Elon Musk May Be Courting One Controversy After Another But Twitter Has Anyway Climbed To Top Of iPhone US News Charts

Despite Elon Musk’s rollercoaster ride as Twitter CEO, the microblogging site has propelled to the number one spot for “U.S. News” in Apple App Store ranking.

What Happened: Since Musk purchased Twitter in October of last year, the site’s ranking has increased significantly. Twitter is at the number one spot for U.S. News as of Jan. 9, 2023, reported Teslarati, citing Data.ai, a mobile data analytics tool. 

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Before Musk’s acquisition, the site ranked number seven for U.S. news in the App Store. Soon after Musk took over the reins, the ranking went up gradually before finally reaching number one on Nov. 9, 2022. 

Twitter’s ranking shook up a little in December and earlier this month, but on Jan. 9, it was back to number one. Since Musk started his CEO journey, the lowest the platform has ranked was 11, the report noted. 

Why It’s Important: Musk’s journey as Twitter chief has been a rollercoaster ride with several controversies, chaos and severe backlash from netizens. 

Musk’s decision to monetize the coveted blue checkmark resulted in various verified but fake accounts, which impacted multiple leading companies. 

In December, Musk conducted a poll asking Twitter users if he should step down as the company’s CEO — and most people voted for him to step down. In contrast, when rapper Snoop Dogg asked users if he should sit on the social media company’s throne, tweeps were more than happy to have him onboard. 

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