In a summary of trends, Twitter said the hashtag #Covid19
and other variations were tweeted nearly 400 million times, while #StayHome was
the third biggest hashtag of the year.
The number two hashtag of 2020 was #BlackLivesMatter, which
spread worldwide after the death of
George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, according to Twitter.
"People continued to utilise Twitter to publicly
advocate for political change and demand accountability from world leaders this
year," a Twitter blog post said.
"Over 700 million Tweets were sent in 2020 about
elections around the world and Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Narendra
Modi and Kamala Harris were among the most Tweeted-about global figures."
— Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) August 29, 2020
Tweeted by the actor's family with his account, the message
garnered 7.5 million likes, the most all-time, and 2.1 million retweets.
Former US president Barack Obama's tweet about the death of NBA star Kobe Bryant was the second-most like tweet of the year, with 3.9 million.
Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. To lose Gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents. Michelle and I send love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unthinkable day.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 26, 2020
Bryant's death made his former Los Angeles Lakers team the
most tweeted-about sports team followed by Manchester United and FC Barcelona.
But the NFL's Super Bowl LIV was the top sports event on Twitter this year.
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