“You are the pulse of the planet. We’re grateful for your ongoing support,” Twitter said via Twitter.
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Twitter’s update comes nine months after it announced its then-record of 140 million. But while 200 million is a huge number, it’s nowhere near the over 1 billion users that populate Facebook.
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Still, Twitter is still clearly growing, and while it may not ever get 1 billion users, the company has become a pivotal part of the way the world gets news, keeps in touch with celebrities, and even announces presidential election results. And that shows some real staying power.
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