671	3	9	20.5	29.5	70.5
@justinbieber	52,320,242	28 May 2009	27,012	14	12.5	38.5	51	49
@barackobama	43,613,348	5 March 2007	11,891	4.5	0	19	19	81
@ladygaga	41,528,718	26 March 2008	4760	2	35	23	58	42
@taylorswift	41,376,078	6 December 2008	2231	1	1.5	51.5	53	47
@britneyspears	37,647,508	23 September 2008	3666	1.75	36	32	68	32
@rhianna	35,791,957	2 October 2009	8980	5.2	56.5	27	83.5	26.5
@justintimberlake	32,692,262	25 March 2009	2388	1.25	19.6	55	74.4	25
@thellenshow (Degeneres)	29,355,690	13 August 2009	8999	4	0	44.5	44.5	55.5
@JLo	27,906,956	27 October 2009	3908	2.3	6	85	91	9
@christiano (Ronaldo)	26,975,675	14 June 2010	1977	1.3	3.5	50.5	54	46
@shakira	25,597,172	3 June 2009	2981	1.6	2	72	74	26
@Oprah	24,501,093	23 January 2009	9308	4.7	46.5	36.5	83	17
@Pink	23,872,543	3 April 2009	5386	2.8	22	64	86	14
@ddlovato (Demi)	22,771,120	17 February 2009	11,496	0.8	8	53	61	39
@kimkardashian	21,632,300	19 March 2009	17,450	9	7	16	23	77
@HarryStyles	20,923,305	22 August 2010	4764	3.4	59	12	71	29
@SelenaGomez	20,676,904	8 March 2010	3256	1.7	7	14	21	79
@OfficialAdele	20,328,700	30 August 2010	323	<1	2	32	34	66
@Kaka	29,375,100	28 June 2009	3499	2	0	9.5	9.5	90.5