Twitter's most popular tweets, accounts, and hashtags of 2017
If you have a Twitter account, you know it's been a crazy year, from the political craziness to the celebrity clapbacks.
Twitter sent us data on the most popular tweets of the year, as well as the most talked about people and subjects. Take a look and see if any of your favorite tweets and stars made the cut.
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Most retweeted tweets:
1. The Wendy's chicken nugget challenge
HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS pic.twitter.com/4SrfHmEMo3
— Carter Wilkerson (@carterjwm) April 6, 2017
2. Barack Obama's Charlottesville response
"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..." pic.twitter.com/InZ58zkoAm
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 13, 2017
3. Pennsylvania State University raises money for Houston
With the current devastation in Houston, we are pledging $0.15 for every RT this gets! Please forward this along to help out those in need! pic.twitter.com/lodyOBE0eG
— Penn State IFC (@PennStateIFC) August 30, 2017
4. Ariana Grande responds to the Manchester concert shooting
broken.
from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words.— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 23, 2017
5. Barack Obama's last "thankful" tweet as POTUS
Thank you for everything. My last ask is the same as my first. I'm asking you to believe—not in my ability to create change, but in yours.
— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 11, 2017
Most retweeted athlete tweets:
1. LeBron James reacts to Trump not inviting the Warriors to the White House
U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain't going! So therefore ain't no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 23, 2017
2. Sam Martin shows love to Houston's dogs
Leo and I are donating 6 lbs of dog food to Houston for every retweet this gets!!!! RT RT RT RT!! pic.twitter.com/bcTT905knP
— Sam (@SamMartin_6) August 31, 2017
3. Colin Kaepernick appreciates Eminem
I appreciate you @Eminem ✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/nwavBwsOkQ
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) October 11, 2017
4. John Cena's self-troll
Sooo #iPhoneX about #FaceID ...ummmmm .... what do I do?
— John Cena (@JohnCena) September 12, 2017
5. Chris Rainey's dizzy son
I'm ☠️☠️☠️ yall lol 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 & can't STOP laughing at all!!! pic.twitter.com/ItarwS6ITu
— Chris Rainey (@crainey3) June 21, 2017
Most Tweeted about celebrities:
K-pop group @BTS_twt
South Korean record label @pledis_17
Singer @Camila_Cabello
Most tweeted about elected world leaders:
Surprise! President Donald Trump @RealDonaldTrump
Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India @narendramodi
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro @NicolasMaduro
Top athlete handles:
Cristiano Ronaldo @Cristiano
LeBron James @KingJames
Neymar @Neymarjr
Colin Kaepernick @Kaepernick7
Conor McGregor @TheNotoriousMMA
Some of the most followed celebrities that joined Twitter in 2017:
EXO @weareoneEXO
Wanna One @WannaOne_twt
LaVar Ball @Lavarbigballer
Chris Hughes @chrishughes_22
Ryan Tedder @RyanTedder
Morrissey @officialmoz
Rachel Lindsay @TheRachLindsay
Hilarie Burton @HilarieBurton
Asahd Khaled @asahdkhaled
Most tweeted about TV shows (US-only):
Game of Thrones
Stranger Things
Big Brother
13 Reasons Why
Saturday Night Live
The Walking Dead
Grey's Anatomy
The Voice
Supernatural
Pretty Little Liars
Most Tweeted about movies (US-only):
Wonder Woman
La La Land
Dunkirk
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Justice League
It
Beauty and the Beast
Thor: Ragnarok
Black Panther
Fifty Shades Darker
Most tweeted activism hashtags (US-only):
(Note: #1 and #2 combine variations on the hashtags, like #Resistance and #MakeAmericaGreatAgain)
#Resist
#MAGA
#ImpeachTrump
#TrumpTrain
#WomensMarch
#NotMyPresident
#BlackLivesMatter
#NoDAPL
#TakeAKnee
#BoycottNFL
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