It was noted that English, French, and Arabic were the most common languages on Twitter in Africa, which accounted to 75.5 percent of the total tweets analyzed. Other common languages include Zulu, Swahili, Afrikaans, Xhosa, and Portuguese.

The study also noted that twitter activity was greater in the afternoon and evening (with peak volumes around 9pm) mostly on Tuesdays and Fridays.,

It also found that soccer was the most discussed topic on Twitter in Africa.

Allan Kamau, head of Portland Nairobi, said the African “twittersphere” was transforming the way that Africa communicated with itself and the rest of the world.