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.

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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

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