The White House calls Truth Social the ‘most powerful and popular’ social media platform

<figure> <img alt="A photo of President Donald Trump" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/gettyimages-2294426899.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The White House claims the Donald Trump-owned Truth Social is the "most powerful and popular social media platform in the world." The statement, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/us/politics/trump-social-media-ai-reality.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share">provided to <em>The New York Times</em></a> by White House spokesperson Davis Ingle, is at odds with the user counts from some of the biggest social media platforms on the web.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Data <a href="https://searchengineland.com/guide/social-media-users">gathered by <em>Search Engine Land</em></a> shows YouTube is the most popular platform in the world, with 2.65 billion monthly active users. Facebook comes in second with 2.39 billion active users around the globe, followed by TikTok with 2.21 billion and Instagram with 1.99 billion. Truth Social doesn't make <em>Search Engine Land</em>'s top 10 list, wh …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/994072/white-house-truth-social-popular-powerful">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>