Elon Musk said that on Monday apple inc AAPL would have “a lot more followers” on Twitter if the company posted content on the platform.
What happened: Musk made the statement in response to a tweet from EV analyst Sawyer Merrit noting this Tesla Inc TSLA The main Twitter account has now surpassed the 20 million mark, four times more than any other car brand and double Apple’s.
Merrit said Tesla’s Twitter account had nearly a billion views last year with just 180 tweets posted. However, the analyst noted that the account had retweet help from Musk.
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Why it matters: At the time of publication, Tesla’s Twitter account had 20 million followers, while Apple’s had 9.1 million.
Meanwhile, Musk, who owns Twitter and runs Tesla, and SpaceXhas a following of 137.7 million on the platform.
While there have been no tweets on Apple’s profile at the time of writing, there are other notable Twitter handles posting content about the company, including the CEO Tim cook who has 14 million followers.
Similarly, the @applesupport handle has 1.5 million followers and regular updates on the iPhone Manufacturer’s activities are available for Twitter users.
A report showed there could be potential synergies between Twitter and Tesla as the automaker’s followers over the past year grew 53% year-on-year to 19 million. Of course, it helps that Musk happens to be the most followed person on the platform he owns.
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