Top 10 countries with the highest number of posts containing #EndoTwitter.
| Sr.No | Country | Number of posts | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 29,546 | 50.6% |
| 2 | India | 6,567 | 11.2% |
| 3 | Mexico | 3,310 | 5.7% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 2,241 | 3.8% |
| 5 | Spain | 2,139 | 3.7% |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 1,262 | 2.2% |
| 7 | Canada | 1,097 | 1.9% |
| 8 | Australia | 914 | 1.6% |
| 9 | Colombia | 793 | 1.4% |
| 10 | Ecuador | 735 | 1.3% |
We gratefully acknowledge the Global Remote Research Scholars Program (GRRSP) for its valuable contributions to this study, including support in concept development, mentorship, data analysis, and manuscript preparation. We also thank Divya Abraham and Kumar Vashisht for their assistance in reviewing the manuscript. No financial support or paid services were provided by the acknowledged program or individuals.
AAA: Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing—original draft. HA: Writing—original draft. MA: Writing—review & editing. AGA: Data analysis, Resources, Writing—review & editing. OL: Writing—review & editing. TWT: Writing—review & editing. SMS: Writing—review & editing. AAD: Writing—review & editing. ZA: Supervision, Writing—review & editing. RK: Supervision, Writing—review & editing. FAN: Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing—review & editing. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Atanas G. Atanasov is the Editor-in-Chief of Exploration of Digital Health Technologies and an Advisory Board member of QluPod AG, a health-tech company aiming to develop innovative telehealth solutions. He had no involvement in the editorial handling, peer review, or decision-making process for this manuscript. The other authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of institutional and national research committees. Since the data were obtained from publicly available posts on X (formerly Twitter), formal approval from an institutional review board (IRB) was not required. This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (2024 revision).
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