@Pontifex Pope Benedict XVI on Twitter. Facts and figures.

UPDATE: You may also be interested in our analysis about the first 100 tweets by Pope Francis (text in Spanish). Figures and data.

 

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Here our list of facts about the 9 official Twitter accounts @Pontifex Pope Benedict XVI.

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1. Number and languages of official accounts

9 official accounts, covering the following languages: English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, German, Arab, Polish and Latin

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2. Day account opening

December 3 2012, 11h 55 am CET (all accounts but Latin)

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3. Day  first tweet

December 12 2012, 11h28 am CET

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278808536404852736

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4. Number of tweets

• 38 in English and Spanish (tweet number 30 -Feb 2 2013- was repeated in English @Pontixex account. If counted, it makes 39)
• 37 in Italian, Portuguese, French, German, Arab and Polish (tweet 27 -Jan 25 2013- is missing)
• 13 in Latin (first tweet is number 20, Jan 20 2013)

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5. Number of followers when resignation became official (Feb 28 2013, 8pm CET)

3,001,908

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6. Distribution of followers by language (Feb 28 2013, 8pm CET)

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7. Number of followers. Milestones

• 10,000 followers: Dec 3 2012, 12h25 pm (30 minutes after launching)
• 50,000 followers: Dec 3 2012, 12h50 pm (55 minutes after launching)
• 100,000 followers: Dec 3 2012, 14h30 pm (2h30 after launching)
• 250,000 followers: Dec 3 2012, 7h15 pm (7h after launching)
• 500,000 followers: Dec 4 2012, 12h pm (24h after launching)
• 1,000,000 followers: Dec 12 2012, 11h35 am (9 days after launching; just after the first tweet was published)
• 2,000,000 followers: Dec 17 2012, 9 am (14 days after launching)
• 3,000,000 followers: Feb 28 2013, 8pm (88 days after launching, 3 hours after his last tweet, right in the moment that the resignation became into force).

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8. New followers during the first five days

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9. Evolution of Pope Benedict XVI followers in Twitter

All followers, from all 9 Twitter official accounts

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New followers by day, from all 9 accounts

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10. The timing of new followers

(additional data about the timing of new followers by language, in the study in our site Reputation Metrics)

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11. Evolution of the share of Benedict XVI followers in Twitter in different language accounts

Evolution of the share of @Pontifex, tweets in English

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Evolution of @Pontifex_es, tweets in Spanish

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Evolution of @Pontifex_it, tweets in Italian

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Followers in other languages

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12. Wordcloud of all 38 @Pontifex tweets in English

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In Spanish

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13. RT and Fav

Total number of retweets (RT). All tweets, all 9 accounts:

• 903,078

Total number of favorites. All tweets, all 9 accounts:

• 329,070

Average number of RT by @Pontifex account.

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By languages, @Pontifex_es and @POntifex_pt followers tend to share Pope tweets through RT in a higher extent than other linguistic groups.

In the other side @Pontifex_it and @Pontifex_de present the lowest RT/followers ratio.

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14. Top tweets by number of RT

Top 1

First tweet, 12 Dec 2012

118,707 RT

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278808536404852736

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/278809804443615232

Top 2

Last tweet, 28 Feb 2013

71,644 RT

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/307158221817274368

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/307158221305544705

Top 3

Tweet number 7, 12 Dec 2012

58,669 RT

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278907314810023938

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/278907313778216960

Top 4

Tweet number 5, 12 Dec 2012

43,106 RT

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278862015253061633

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/278862015303401472

Top 5

Tweet number 34, 10 Feb 2013 (Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation)

37,780 RT

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/300562757705678848

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/300562757697273856

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15. Top 3 tweets with highest sharing ratio (RT/Fav)

Top #1.

13 Feb 2013

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/301650172281249793

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/301650172381888512

Top #2

10 Feb 2013

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/300562757705678848

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/300562757697273856

Top #3

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/288246101901996032

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/288246105412603904

(more data coming)

1. @Pontifex 12 Dec 2012 . ‘Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart.’

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278808536404852736

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/278809804443615232

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_it/status/278810174389637120

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pt/status/278810428803526656

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_fr/status/278810174406414336

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_de/status/278810362801967104

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pl/status/278810174444150784

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_ar/status/278810307789484032

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Impact analysis

Publishing day: 12 December 2012

Day of the week: Wednesday

Hour: 11:28 (CET)

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Number of RT:

118,707. Rank: number 1. Impact index: 669

Number of Fav:

43,142. Rank: number 1. Impact index: 703

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RT share by languages:

English: 54.4% (Top 5 tweet)

Spanish: 28.2%

Italian: 7.3% (Top 5 tweet)

Portuguese: 3.3%

French: 3.3%

German: 1.0%

Polish: 0.6%

Arab: 1.9%

Latin: –

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RT/Fav share:

Average (value 100.8)

2. @Pontifex 12 Dec 2012 ‘How can we celebrate the Year of Faith better in our daily lives?’

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278819486377840640

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/278819489859129344

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_it/status/278819487690682368

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pt/status/278820372667850753

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_fr/status/278819496171565058

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_de/status/278819490429542400

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pl/status/278819489779441664

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_ar/status/278819486122012672

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Impact analysis

Publishing day: 12 December 2012

Day of the week: Wednesday

Hour: 12:12 (CET)

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Number of RT:

16,451. Rank: number 23. Impact index: 93

Number of Fav:

6,224. Rank: number 19. Impact index: 101

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RT share by languages:

English: 48%

Spanish: 32.8%

Italian: 5.8%

Portuguese: 6.3%

French: 2.7%

German: 0.9%

Polish: 0.6%

Arab: 2.9%

Latin: –

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RT/Fav share:

Low (value 96.8)

3. @Pontifex – 12 Dec 2012 – ‘By speaking with Jesus in prayer, listening to what he tells you in the Gospel and looking for him in those in need’

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278820239943274497

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/278820244066295808

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_it/status/278820239985225728

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pt/status/278820841553268739

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_fr/status/278820240173957121

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_de/status/278820240161378304

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pl/status/278820242136903681

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_ar/status/278820240190754816

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Impact analysis

Publishing day: 12 December 2012

Day of the week: Wednesday

Hour: 12:15 (CET)

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Number of RT:

34,009. Rank: number 7. Impact index: 192

Number of Fav:

12,306. Rank: number 6. Impact index: 200

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RT share by languages:

English: 35,9%%

Spanish: 45.2% (Top 5 tweet)

Italian: 6.1%

Portuguese: 6.1%

French: 2.5%

German: 0.7%

Polish: 0.4%

Arab: 2.8%

Latin: –

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RT/Fav share:

Average (value 101.2)

4. @Pontifex B16 – 12 Dec 2012 – ‘How can faith in Jesus be lived in a world without hope?’

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278861784008499201

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/278861771203280897

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_it/status/278861807362404352

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pt/status/278861786822885377

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_fr/status/278861834998648832

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_de/status/278861815377707008

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pl/status/278861833090260992

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_ar/status/278861785438777344

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Impact analysis

Publishing day: 12 December 2012

Day of the week: Wednesday

Hour: 15:00 (CET)

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Number of RT:

16,962. Rank: number 19. Impact index: 96

Number of Fav:

6,298. Rank: number 18. Impact index: 103

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RT share by languages:

English: 49.0% (Top 5 tweet)

Spanish: 32.7%

Italian: 4.7% (Top 5 tweet)

Portuguese: 6.5%

French: 3.1%

German: 0.7%

Polish: 0.6%

Arab: 2.8%

Latin: –

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RT/Fav share:

Average (value 98.7)

5. @Pontifex B16 – 12 Dec 2012 – ‘We can be certain that a believer is never alone. God is the solid rock upon which we build our lives and his love is always faithful’

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278862015253061633

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/278862015303401472

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_it/status/278862015315980289

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pt/status/278862015299190784

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_fr/status/279151565728792576

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_de/status/278862015274045441

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pl/status/278862015261470720

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_ar/status/278907313769811968

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Impact analysis

Publishing day: 12 December 2012

Day of the week: Wednesday

Hour: 15:01 (CET)

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Number of RT:

43,106. Rank: number 4. Impact index: 243

Number of Fav:

15,143. Rank: number 4. Impact index: 247

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RT share by languages:

English: 44.6%

Spanish: 43.3% (Top 5 tweet)

Italian: 4.4% (Top 5 tweet)

Portuguese: 4.3%

French: 0.8%

German: 1.5%

Polish: 0.3%

Arab: 1.6%

Latin: –

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RT/Fav share:

High (value 104.3)

6. @Pontifex B16 – 12 Dec 2012 – ‘Any suggestions on how to be more prayerful when we are so busy with the demands of work, families and the world?’

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278907093065535488

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/278907114838188032

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_it/status/278907084286873601

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pt/status/278907102800531458

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_fr/status/279151705524928512

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_de/status/278907119808413696

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pl/status/278907101068288001

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_ar/status/279150857566703616

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Impact analysis

Publishing day: 12 December 2012

Day of the week: Wednesday

Hour: 16:00 (CET)

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Number of RT:

9,038. Rank: number 35. Impact index: 51

Number of Fav:

4,820. Rank: number 28. Impact index: 79

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RT share by languages:

English: 49%

Spanish: 27.9%

Italian: 9.4% (Top 5 tweets)

Portuguese: 6.6%

French: 1.2%

German: 1.4% (Top 5 tweets)

Polish: 0.8% (Top 5 tweets)

Arab: 2.7%

Latin: –

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RT/Fav share:

Very low (value 68.7)

7. @Pontifex B16 – 12 Dec 2012 – ‘Offer everything you do to the Lord, ask his help in all the circumstances of daily life and remember that he is always beside you’

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278907314810023938

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/278907313778216960

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_it/status/278907313761435649

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pt/status/278907314797416448

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_fr/status/279151801738088448

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_de/status/278907313740455936

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pl/status/278907313761443840

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_ar/status/279151040425771008

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Impact analysis

Publishing day: 12 December 2012

Day of the week: Wednesday

Hour: 16:01 (CET)

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Number of RT:

58,669. Rank: number 3. Impact index: 331

Number of Fav:

21,857. Rank: number 3. Impact index: 356

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RT share by languages:

English: 43.6%

Spanish: 43.4% (Top 5 tweets)

Italian: 4.3%

Portuguese: 5.2%

French: 1.2%

German: 0.6%

Polish: 0.5%

Arab: 1.2%

Latin: –

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RT/Fav share:

Average (value 98.3)

8 – @Pontifex B16 – 19 Dec 2012 – ‘Everyone’s life of faith has times of light, but also times of darkness. If you want to walk in the light, let the word of God be your guide’

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/281353213884645378

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/281353212299198464

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_it/status/281353211007336448

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pt/status/281353182834216961

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_fr/status/281353184327376897

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_de/status/281353202744565761

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pl/status/281353182620307456

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_ar/status/281353186713935872

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Impact analysis

Publishing day: 19 December 2012

Day of the week: Wednesday

Hour: 12:00 (CET)

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Number of RT:

27,784. Rank: number 9. Impact index: 157

Number of Fav:

9,852. Rank: number 9. Impact index: 160

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RT share by languages:

English: 50.5%

Spanish: 34.5%

Italian: 4.4%

Portuguese: 6.4%

French: 2.1%

German: 0.6%

Polish: 0.4%

Arab: 1.0%

Latin: –

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RT/Fav share:

High (value 103.3)

9 – @Pontifex B16 – 19 December 2012 – ‘ Mary is filled with joy on learning that she is to be the mother of Jesus, God’s Son made man. True joy comes from union with God’

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/281356202674360320

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_es/status/281356202636619777

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_it/status/281356199855796224

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pt/status/281356202678571008

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_fr/status/281356199872589825

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_de/status/281356199901941761

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_pl/status/281356202670186498

https://twitter.com/Pontifex_ar/status/281356199901941763

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Impact analysis

Publishing day: 19 December 2012

Day of the week: Wednesday

Hour: 12:12 (CET)

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Number of RT:

17,123. Rank: number 18. Impact index: 97

Number of Fav:

6,428. Rank: number 17. Impact index: 105

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RT share by languages:

English: 43.8%

Spanish: 39.4%

Italian: 4.9%

Portuguese: 6.3%

French: 2.2%

German: 0.9%

Polish: 0.6%

Arab: 2.0%

Latin: –

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RT/Fav share:

Average (value 97.6)