Tweets sent per day (Twitter/X)

correlates with

Japan total population

r = -0.90490% · 2014-2022

Tweets sent per day (Twitter/X)Japan total population

These two datasets have a 90% correlation over 2014-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

Tweets sent per day (Twitter/X)internetlivestats.com ↗

Japan total populationstat.go.jp ↗

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