Ariana Grande’s tweet in response to the bombing outside of her Manchester show was the second most “liked” tweet of the year with a little over 2.5 million “likes.” The first was a tweet by former president Barack Obama (4 million “likes”).
"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion…" pic.twitter.com/InZ58zkoAm
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 13, 2017
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John McCain is an American hero & one of the bravest fighters I've ever known. Cancer doesn't know what it's up against. Give it hell, John.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 20, 2017
Korean boy group BTS topped the Most Tweeted charts. Here’s the list of Most Tweeted About Musicians (U.S.) and Most Tweeted About Celebrities (Global), courtesy of Fader:
Most Tweeted About Musicians (U.S.)
1. BTS
2. Nicki Minaj
3. Harry Styles
4. Chance the Rapper
5. Niall Horan
6. Fifth Harmony
7. Justin Bieber
8. Shawn Mendes
9. Rihanna
10. Ariana Grande
Most Tweeted About Celebrities (Global)
1. BTS
2. Seventeen
3. Camila Cabello
4. Justin Bieber
5. Maine Mendoza
6. Niall Horan
7. Harry Styles
8. Ethan Dolan
9. Monsta X
10. Grayson Dolan