In 2006, Jack Dorsey made internet history with just five words: “just setting up my twitter.”
Ten years, 310 million accounts and billions of tweets later, Twitter continues to captivate our daily attention both as a news feed and as a way to interact with the movers and shakers of our world. In this article CharliSays looks back at the five most viral tweets of 2016 (so far).
@Harry_Styles
“I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 22.”
I’ll be honest – I didn’t know much about Harry Styles until I googled him and realized he was in the boy band One Direction. Apparently this tweet was very significant – so much so that it was liked over 962,000 times and retweeted over 700,000 times. Apparently Harry quoted a popular Taylor Swift song on his actual 22nd birthday.
Leicester City @LCFC
“Leicester City. Champions of England.”
From relegation to Champions of England. That’s the incredible story of Leicester City F.C., which became the first team from outside of London or Manchester to win the Premiership. What’s more astonishing, Leicester was given 5,000-1 odds at winning the Premier League crown last summer. To say that their rise to the top in a league dominated by four times was surprising would be a massive understatement. The above quote was retweeted over 404,000 times, making it one of the most popular tweets of all time.
Leonardo DiCaprio #LeoDiCaprio
“Thank you to the Academy and the incredible cast & crew of #TheRevenant. #Oscars”
Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar. And Twitter exploded. At last count, the tweet was liked 588,000 times, with nearly 370,000 retweets. Those who have been following Leo’s career for the past two decades know just how long it took for the iconic movie star to finally land an Oscar. Now the conspiracy theories can finally stop!
@Rihanna
“listening to ANT!”
You’ve no doubt guessed by now that the most popular tweets are from celebrities. Earlier this year singer Rhianna made this simple suggestion with an accompanying photo where she appears to be wearing very elaborate earphones. More than 175,000 people retweeted those three words. The tweet also garnered more than 284,000 likes. If you rolled your eyes at this, brace yourselves for the next one…
@KimKardashian
“sorry I’m late to the party guys I was busy cashing my 80 million video game check & transferring 53 million into our joint account”
The fact that I had to research Kim Kardashian may be a low point, but I’m committed to giving you the full scoop. The above quote is pretty arrogant, even by Kim’s standards. But apparent she was defending herself against the barrage of criticism she received for her recent nude selfie. Apparently Kim posts a lot of nude selfies, so we’re not sure why she had to defend herself for this particular one.
So there you have it… The Most Viral Tweets of 2016 So Far – which was your favourite? Tweet me @Charli_Says and let me know.