most popular people on Twitter in 2015.
Twitter has released its annual data containing the most popular
accounts, tweets, hashtags and new users of the year.
The most followed person continues to be Katy Perry with 78.3 million.
TheRoarsinger overtook second placed Justin Bieber in November 2013.
Bieber currently has 70.5million followers.
Taylor Swift, who posted four of the most liked Instagram posts of the
year, has the third largest amount of followers at 66.7million.
President Barack Obama (66.5 million) and Rihanna (53.1 million)
complete the top five.
One Direction's influence on social media, often attributable to their
loyal fanbase the 'Directioners', is proven by the fact that all band
members had tweets in the 10 most re-tweeted tweets of the year.
Topping the list was Harry Styles who, in the wake of Zayn Malik's
departure of the band, reassured fans with a simple, yet clearly
effective, message which was re-tweeted over 700,000 times. Styles is
also the most followed British person, with 26 million.
All the love as always. H— Harry Styles. (@Harry_Styles) March 26, 2015
Malik had the second most-retweeted tweet in August when he
congratulated his former bandmates on the release of their latest
single.
Proud of my boys the new single is sick. Big love. :) x— zayn
(@zaynmalik) August 1, 2015
Barack Obama, who joined Twitter this year, had the fourth most
re-tweeted tweet of the year when, in June, he showed his support for
gay and lesbian couples, using the viral hashtag #LoveWins after the
Supreme Court ruled that gay marriage was legal in the country.
Today is a big step in our march toward equality. Gay and lesbian
couples now have the right to marry, just like anyone else. #LoveWins—
President Obama (@POTUS) June 26, 2015
The President previously held the record for gaining the most
followers in the fastest amount of time, however this was surpassed by
Caitlyn Jenner in June after she amassed one million followers in four
hours and gained an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records.
I'm so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self.
Welcome to the world Caitlyn. Can't wait for you to get to know
her/me.— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) June 1, 2015
The joining of Jenner– which coincided with aVanity Faircover
unveiling the former Bruce Jenner's transitioned identity – was also
the tenth most talked about moment on the social networking site.
The fact that Jenner's 20-year-old daughter Kendall was the owner of
the most popular Instagram picture of the year is a testament to the
social media reach of the Kardashian-Jenner family, who's lives are
chronicled in the reality television series Keeping up with the
Kardashians.
Another notable who joined the social networking site this year was
Edward Snowden, who amassed over a million followers in 24 hours.
In September, 14-year-old Muslim schoolboy Ahmed Mohamed was arrested
and questioned by policeafter they mistook his homemade digital clock
as a bomb. After public outcries and condemnation, the hashtag
#IStandWithAhmed went viral and was the fifth most popular trend of
the year. Ahmed later joined Twitter and now has 113,000 followers.
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