According to year-end data released by Twitter on Wednesday morning, international K-pop boy band sensation BTS is, for the second year in a row on the platform (where they have about 17.2 million followers), the most tweeted-about user across the world and the most tweeted-about musicians in the U.S. (In the celebrity category, the group bested the likes of Kanye West, Ariana Grande, and Beyoncé.) BTS also had the most liked tweet of 2018: their video for Drake’s #InMyFeelingsChallenge, which has gained more than 1.7 million likes and 14 million views.
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Though she ultimately lost out to a GIF of Obama dropping the mic, Lady Gaga had the third most quoted tweet of 2018, which was a post from November 6, 2012:
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Below, the rest of Twitter’s year-in-review data for the U.S.:
The Most Tweeted-About Celebrities
- BTS (@BTS_twt)
- LeBron James (@KingJames)
- Kanye West (@KanyeWest)
- Drake (@Drake)
- EXO (@WeareoneEXO)
- Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande)
- Cardi B (@IamCardiB)
- Beyoncé (@Beyonce)
- Jimin Park (@Jiminpark07)
- Nicki Minaj (@NickiMinaj)
The Most Tweeted-About Musicians:
- @BTS_twt
- @KanyeWest
- @Drake
- @WeareoneEXO
- @ArianaGrande
- @IamCardiB
- @Beyonce
- @Jiminpark07
- @NickiMinaj
- @Rihanna
The Most Tweeted-About Movies:
- Black Panther
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Incredibles 2
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Deadpool 2
- Love, Simon
- A Wrinkle in Time
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Crazy Rich Asians
- The Shape of Water
The Most Tweeted-About TV Shows:
- Saturday Night Live
- Roseanne
- Grey’s Anatomy
- The Walking Dead
- Big Brother
- The Voice
- Live PD
- Supernatural
- Game of Thrones
- Riverdale
The Most Tweeted-About Streaming Shows:
- 13 Reasons Why
- Stranger Things
- Black Mirror
- Queer Eye
- The Handmaid’s Tale
The Most Tweeted-About Movements:
- March for Our Lives
- NFL protests
- Students Stand Up
- Me Too
- Black Lives Matter
The Most Tweeted-About Athletes:
- LeBron James
- Colin Kaepernick
- Kobe Bryant
- Kyrie Irving
- Tom Brady
- Dwyane Wade
- Serena Williams
- Kawhi Leonard
- Chris Paul
- Stephen Curry
For more memorable moments from 2018, click here.