Ten years ago, a man named Jack Dorsey changed the Internet forever by setting up the very first Twitter account!
A decade and billions of tweets later, the social media site has become a hub for breaking news, mundane rantings, and personal interactions between fans and the celebrities they adore.
Even though it seems like there are way too many tweets to keep track of (half of which are probably Kanye West‘s), tracking website Favstar compiled a list of the 10 most retweeted tweets of all time!
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Believe it or not, no Kardashians made the cut for the 10 most popular tweets (after all, they’re more of an Instagram family) though members of One Direction ended up filling HALF the list!
Ch-ch-check out the top 10 most popular tweets (below) to see who took the number one spot…
10. Andrew Malcolm
For every retweet this gets, Pedigree will donate one bowl of dog food to dogs in need! 😊 #tweetforbowls pic.twitter.com/z4rmc2HsGT
— Andrew Malcolm (@AHMalcolm) February 15, 2015
Most tweets for a good cause end up racking up a lot of retweets. What’s better than feeling like you’ve done good just by clicking a button? You’re welcome, hungry dogs!
9. Zayn Malik
I’m 22 years old… I love a girl named Perrie Edwards. And there’s a lot of jealous fucks in this world I’m sorry for what it looks like x
— zayn (@zaynmalik) March 18, 2015
Just a week before he departed 1D, Zayn shot this tweet at his haters (that he planned on having in one week) by declaring his love for Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards.
We all remember how that turned out…
8. Harry Styles
I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 22.
— Harry Styles. (@Harry_Styles) February 1, 2016
The 1D singer who temporarily dated Taylor Swift quoted a Taylor Swift lyric on his 22nd birthday. Not super original, but enough to send fans into a frenzy.
7. Niall Horan
applied for xfactor,hope it all wrks out
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) January 17, 2010
Before he was a member of one direction, Niall was just an aspiring singer who applied to be on British singing show the X Factor. The Irish crooner’s tweet hoping his audition worked out has retroactively racked up a lot of retweets. And yes, we think it worked out.
6. Barack Obama
Four more years. pic.twitter.com/bAJE6Vom
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012
Aside from chart-topping boy bands, other people happen to use Twitter, too — like President Obama! On the night he was reelected in 2012, Obama’s staff posted a photo of POTUS embracing Michelle Obama, and it became the most retweeted-tweet ever at the time.
5. Harry Styles
All the love as always. H
— Harry Styles. (@Harry_Styles) March 26, 2015
Directioners were at an all-time-low after Zayn Malik departed the group last March. But Harry tried to calm the storm with his catchphrase “all the love,” which he often uses to sign off tweets.
3 & 4. Denny Januar Ali
Denny JA: Dengan RT ini, anda ikut memenangkan Jokowi-JK. Pilih pemimpin yg bisa dipercaya (Jokowi) dan pengalaman (JK). #DJoJK
— Denny JA (@DennyJA_WORLD) June 4, 2014
Share our love by stopping discrimination, in Indonesia and in the World. RT if you agree. #SOL2015 pic.twitter.com/oXWN3IFR11
— Denny JA (@DennyJA_WORLD) April 22, 2015
Indonesian political analyst Denny Januar Ali managed to make the list with his political declarations in a pair of tweets. In the first, he backs Indonesian presidential candidate Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. In the second, he calls for an end to discrimination — pictured with a group of adorable kids whose shirts spell out “love.”
2. Louis Tomlinson
Always in my heart @Harry_Styles . Yours sincerely, Louis
— Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) October 2, 2011
Back in 2011, Louis Tomlinson embraced his bromance with fellow 1D member Harry Styles in this 2011 tweet, as fans started shipping the two singers as “Larry.”
1. Ellen DeGeneres
If only Bradley’s arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 3, 2014
Who could forget this star-studded selfie from the 2014 Oscars? Ellen was joined by Meryl Streep, Bradley Cooper, Lupita Nyong’o, Jennifer Lawrence, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey and so many other A-listers that it literally broke Twitter and still reigns supreme as the most popular tweet of all time!
Did YOU RT any of these??
[Image via Twitter/LJPhotoCorp/WENN.]
