Does anyone know what's the ratio between the number of tweets we get from twitter sample API over the total number of tweets which the Twitter server receives? I am doing some analysis based on the data read from the sample API, and would like to estimate the actual workload handled by Twitter server. I observed that the number of tweets we get from the API varies over time. So, I presume it is something like percentage sample. Any clue is highly appreciated.
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When Twitter Spritzer (basically the old-fashioned Streaming API) was launched, it was supposedly about 1-2% of all tweets. Based on my use of the current Streaming API, I'd be surprised if it was any more than 1% right now, and possibly less. According to the docs, the "Twitter streaming volume is not constant," but they neglect to mention if the volume outputted by the API is proportional to the rate of actual tweets.