Justin Bieber is the talk of the town Twitterverse!
The Biebs definitely has had a LOT to celebrate this year — a number one album, sold-out tour, countless awards and hit singles, a very public break-up… it├óΓé¼Γäós no wonder tweeters couldn├óΓé¼Γäót stop typing about him!
This year, Justin was named 2012’s most tweeted-about celeb, with One Direction’s Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson following close behind!
Bieber’s tweet for Avalanna, a young Belieber who passed away of cancer, was the most retweeted of the year, with 223,771 retweets.
The touching tweet read:
@justinbieber RIP Avalanna. i love you
Other most retweeted tweets included:
2. @obeyMJ R.I.P. Whitney Houston. Retweet for respect. (191,043 retweets)
3. @Harry_Styles We owe you everything. Thank you so much for this. Three VMAs!! YEAH .xx (125,379 retweets)
4. @BenSavage I’m going to be a father! Well, on TV at least. The “Boy Meets World” sequel is officially happening! (114,179 retweets)
5. @NiallOfficial Guys its been 2 years today since we were formed, its been incredible so far, its all down to you guys! Love you all soo much ! Thank you (103,772 retweets)
As far as the biggest follower gains? That award goes to One Direction, whose members Louis, Liam, Niall and Harry, along with the group account, saw their followers skyrocket!
2012 also sent Twitter abuzz with the death of Whitney Houston in February, the MTV VMAs, Emmy Awards, Blue Ivy’s birth and Kate Middleton’s pregnancy announcement!
These topics caused the social networking site to erupt with millions of tweets, making them most tweeted-about celeb events of the year.
Take a look at some of the other Twit-worthy entertainment trends… AFTER THE JUMP!!!
Most popular music trends:
Rick Ross
#hiphop
Trey Songz
Nicki Minaj
#musicmonday
Kendrick Lamar
Chris Brown
Coachella
Big Sean
r&b
Most popular movie trends:
Think Like a Man
The Hunger Games
The Avengers
Red Tails
21 Jump Street
Dark Knight Rises
Dark Shadows
The Devil Inside
Safe House
The Vow
Most popular television trends:
Family Guy
American Dad
Hey Arnold
American Idol
Pretty Little Liars
106 & Park
SNL
Fresh Prince
Boy Meets World
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