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Reproducing the Twitter/X Gender Ratio Chart (with Sources & Quotes)

Twitter/X Gender Ratio — Data, Quotes, and Averages

Table 1 — All Datapoints with Sources

Year Male % Female % Source Exact Quote
2009 47 53 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_(social_network) “women made up a slightly larger Twitter demographic than men—53% over 47%.”
2015 45 55 https://www.globalmediainsight.com/blog/twitter-users-statistics/ The male & female distribution, 45% Male tweeple & 55% Female tweeple.
2022 56.4 43.6 https://www.demandsage.com/twitter-statistics/ “men made up 56.4% of total X users compared to 43.6% females.”
2024 63.4 36.6 https://www.businessofapps.com/data/twitter-statistics/ “Male 63.4 / Female 36.6” (table: “X gender demographics 2024 (%)”)
2024 60.9 39.1 https://blog.hootsuite.com/twitter-demographics/ “male users account for 60.9%… while female users account for 39.1%.”
2024 60 40 https://www.quantumrun.com/consulting/twitter-users-statistics/ “Male users comprise 60%… female… 40%.”
2025 66.27 33.73 https://resourcera.com/data/social/x-users/ 66.27%… males… 33.73%… females.”
2025 63.7 36.3 https://www.demandsage.com/twitter-statistics/ “male users are 63.7%… whereas 36.3% are female.”
2025 63 37 https://explodingtopics.com/blog/x-user-stats “split at a roughly 2:1 ratio among males (63%) and females (37%).”
2026 63.7 36.3 https://www.demandsage.com/twitter-statistics/ “male users are 63.7%… whereas 36.3% are female.”

Table 2 — Yearly Averages

Year Avg Male % Avg Female %
2009 47.0 53.0
2015 45.0 55.0
2022 56.4 43.6
2024 61.43 38.57
2025 64.32 35.68
2026 63.7 36.3
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