South Africa - Tweet Data Analysis
Tweets Analysis - Keyword: South Africa
Published January 30, 2023
Overview
Tweets covering
3 days
Latest tweet was on
2023-01-29
Earliest tweet was on
2023-01-25
Total number of tweets analysed
37,831
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
8,061
21% of total
Number of Original tweets
14,548
38% of total
Number of tweets that were Quotes
2,593
6% of total
Number of tweets that were Replies
13,356
35% of total
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
8,490
22% of total
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
23,120
61% of total
Devices Used to Tweet
Top 5 Devices
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for Android | 15,342 |
| Twitter Web App | 8,210 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 7,975 |
| TweetDeck | 675 |
| dlvr.it | 553 |
Device Distribution
Top 10 Accounts by Followers
| Username | Name | Followers count |
|---|---|---|
| nytimes | The New York Times | 54,910,644 |
| BBCWorld | BBC News (World) | 39,398,892 |
| NatGeo | National Geographic | 28,731,165 |
| TheEconomist | The Economist | 27,182,646 |
| Reuters | Reuters | 25,726,898 |
| FoxNews | Fox News | 23,673,074 |
| WSJ | The Wall Street Journal | 20,460,550 |
| aajtak | AajTak | 19,618,080 |
| ICC | ICC | 18,313,054 |
| ndtv | NDTV | 17,690,517 |
Top 10 Accounts by Friends
| Username | Name | Followers count |
|---|---|---|
| lonelyplanet | Lonely Planet | 630,563 |
| skylarclouds | 🦄SKYLAR🕊CLOUDS™ 💯iOwn™️Team👥Member🧠 | 363,540 |
| CharlesWieand | Charles Wieand | 249,166 |
| SteveWestly | Steve Westly | 189,569 |
| ClassifiedPosts | Classified Posts | 171,749 |
| africaupdates | Africa Updates | 153,858 |
| gchahal | Gurbaksh Singh Chahal | 129,280 |
| MTN180 | MTN Nigeria Support | 122,153 |
| jamesvgingerich | James Gingerich @Expeflow #NRF2023 #CES2023 #RPA | 108,315 |
| swissbusiness | swissbusiness | 95,610 |
Most Active Users
| Username | Number of tweets |
|---|---|
| StarletoNews | 184 |
| Alima1000 | 181 |
| Rizwan86797817 | 136 |
| junub_bot | 130 |
| SABreakingNews | 113 |
| CrickFolks | 112 |
| _cosatu | 89 |
| SowetanLIVE | 85 |
| HardsStreet | 78 |
| nsnobela | 78 |
Tweets Per Day
Top 10 Tweets by Retweets
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1618944263303364616 | Trophy hunter attacked and eaten live by the brothers of another lion he had killed and was posing with for photos while live streaming on Instagram in South African. https://t.co/R60tSs2l8d | 7,577 |
| 1618553612912979970 | A video from the Democratic Republic of the Congo documents the biggest surprise for some villagers in the country, as an entire mountain filled with gold was discovered. The gold … | 3,628 |
| 1618805149023211522 | South Africa's Ramaphosa blames NATO for Russia's war in Ukraine https://t.co/FrVHO8hDJg | 2,374 |
| 1619057368859549700 | I’m being told now that the new issue is I need to bring a generator I can’t do that one but I’ll see y’all soon South Africa 😂🙏🏼 🇿🇦 Feb … | 1,859 |
| 1619003908931850240 | South African Economists don’t know anything about Economics… I remember a bit in 2012 when Zuma wanted to sign a decree that no South Africa president will ever borrow money … | 1,805 |
| 1618826285542965248 | I've noticed that most foreigners love South Africa, but hate South Africans. 💔🥺 | 1,236 |
| 1618596860410892288 | No one: My daughter: We Mah umiss eskoleni uthi ngimuhle ngifana no miss South africa uShudu Side note: My parents and siblings now call her Shudu 😂🔥❤️ https://t.co/AClqumFzai | 1,187 |
| 1618493127316365312 | Flight Attendants – Airlink Salary: R11 786 per month Location: South Africa, All Provinces Closing date: Not Specified Requirements : - Grade 12 - Must be a South African Citizen … | 1,117 |
| 1618613042388013056 | USA has expressed concern over South Africa hosting a joint military drill with China and Russia from February 17 to February 27. South Africa's Foreign Minister, Naledi Pandor has defended … | 1,065 |
| 1618561448728473600 | South Africa needs a dictator, who will suspend democracy at least for 10yrs. We need a Putin cause wow its mess | 878 |
Top 10 Tweets by Likes
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1618944263303364616 | Trophy hunter attacked and eaten live by the brothers of another lion he had killed and was posing with for photos while live streaming on Instagram in South African. https://t.co/R60tSs2l8d | 59,290 |
| 1618596860410892288 | No one: My daughter: We Mah umiss eskoleni uthi ngimuhle ngifana no miss South africa uShudu Side note: My parents and siblings now call her Shudu 😂🔥❤️ https://t.co/AClqumFzai | 21,117 |
| 1619057368859549700 | I’m being told now that the new issue is I need to bring a generator I can’t do that one but I’ll see y’all soon South Africa 😂🙏🏼 🇿🇦 Feb … | 13,247 |
| 1618681461946847232 | Oh my goodness! She’s so beautiful 🥹😍😍😍 she’s the real Miss South Africa here😍 https://t.co/AKVMm5uz7K | 10,827 |
| 1618553612912979970 | A video from the Democratic Republic of the Congo documents the biggest surprise for some villagers in the country, as an entire mountain filled with gold was discovered. The gold … | 9,648 |
| 1618805149023211522 | South Africa's Ramaphosa blames NATO for Russia's war in Ukraine https://t.co/FrVHO8hDJg | 8,705 |
| 1618483785233833985 | Pedros gifts employee with R10k bursary after he scored 7 distinctions in matric https://t.co/Vz021uHKnE | 7,991 |
| 1618826285542965248 | I've noticed that most foreigners love South Africa, but hate South Africans. 💔🥺 | 7,479 |
| 1618613042388013056 | USA has expressed concern over South Africa hosting a joint military drill with China and Russia from February 17 to February 27. South Africa's Foreign Minister, Naledi Pandor has defended … | 6,091 |
| 1618771499254697985 | South Africa signs an agreement with India to introduce dozens of African cheetahs in India over the next decade, reports Reuters https://t.co/yQHudHUvd8 | 5,817 |
Top Languages Used
Top 10 Hashtags
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #southafrica | 801 |
| #saveng | 633 |
| #africa | 273 |
| #bbtitans | 249 |
| #1 | 241 |
| #hwc2023 | 238 |
| #hockeyworldcup | 199 |
| #savseng | 178 |
| #cricket | 177 |
| #eritreaoutoftigray | 169 |
Top 10 Mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @elonmusk | 481 |
| @psaflive | 261 |
| @myanc | 231 |
| @africafactszone | 225 |
| @daddyhope | 200 |
| @alima1000 | 182 |
| @abramjee | 153 |
| @cyrilramaphosa | 153 |
| @gems_number1 | 145 |
| @oolusegun_obj | 144 |
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emoji Analysis
Average emojis per tweet:
54
Emojis Used
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 | 2,029 | South_Africa |
| 🤣 | 1,266 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 😂 | 1,212 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 👇 | 808 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| 😭 | 733 | loudly_crying_face |
| 🔥 | 508 | fire |
| 🏏 | 257 | cricket_game |
| ❤️ | 254 | red_heart |
| 🆚 | 246 | VS_button |
| 👉 | 236 | backhand_index_pointing_right |
Emoji Groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 7,036 |
| Flags | 4,328 |
| People & Body | 3,423 |
| Symbols | 1,879 |
| Objects | 1,385 |
| Travel & Places | 1,309 |
| Activities | 770 |
| Animals & Nature | 254 |
| Food & Drink | 90 |
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