Here's the Most Tweeted About musician in 2018

South Korean boy band BTS were the most-tweeted-about account on Twitter in 2018, according to the online news and social networking service’s new year-end stats that show the most-tweeted-about moments from around the world.

That’s right, not only did the seven-member-strong K-pop outfit become the most-tweeted-about music act in 2018. They were the most-tweeted-about celebs over all, besting both LeBron James in second place and Kanye West just after.

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BTS, who have 17.2 million followers on Twitter, as noted by Billboard, also globally had the most liked tweet of 2018—their video for Drake‘s #InMyFeelingsChallenge from last summer gained over a million likes and more than 13.7 million views.

But the year in Twitter holds even more surprises, as a nonsensical 2012 tweet from Lady Gaga takes its place as the third most-globally-quoted tweet of 2018. Yep, the post from Nov. 6, 2012, was just one long string of letter and numbers:

And former President Barack Obama‘s exhortation to “young people” ends up being the second most-liked tweet for 2018. The message extolled student protesters “marching and organizing to remake the world as it should be”:

Indeed, the top most-quoted and liked tweets are all rounded up here to round out another year, as echoed by both Variety and Highsnobiety, in a worldwide ranking that shows what people was talking about the most on Twitter in 2018.

What tweets did you like over the course of the year? Did you fire off any Twitter missives that saw some stellar stats? Sound off down in the comments section, and see all of Twitter’s “Most Tweeted About” 2018 rankings, below:

Most Tweeted About Celebrities

  1. BTS
  2. LeBron James
  3. Kanye West
  4. Drake
  5. EXO
  6. Ariana Grande
  7. Cardi B
  8. Beyonce
  9. Jimin Park
  10. Nicki Minaj

Most Tweeted About Musicians

  1. BTS
  2. Kanye West
  3. Drake
  4. EXO
  5. Ariana Grande
  6. Cardi B
  7. Beyonce
  8. Jimin Park
  9. Nicki Minaj
  10. Rihanna

Most Tweeted About Athletes

  1. LeBron James
  2. Colin Kaepernick
  3. Kobe Bryant
  4. Kyrie Irving
  5. Tom Brady
  6. Dwyane Wade
  7. Serena Williams
  8. Kawhi Leonard
  9. Chris Paul
  10. Stephen Curry

Most Tweeted About TV Shows

  1. Saturday Night Live
  2. Roseanne
  3. Grey’s Anatomy
  4. The Walking Dead
  5. Big Brother
  6. The Voice
  7. Live PD
  8. Supernatural
  9. Game of Thrones
  10. Riverdale

Most Tweeted About Streaming Shows

  1. 13 Reasons Why
  2. Stranger Things
  3. Black Mirror
  4. Queer Eye
  5. The Handmaid’s Tale

Most Tweeted About Movies

  1. Black Panther
  2. The Avengers: Infinity War
  3. The Incredibles 2
  4. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
  5. Deadpool 2
  6. Love, Simon
  7. A Wrinkle In Time
  8. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
  9. Crazy Rich Asians
  10. The Shape of Water

Most Tweeted About Sporting Events

  1. FIFA World Cup Russia
  2. PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games
  3. NBA Finals (Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors)
  4. NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament
  5. NFL Draft
  6. U.S. Open Tennis Championships
  7. NBA Draft
  8. WWE Wrestlemania
  9. NBA All-Star Game
  10. NHL Stanley Cup Finals

Most Tweeted About Movements

  1. March For Our Lives
  2. NFL Protests
  3. Students Stand Up
  4. Me Too
  5. Black Lives Matter

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