BTS And ARMY Dominate Twitter’s Most Popular Tweets Of 2021
It’s been a big year for both BTS and ARMY: from winning awards all around the globe to finally performing in-person concerts for the first time in two years, BTS’s worldwide success continued to grow. One metric that makes this growth obvious is their popularity on social media, particularly on Twitter. They have over 40 million followers and consistently dominate the platform’s trending topics with fans tweeting non-stop love for them.
Twitter recently revealed the most popular tweets of 2021, using the hashtag #OnlyOnTwitter, confirming BTS’s massive social media presence! Jungkook stood among American presidents as the creator of one of the year’s top Liked tweets. His selfie from January 2021 was the second place tweet; it currently has over 3.2 million Likes!
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) January 25, 2021
It came in second place only to Joe Biden‘s tweet following his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States. The third-place tweet was from Twitter’s official account, with fourth and fifth place being Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, and Kamala Harris, the current Vice President of the United States.
There was a lot to like this year on Twitter – literally. These were the most Liked Tweets of 2021 from around the world. pic.twitter.com/vOp6yenAKt
— Twitter Data (@TwitterData) December 9, 2021
BTS also had the most Retweeted tweet of the year; their statement against anti-Asian violence at the height of the Stop Asian Hate movement has received over 1 million retweets. (Note that Twitter only counts one tweet per account in each category.)
#StopAsianHate#StopAAPIHate pic.twitter.com/mOmttkOpOt
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) March 30, 2021
ARMY also celebrated the group’s accomplishments and brought tweets about their Billboard success and Grammy performance to the top of the list. #BTS was also the top hashtag of 2021, according to Twitter!
During a period in which we saw a rise in hate crimes against Asians, BTS put their influence and massive following to good use, sharing a powerful message in an effort to #StopAsianHate.
— 2021 #OnlyOnTwitter
ARMY propelled @BTS_twt into several of the top spots for Most Retweeted Tweets this year – and also came together to send a powerful message to #StopAsianHate. pic.twitter.com/5VwF35sIVW
— Twitter Data (@TwitterData) December 9, 2021
Fans couldn’t be more proud of BTS following this news. “TWITTER KING JUNGKOOK” even trended as ARMY praised his influence online! We can’t wait to see how their social media presence grows in the future, especially now that the members are all on Instagram too!
Jungkook tweets have always been one of the most iconic throughout the years, proving his title of ‘King of SNS’. pic.twitter.com/wEgCqfdpm5
— ً (@jungkooktrends) December 9, 2021
📊| @BTS_twt's tweet about " #StopAsianHate" was the Most Retweeted Tweet of 2021 !🌍 pic.twitter.com/bWEIUmaXqO
— BTSChartDaily⁷ (@BTSChartDailyx) December 9, 2021
