Twitter breaks US election day record of 31 million tweets

By 7.30 a.m. (India time) on Wednesday, over 35 million election-related tweets were posted on the social media platform, USA Today reported.

With 35 million tweets on the US election day, micro-blogging site Twitter on Wednesday broke its earlier record set in 2012 election day of more than 31 million tweets.

The earlier record of most number of tweets on US election day was over 31 million tweets. (AFP File)

By 7.30 a.m. (India time) on Wednesday, over 35 million election-related tweets were posted on the social media platform, USA Today reported.

This election year, Twitter users had options like live video streams courtesy Buzzfeed.