{"id":30169,"date":"2022-07-22T16:33:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T16:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=30169"},"modified":"2022-07-22T16:33:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T16:33:44","slug":"who-has-the-most-tweets-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-has-the-most-tweets-on-twitter","title":{"rendered":"Who Has the Most Tweets on Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ed93f8843a1\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ed93f8843a1\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ed93f8843a1\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-has-the-most-tweets-on-twitter\/#Who_Has_the_Most_Tweets_on_Twitter\" title=\"Who Has the Most Tweets on Twitter?\">Who Has the Most Tweets on Twitter?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-has-the-most-tweets-on-twitter\/#Joe_Biden\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-has-the-most-tweets-on-twitter\/#Barack_Obama\" title=\"Barack Obama\">Barack Obama<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-has-the-most-tweets-on-twitter\/#Barack_Obamas_campaign\" title=\"Barack Obama&#8217;s campaign\">Barack Obama&#8217;s campaign<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Has_the_Most_Tweets_on_Twitter\"><\/span>Who Has the Most Tweets on Twitter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>In recent US elections, social media usage has soared. As a result, Twitter users in Japan set a new world record of 143,199 tweets per second. But is that really a record? Will any politician be able to beat it? It&#8217;s not really clear, but one thing is certain: Twitter is the future of political communication. And the rise of social media usage has not only influenced election campaigns, but has also increased overall social media use.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Joe_Biden\"><\/span>Joe Biden<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After Trump, Biden ranks second in total number of tweets. It&#8217;s important to note that Biden&#8217;s tweets are likely more organized than Trump&#8217;s. Biden has an official Twitter account, and tweets during the same time slot tend to have more engagement. He also mentions many politicians, such as his wife and former president Barack Obama. But what do these metrics mean? Here&#8217;s a look.<\/p>\n<p>A recent analysis found that half of President Joe Biden&#8217;s Twitter followers were fake. This estimate was made after using a free tool to analyze random Twitter followers to check for spam accounts, bots, and propaganda. According to the CEO of the company behind the tool, this finding is consistent with other high-profile accounts. Nevertheless, it&#8217;s a concern that many reporters are still unsure about the accuracy of the report.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most widely circulated tweets by the former vice president was a video message aimed at uniting the country, in response to comments made by President Trump in April. It called for a national discussion on the safety of COVID treatments, and was received with more than 4 million likes. Compared to Trump, Biden is gaining Twitter engagement in a big way. However, it is not surprising that Trump has more followers than Biden.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barack_Obama\"><\/span>Barack Obama<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering how a former president ended up with the most tweets on Twitter, you&#8217;re not alone. The president&#8217;s re-election tweet has been retweeted over 320,000 times. A Buzzfeed report states that Bieber previously set the record. However, Obama&#8217;s tweet has surpassed Bieber&#8217;s record and he&#8217;s up to six of the top ten spots.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Obama posted a tweet quoting Nelson Mandela. The message has since gone viral, making it the most liked tweet on the site. It also topped the list of most retweeted tweets, topping both Ariana Grande&#8217;s message after the Manchester Arena terror attack and Ellen DeGeneres&#8217; Oscars picture. Obama&#8217;s tweets are now one of the most re-tweeted tweets in Twitter&#8217;s history, but the top two remain Carter Wilkerson&#8217;s free nugget campaign.<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s top tweet from Obama featured a quote from Nelson Mandela&#8217;s autobiography. The tweet has since been re-tweeted over four million times. In a year when President Donald Trump&#8217;s tweets are dominating Twitter, it&#8217;s no surprise that Obama is a leader in the field of political communication. While his tweets have been popular, his stances on racism have been a topic of controversy for many users.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barack_Obamas_campaign\"><\/span>Barack Obama&#8217;s campaign<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In a bid to make his name more widely known, President Obama&#8217;s campaign is taking an active role on Twitter. The campaign announced on its website that Obama will begin tweeting regularly from the popular social media service. His personal tweets will be signed with -BO, and the campaign will run his Twitter account and Facebook page. The campaign is utilizing Twitter to reach out to American citizens and share policy priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Election Day 2012 was the most tweeted about event in U.S. political history, with over three million tweets posted per minute. The election surpassed the previous record of 10 million tweets posted during the first presidential debate. Twitter also broke a record by registering the highest number of tweets per minute, with 327,452 TPM being posted during the election. The previous record, which was set during the first presidential debate, was only ten million.<\/p>\n<p>The most popular Twitter account is @BarackObama, which has more than 130.8 million followers. It also has nearly twice as many followers as the second most popular account, Justin Bieber. 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