Releasing the top themes of 2020, Twitter on Tuesday said the coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement topped the list of conversation topics, as per an AFP report.
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.
According to the social media giant, #BlackLivesMatter, which started after the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, was number two hashtag of 2020.
“People continued to utilise Twitter to publicly advocate for political change and demand accountability from world leaders this year,” a Twitter blog post said.
The most Tweeted-about global figures included Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Narendra Modi and Kamala Harris.
The most retweeted message was the announcement of the death of Chadwick Boseman, star of the ground-breaking superhero movie “Black Panther,” in August.
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.
