#JeSuisParis, #TheDress and MORE: Twitter reveals the most talked about topics of 2015
Twitter revealed the most tasked about topics of 2015 as part of its #YearOnTwitter review
TWITTER has revealed the biggest trends and tweets of the last year.

Twitter has revealed the biggest moments of 2015 across the US social network.
The Californian firm has unveiled the prominent hashtags, most popular tweets and most-followed celebrities as part of its review of the last year.
Twitter announced the #YearOnTwitter on its official blog, writing: "As always, the world united this year in moments of triumph, activism, support, and fascination, and Twitter is where we gathered for all of it.
"Whether people were making a hashtag into a global movement or expressing wonder over the colour of a dress, we all used Twitter this year in awe-inspiring ways."

Messages of love and gratitude shared by boy band One Direction topped Twitter's charts – eclipsing President Barack Obama's celebration of the US Supreme Court's decision legalise gay marriage in America.
One Direction members accounted for half of the 10 most re-tweeted posts, including the three most popular.
Twitter also released some of the most popular topics, denoted by hashtags, that resonated with the more than 300 million users of its short-messaging service.
The list included #JeSuisParis after last month's terrorist attack in France, #BlackLivesMatter after police shootings of African-Americans in several US cities, #LoveWins after the Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage and #RefugeesWelcome as people fled the Middle East for Europe.




In television, the hashtags for Celebrity Big Brother and BBC Question Time beat the Great British Bake Off and Eastenders as the most tweeted shows.
In sport, hosting the Rugby World cup helped #RWC2015 come out on top, while #MTVHottest led the way in the land of TV.
#FoodPorn and #Star Wars also trended on Twitter in 2015 and One Direction fans couldn't stop ReTweeting messages from the famous boy band.

Katy Perry continued to dominate with the most followers on the social network, whilst Twitter got some new famous names including Brooklyn Beckham and President Obama.
Although Twitter has built a big and passionate audience, Facebook's social network is five times larger.
A list about what people were talking about on Facebook this year is expected to be released soon, too.
In the meantime, here is the full list of what trended on Twitter in 2015 –

#JeSuisParis, #TheDress and MORE: Twitter reveals the most talked about topics of 2015
Most influential moments for UK users on Twitter this year

#JeSuisParis, #TheDress and MORE: Twitter reveals the most talked about topics of 2015
UK users' favourite emojis on Twitter in 2015

#JeSuisParis, #TheDress and MORE: Twitter reveals the most talked about topics of 2015
Most popular places mentioned in tweets in 2015

#JeSuisParis, #TheDress and MORE: Twitter reveals the most talked about topics of 2015
The most talked about TV shows were not always those with the highest viewing figures

#JeSuisParis, #TheDress and MORE: Twitter reveals the most talked about topics of 2015
Twitter also unveiled the most talked about sport events of 2015
 
 

Most Followed (accurate as of December 1st, 2015)

@katyperry continued her Twitter reign in 2015 as the most-followed individual, with over 78 million followers.
Meanwhile, Rihanna broke into the global top five for the first time, overtaking @ladygaga, @britneyspears & @jtimberlake in the process:
  1. Katy Perry (@katyperry) - 78.3 million
  2. Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) - 70.5 million
  3. Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) - 66.7 million
  4. Barack Obama (@BarackObama) - 66.5 million
  5. Rihanna (@rihanna) - 53.1 million
#JeSuisParis, #TheDress and MORE: Twitter reveals the most talked about topics of 2015
Hit boy band One Direction dominated the Top 10 again this year
In the UK, @Harry_Styles continues to lead the way with more than 26 million followers.
He is joined by a selection of other music industry influencers, as well as Emma Watson (@EmWatson), @WayneRooney and @stephenfry.

Who Joined Twitter 

Millions of people joined Twitter in 2015 and below are just some of the biggest stars from the worlds of sport, drama, music, and politics – including Edward Snowden who picked up over a million followers in just 24 hours, and Caitlyn Jenner who amazingly achieved the same feat in just over four hours:
  • Adrien Brody @AdrienBrody
  • Alan Shearer @AlanShearer
  • Brooklyn Beckham @BrooklynBeckham
  • Caitlyn Jenner @Caitlyn_Jenner
  • Chris Hemsworth @ChrisHemsworth
  • Diana Ross @DianaRoss
  • Edward Snowden @Snowden
  • Jeff Bezos @JeffBezos
  • Melissa McCarthy @MelissaMcCarthy
  • President Obama @POTUS


Top 5 Most Retweeted Tweets of 2015








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