❘ published: 2023-01-02T23:24:07
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Twitter remains one of the world’s leading social media platforms, with top users including famous meme accounts, celebrities, politicians, and more. Here are the most popular tweets of all time on Twitter.
Twitter is one of the most famous social applications on the web right now. With more than 329 million active users, the site has become a sort of public square for the exchange of information, discourse and, of course, memes.
The buzz around the Bluebird app only started to rise after Elon Musk took ownership of the platform, and the app has seen some big changes as the Tesla CEO continues to make major changes to the site .
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Other social platforms have seen considerable change in recent months, with Lionel Messi’s World Cup win becoming the most popular post ever on the internet, surpassing other Instagram pictures, tweets and YouTube videos, garnering millions of likes.
Now, Twitter is also seeing a new addition to its ranks of most popular posts following a feud between activist Greta Thunberg and online commentator Andrew Tate. Here are the 10 most popular tweets of all time.
#10 Twitter, 3.1 million likes
It turns out that one of the most popular posts on Twitter comes directly from the app itself. In a viral tweet on Oct. 4, 2021, the app said, “Hey everyone,” garnering responses from McDonald’s and even Adele.
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#9 Elon Musk, 3.1 million likes
Newly crowned Twitter owner Elon Musk has two tweets in the top 10, with his first tweet at No. 9. Musk publicly denounced his critics in a viral post, saying he wanted “even my harshest critics to stay on Twitter because that’s what free speech is.”
I hope even my harshest critics stay on Twitter because that’s what free speech is all about
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 25, 2022
(Musk later ran into issues banning certain influencers from impersonating him — but later reinstated them, including H3H3.)
#8 Andy Milonakis, 3.4 million likes
Comedian and anchor Andy Milonakis, 46, made the most popular list with his 2020 post, saying: “Congratulations to the astronauts who left Earth today. Good choice.”
Congratulations to the astronauts who left Earth today.Good choice
— Andy Milonakis (@andymilonakis) May 30, 2020
Milonakis’ tweet referred to the launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Demo-2, which occurred at the height of the global health crisis and protests following the death of George Floyd.His tweets are so viral that he even Offer to sell online.
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#7 Greta Thunberg, 3.5 million likes
In the wake of activist Greta Thunberg’s spat with controversial internet personality Andrew Tate in late 2022, another tweet has been added to Twitter’s list of most liked tweets.
Unfortunately for Tate, he included a photo of a pizza box from a local pizza chain in one of his posts.This sparked a popular theory that claims the box brought law enforcement to where he was arrest him on suspicion Human trafficking, rape and the formation of organized crime groups.
(However, a spokesman for a Romanian legal agency dismissed the rumor, calling the theory: “Interesting, but not.”)
Thunberg hit back at Tate’s post with a scathing comment that earned her her seventh like ever on Twitter: “This is what happens when you don’t recycle pizza boxes.”
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Here’s What Happens When You Don’t Recycle Your Pizza Box
– Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) December 30, 2022
#6 Barack Obama, 3.6 million likes
The death of NBA star Kobe Bryant shocked the world after he and his daughter died in a helicopter crash in January 2020. Among thousands of posts honoring the basketball pro and his children, former President Barack Obama expressed his thoughts on Bryant and his daughter. family.
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“Kobe was a legend on the court, and his second act is just beginning. As parents, the loss of Gianna was even more heartbreaking for us. On this incredible day, Michelle and I express our gratitude to Vanessa and the entire Bronze Love and prayers to the Lyante family.”
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Bryant was a legend on the court, and his second act was just beginning. Losing Gianna was even more heartbreaking for us as parents. Michelle and I send our love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unimaginable day.
– Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 26, 2020
#5 Joe Biden, 3.8 million likes
Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021. The leader celebrated his victory with the fifth most liked tweet ever, writing: “It’s a new day for America.”
As cited in Twitter’s year-end commentary, Biden’s tweet was the site’s most popular post of 2021.
#4 Greta Thunberg, 3.9 million likes
Thunberg and Tate’s Twitter spat started when the former kickboxer suddenly took aim at the young activist, bragging about the emissions from his many luxury cars and even offering to email her the vehicle’s specs.
Thunberg’s response would spark an altercation that would end in Tate’s arrest: “Yes, enlighten me. Email me at smalld*ckenergy at getalife.com.”
#3 Barack Obama, 4 million likes
Barack Obama created the viral post in 2017 after the Aug. 12 Charlottesville car attack.
The post included a photo of Obama with a group of children at a daycare center in 2011. The headline quotes a line from Nelson Mandela’s autobiography: “No one is born to hate another person or his religion because of the color of their skin or their background…”
#2 Elon Musk, 4.7 million likes
In one of Musk’s grand ideas for corporate acquisitions, the Tesla CEO considered buying Coca-Cola, bringing the brand back to its namesake.
“Next thing I’m going to buy a Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in,” he wrote. The post has garnered more than 4 million likes – but it’s unlikely this particular idea will ever become a reality.
Next I’m gonna buy a Coca-Cola and put the cocaine back in
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 28, 2022
#1 Chadwick Boseman, 7 million likes
Actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for playing King T’Challa in Marvel’s Black Panther and The Avengers, died in August 2020 after battling colon cancer .
His family’s announcement of his death on his official Twitter account garnered 7 million likes and remains the most liked post on Twitter.
For more on top internet stats, check out our top 20 lists of the most followed Twitch streamers and most followed influencers on TikTok.
