There was no simple way for politicians or celebrities to communicate with their fans online prior to the creation of social media sites like Twitter. Twitter has filled that need, making life simpler for those from both worlds, and once again demonstrated why it is one of the best communication tools.
Hold on while we attempt to provide you with a solution to your inquiry regarding the most popular tweets posted by celebs and other social media influencers in our article today.
The top 20 tweets that received the most likes on Twitter are listed in a table along with the number of likes overall, rounded to the closest 100,000 (in millions), and the posting date.
US lawmakers, Elon Musk, and members of the Korean pop hit BTS band make up the majority of the list.
1. Family of Chadwick Boseman
The announcement of American actor Chadwick Boseman’s passing was made in this tweet. Boseman received a colon cancer diagnosis in 2016, and due to complications, he passed away in 2020.
— Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) August 29, 2020
Following his passing, the diagnosis was made public. The message, which was liked by millions of Twitter users and followers barely 24 hours after it was posted, is the most liked tweet in the history of the social media behemoth. As of 2022, 7.2 million Twitter users have liked it.
2. Elon MuskÂ
On April 28, 2022, the Tesla CEO jokingly tweeted that he could obtain the original Coca-Cola recipe and reinstate cocaine, a component that is prohibited from use because it is regarded as a narcotic under US law.
Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 28, 2022
The message quickly became popular and attracted a lot of attention from other Twitter users. More than 690K persons retweeted the message, and 4.6 million users liked it. After the Twitter board accepted his offer to purchase the firm for $44 billion, Elon Musk was being sarcastic.
On April 14, the day after buying a roughly 9% investment in Twitter Inc. through the open market, the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, made an offer to buy the entire company.\
3. Barack ObamaÂ
In reference to the 2017 Charlottesville assault, former US president Barack Obama tweeted the following, using a passage from Nelson Mandela’s autobiography.
“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
When Obama visited a daycare centre in Bethesda, Maryland, in 2011, former White House photographer Pete Souza captured the image that is displayed in the tweet below.
At the time of the announcement, the tweet had more than 3.3 million likes, surpassing Ariana Grande’s tweet from Manchester in 2017. As of 2022, the tweet had more than 4.1 million likes.
4. Joe Biden
On the day of his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States, Vice President-elect Joe Biden tweeted. With almost 4 million likes, this tweet was the most popular one of 2021.
It’s a new day in America.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 20, 2021
5. Barack Obama
Following news that Kobe Bryant and his daughter had perished in a helicopter crash, former US president Barack Obama paid respects to the NBA player on Twitter. It had 3.7 million likes as of 2022, according to Twitter’s year-end assessment, making it the second most-liked tweet of 2020.
Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. To lose Gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents. Michelle and I send love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unthinkable day.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 26, 2020
6. Andy Milonakis
Famous American comedian Andy Milonakis tweeted this in response to SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Demo-2 in 2020 when the COVID-19 epidemic was still active and there were demonstrations in the US over George Floyd’s passing. In 2020, it received the third-most likes per tweet, according to Twitter’s year-end analysis.
Congratulations to the Astronauts that left Earth today. Good choice
— Andy Milonakis (@andymilonakis) May 30, 2020
7. Elon Musk
Elon Musk, the well-known CEO of Tesla Inc. and the richest man in the world, tweeted on April 25, 2022, following his successful acquisition of Twitter Inc. in a $44 billion all-cash deal to buy out a 100% share in the company.
I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 25, 2022
He told users and the entire globe that he wants even his toughest detractors to be on the platform and openly criticise him after announcing his intention to take the firm private and implement improvements to make it the absolute platform for free speech.
Under the condition that critics abide by US laws protecting their right to free speech, the business has no intention of shadow banning or suspending their accounts.
8. Twitter
On the same day that Facebook, Inc.-owned platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp had significant global outages due to server problems, Twitter issued this snarky tweet about them. According to Twitter’s year-end assessment, it was the third most-liked tweet of 2021.
hello literally everyone
— Twitter (@Twitter) October 4, 2021
9. Jungkook
In less than an hour, a selfie that Jungkook, a member of the popular Korean boy band BTS, shared with his freshly coloured blonde hair received more than 1 million likes. According to Twitter’s year-end analysis, it was the second-most liked tweet of 2021.
😙 pic.twitter.com/Jz9icVF68w
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) January 25, 2021
10. Kamala Harris
Following the announcement of the winner of the 2020 US presidential election, US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris shared a video of herself greeting President-elect Joe Biden. As of 2022, 3.1 million users liked it.
We did it, @JoeBiden. pic.twitter.com/oCgeylsjB4
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 7, 2020