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This list of most-liked tweets contains the top 20 tweets with the most likes of all time on the social networking platform Twitter; Twitter does not provide an official list but the news media makes lists.[1][2][3][4][5] As of January 2020, the top tweet has over 4.4 million likes and was tweeted by Barack Obama.[6]

List

The following table lists the top 20 most-liked tweets on Twitter, the account that tweeted it, the total number of likes rounded to the nearest ten thousand, and the date it was originally tweeted. The notes include the details surrounding the tweet.

Rank Tweet Posted by Likes (millions) Date Context
1. "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..." pic.twitter.com/InZ58zkoAm[7] Barack Obama
@BarackObama 		4.4 August 12, 2017 [A]
2. "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." twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1221552460768202756[8] Barack Obama
@BarackObama 		4.1 January 26, 2020 [B]
3. Continuing to move the game forward @KingJames. Much respect my brother #33644 https://twitter.com/kobebryant/status/1221276426164269056?s=21 Kobe Bryant
@kobebryant 		2.7 January 25, 2020 [C]
4. broken.
from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words.[9] 		Ariana Grande
@ArianaGrande 		2.48 May 22, 2017 [D]
5. Duh😛 twitter.com/BTS_twt/status/1137775053993533440[11] BTS
@BTS_twt 		2.4 June 9, 2019 [E]
6. If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap[12] Ellen DeGeneres
@TheEllenShow 		2.3 March 2, 2014 [F]
7. "John McCain is an American hero & one of the bravest fighters I've ever known. Cancer doesn't know what it's up against. Give it hell, John." twitter.com/BarackObama/status/887836712822558720[14] Barack Obama
@BarackObama 		2 January 20, 2017 [G]
8. #InMyFeelingsChallenge #HopeOnTheStreet pic.twitter.com/Bm8bxtKsFq[15] BTS
@BTS_twt 		1.9 July 23, 2018 [H]
9. 방탄생일 축하해 주셔서 감사해요 저도 작은 선물 준비했어요 ☺️🙏❤️ #JIMIN #방탄생일ㅊㅋ twitter.com/BTS_twt/status/1138845612525309952[16] BTS
@BTS_twt 		1.9 June 13, 2019 [I]
10. I’ve been laughing for 10 mins straight😭[17] Naj
@zencsss 		1.9 November 20, 2019 [J][K]
11. Me as a mother 🙄[18] Ma Wada
@wa_wado 		1.8 August 22, 2019 [L]
12. Thank you for everything. My last ask is the same as my first. I'm asking you to believe—not in my ability to create change, but in yours.[19] Barack Obama
@POTUS44 		1.7 January 10, 2017 [M]
13. LIMONADA 🗿[20] El Rubius
@Rubiu5 		1.5 August 20, 2016 [N]
14. 🎍謹賀新年🎍【総額10億円】#前澤お年玉 100万円を1000人にプレゼントします！100万円で皆さまの人生がよりハッピーになりますように。応募方法は僕のフォローとこのツイートのリツイート。締切は1月7日23:59まで。企画趣旨や当選条件などはYouTubeで説明してます。[22] Yusaku Maezawa
@yousuck2020 		1.4 January 1, 2020 [O]
15. pic.twitter.com/yoN80Mobdk[23] Linkin Park
@linkinpark 		1.4 July 20, 2017 [P]
16. ZOZOTOWN新春セールが史上最速で取扱高100億円を先ほど突破！！日頃の感謝を込め、僕個人から100名様に100万円【総額1億円のお年玉】を現金でプレゼントします。応募方法は、僕をフォローいただいた上、このツイートをRTするだけ。受付は1/7まで。当選者には僕から直接DMします！ #月に行くならお年玉 pic.twitter.com/cKQfPPbOI3 [24] Yusaku Maezawa
@yousuck2020 		1.3 January 5, 2019 [Q]
17. LIMONADA 2.0 🗿[26] El Rubius
@Rubiu5 		1.3 September 29, 2018
18. holy[27]

Rudy Mustang
@rudy_mustang

1.2 December 29, 2019 [R]
19. Always in my heart @Harry_Styles . Yours sincerely, Louis[29] Louis Tomlinson
@Louis_Tomlinson 		1.1 October 2, 2011 [S]
20. HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS pic.twitter.com/4SrfHmEMo3[31] Carter Wilkerson
@carterjwm 		0.98 April 5, 2017 [T]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ This tweet was the first of three tweets quoting a passage from Nelson Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, in response to the 2017 Charlottesville attack. The accompanying picture, taken in 2011 by former White House photographer Pete Souza, shows Obama visiting a day care center in Bethesda, Maryland.
  2. ^ This tweet was written after Kobe Bryant's death in a helicopter crash.
  3. ^ Kobe Bryant's last tweet before his death in a helicopter crash
  4. ^ American singer Ariana Grande tweeted this several hours after her performance at Manchester Arena on May 22, 2017. A suicide bombing had occurred after the end of the concert in the foyer of the arena; the explosion killed 23 people (including the attacker) and injured 250 more.[10]
  5. ^ Jungkook dancing the song 'Bad Guy'
  6. ^ Ellen DeGeneres's star-studded selfie from the 86th Academy Awards includes Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Kevin Spacey, Julia Roberts, Channing Tatum, Meryl Streep, Lupita Nyong'o and a few others. Within 35 minutes, the tweet surpassed Barack Obama's "Four more years" tweet to become the then most-retweeted tweet of all time with over 800k.[13]
  7. ^ This tweet was written regarding John McCain's cancer. John McCain was at the same time Barack Obama's opponent as the Republican nominee for the 2008 Presidential Election, but also one of the few Republicans who dared to speak up against Donald Drumpf, a U.S. President from his own party.
  8. ^ J-Hope's video (InMyFeelingsChallenge) "J-Hope from BTS".
  9. ^ Jimin's thank you present for BTS' 6th anniversary.
  10. ^ The video attached to the tweet was originally uploaded to TikTok by TikTok user @goubtube
  11. ^ A person costumed as a dinosaur pranks passersby on a street sidewalk.
  12. ^ A mother plays a prank on her children.
  13. ^ This tweet was made in closing days of Obama's last term as U.S. President.
  14. ^ El Rubius, a Spanish YouTube influencer, said in a video that his followers could enter a drawing for prizes by retweeting the tweet that consisted of the Spanish word for lemonade and a Moái Easter Island emoji.[21]
  15. ^ On January 1, 2020, Japanese billionare Yusaku Maezawa made a tweet in which he promised to give away 1 billion yen ($9.223 million USD) between 1,000 random individuals who followed his account and retweeted the tweet.
  16. ^ American rock band Linkin Park changed their Twitter cover photo to that of their lead singer, Chester Bennington as a tribute to him after his death on July 20, 2017.
  17. ^ On January 5, 2019, Japanese billionare Yusaku Maezawa made a tweet in which he promised to give away 100 million yen ($924.3k USD) between 100 random individuals who followed his account and retweeted the tweet. The tweet quickly grew popular in Japan, and surpassed Carter Wilkerson's tweet within 24 hours.[25]
  18. ^ This tweet by Rudy Mustang presented a screenshot of a fake DM between him and Crocs after a mention of Crocs-branded material.[28]
  19. ^ This tweet by One Direction member Louis Tomlinson saw its retweet count gradually increase as the band's fanbase continued to grow. It is the most-retweeted tweet without a picture. It is a reference to the relationship between Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles, also known as Larry Stylinson.[30]
  20. ^ Carter Wilkerson tweeted Wendy's asking how many retweets he needed for a year of free chicken nuggets. When Wendy's replied with "18 Million", he accepted the challenge. The tweet received unlikely support from several major companies including Microsoft, Amazon and Google, prompting the hashtag #NuggsForCarter and propelling the tweet to become the most-retweeted within 34 days, at which point Wendy's gave him a year of free nuggets.[32]

References

  1. ^ https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/16/the-most-liked-tweet-in-history-says-a-lot-about-how-the-world-is-doing/
  2. ^ Becket, Adam. "The 10 most liked tweets of all time are dominated by Obama". Business Insider.
  3. ^ Yang, Rachel; Yang, Rachel (December 5, 2018). "Lady Gaga, Barack Obama Among Most Popular Tweets of 2018".
  4. ^ "#ThisHappened in 2019". blog.twitter.com.
  5. ^ Nuñez, Michael. "Kobe Bryant's Death Prompts More Facebook, Twitter Discussion Than Drumpf's Impeachment". Forbes.
  6. ^ COVER/LINE, Hunter Schwarz, CNN's. "Obama's Charlottesville tweet is most liked in Twitter history". CNN. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Barack Obama [@BarackObama] (August 13, 2017). ""No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..."" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Barack Obama [@BarackObama] (January 26, 2020). ""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."" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Ariana Grande [@ArianaGrande] (May 23, 2017). "broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Ariana Grande says she feels 'broken' after Manchester concert attack". BBC News. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  11. ^ 방탄소년단 [@BTS_twt] (June 9, 2019). "Duh😛" (Tweet). Retrieved June 9, 2019 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Ellen DeGeneres [@TheEllenShow] (March 3, 2014). "If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars" (Tweet). Retrieved March 20, 2017 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Guyun, Jessica (March 3, 2014). "Ellen DeGeneres selfie on Twitter is Oscar gold for Samsung". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  14. ^ Barack Obama [@BarackObama] (July 20, 2017). ""John McCain is an American hero & one of the bravest fighters I've ever known. Cancer doesn't know what it's up against. Give it hell, John."" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ 방탄소년단 [@BTS_twt] (July 23, 2018). "#InMyFeelingsChallenge #HopeOnTheStreet" (Tweet). Retrieved July 23, 2018 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ 방탄소년단 [@BTS_twt] (April 13, 2019). "방탄생일 축하해 주셔서 감사해요 저도 작은 선물 준비했어요 ☺️🙏❤️ #JIMIN #방탄생일ㅊㅋ" (Tweet). Retrieved June 13, 2019 – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet}}: |date= / |number= mismatch (help)
  17. ^ Naj [@zencsss] (November 19, 2019). "I've been laughing for 10 mins straight😭" (Tweet). Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Ma ( Zak bn Othman ) Wada [@wa_wado] (August 22, 2019). "Me as a mother 🙄" (Tweet). Retrieved August 31, 2019 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Barack Obama [@POTUS44] (January 11, 2017). "Thank you for everything. My last ask is the same as my first. I'm asking you to believe—not in my ability to create change, but in yours" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ El Rubius [@Rubiu5] (August 20, 2016). "LIMONADA 🗿" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ "Cómo El Rubius convirtió un mensaje sin sentido en el cuarto más en historia" (in Spanish). Huffington Post. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  22. ^ 前澤友作, Yusaku Maezawa (MZ) (January 1, 2020). "🎍謹賀新年🎍【総額10億円】#前澤お年玉 100万円を1000人にプレゼントします！100万円で皆さまの人生がよりハッピーになりますように。応募方法は僕のフォローとこのツイートのリツイート。締切は1月7日23:59まで。企画趣旨や当選条件などはYouTubeで説明してます。". @yousuck2020 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  23. ^ Linkin Park [@linkinpark] (July 20, 2017). "pic.twitter.com/yoN80Mobdk" (Tweet). Retrieved August 17, 2017 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ 前澤友作, Yusaku Maezawa (MZ) (January 5, 2019). "ZOZOTOWN新春セールが史上最速で取扱高100億円を先ほど突破！！日頃の感謝を込め、僕個人から100名様に100万円【総額1億円のお年玉】を現金でプレゼントします。応募方法は、僕をフォローいただいた上、このツイートをRTするだけ。受付は1/7まで。当選者には僕から直接DMします！ #月に行くならお年玉pic.twitter.com/cKQfPPbOI3". @yousuck2020 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  25. ^ "Yusaku Maezawa: Japanese billionaire tweets most retweeted tweet". BBC. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  26. ^ El Rubius [@ElRubiu5] (September 29, 2018). "LIMONADA 2.0 🗿" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. ^ rudy mustang [@rudy_mustang] (November 4, 2010). "holy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  28. ^ {{Cite web|url= https://twitter.com/rudy_mustang/status/1211423035103875072?s=21%7Ctitle=holy Real|first=rudy|last=mustang|date=December 29, 2019|website=Twitter}}
  29. ^ Louis Tomlinson [@Louis_Tomlinson] (October 2, 2011). "Always in my heart @Harry_Styles . Yours sincerely, Louis" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  30. ^ Taroy, Daniel (July 16, 2015). "12 Times Larry Stylinson was SO Real". Seventeen.
  31. ^ Carter Wilkerson [@carterjwm] (April 6, 2017). "HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS" (Tweet). Retrieved June 12, 2017 – via Twitter.
  32. ^ Roman, Laura (May 9, 2017). "Quest For Free Chicken Nuggets Inspires Twitter's Most Retweeted Tweet". NPR. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
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