2015 brought many stories that stirred up Twitter, and out of the 500 million tweets sent worldwide every day, one stood out the most in Brazil.
You've probably already heard about it.
The Golden Tweet of 2015 was… the message that revealed on the platform before anyone else that Izabel (@MChef_Izabel) was the big winner of @masterchefbr. The Tweet was Retweeted more than 36 thousand times, and received 38.7 thousand likes, generating a total of 1.2 million impressions (the number of times it was viewed on the platform).
#JeSuisParis: This was the hashtag used as soon as the terrible attacks happened in Paris in November, along with #PrayForParis.
https://twitter.com/fhollande/status/665308718335070212
#BlackLivesMatter: BlackLivesMatter started as a hashtag on Twitter and went on to represent a social movement. Now, it serves as a unifying message for communities discussing the events of #Ferguson, #Charleston, the #BaltimoreProtests, and individual incidents involving police and Black citizens.
https://twitter.com/zellieimani/status/559385976351760384
#MarriageEquality: Celebration was also part of 2015 on Twitter. The legalization of same-sex marriage was applauded and recognized across the networks. The hashtag #LoveWins celebrated the US Supreme Court's decision to legalize gay marriage on June 26.
https://twitter.com/KevBeirne/status/601332883752615936
#RefugeesWelcome: As thousands of refugees from the Middle East and Africa sought asylum in Europe, human rights activists and other citizens around the world engaged with the hashtag #RefugeesWelcome.
https://twitter.com/LotteLeicht1/status/640171024298983425
#IStandWithAhmed: When Ahmed Mohammed, a 14-year-old boy, was detained and handcuffed at his school in Texas for bringing a homemade digital clock (with the justification that it could be a bomb), the photo of the high school student went viral on Twitter. In less than six hours, the hashtag #IStandWithAhmed sparked a global conversation with more than 370 thousand Tweets, including one from President Obama.
https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/644193755814342656
#TheDress: A photo of the same dress seen under different lighting suddenly went viral on Twitter and caught the attention of millions of people who marveled at the optical illusion or dove into the science behind the apparent color shift. As people debated #BlueandBlack or #WhiteandGold, the dress sparked a global conversation with more than 4.4 million Tweets on February 26 and 27.
https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/571131244634877952
@Caitlyn_Jenner joins Twitter: In June, the world met @Caitlyn_Jenner through Twitter. In just four hours, she gained 1 million followers (breaking the record previously held by @POTUS). Setting the record for the fastest to reach that mark, she also earned recognition in the Guinness World Records.
https://twitter.com/gwr/status/605476304218169344
These were just some of the most talked-about topics in this year that's coming to an end and will be missed.
But we look forward, and may 2016 bring even more achievements and topics to discuss on this network that spans the entire world!
