Twitter's 2019 trends: Chandrayaan 2, Bigil, Avengers Endgame most popular hashtags

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Twitter's 2019 trends: Chandrayaan 2, Bigil, Avengers Endgame most popular hashtags

The tweet shared by PM Modi celebrating his party's (BJP) victory in #loksabhaelections2019 emerged as the most liked and retweeted tweet of 2019, making it the Golden Tweet of India

Twitter on Tuesday released its latest listings of the most talked-about topics that trended on the micro-blogging platform in the year 2019. The social networking giant said that ISRO's Chandrayaan2 (#Chandrayaan2) mission to the moon was the most talked-about events for India this year.

"ISRO's ground-breaking mission to land the world's first robotic rover on the moon's south pole was followed closely, not only by millions of Indians but people all across the world. A Tweet from NASA (@NASA) commending ISRO became one of the top ten most Retweeted Tweets this year by Indians on the service," Twitter India said in a release.

Space is hard. We commend @ISRO's attempt to land their #Chandrayaan2 mission on the Moon's South Pole. You have inspired us with your journey and look forward to future opportunities to explore our solar system together. https://t.co/pKzzo9FDLL
- NASA (@NASA) September 7, 2019

Twitter said in its statement that the tweet shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrating his party's (BJP) victory in #loksabhaelections2019 emerged as the most liked and retweeted tweet of 2019, making it the Golden Tweet of India.

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Together we grow.
Together we prosper.
Together we will build a strong and inclusive India.
India wins yet again! #VijayiBharat
- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2019

"The world's largest democracy voted to determine its political future this year, and Indians took to Twitter to exchange their thoughts, resulting in #loksabhaelections2019 at the top of the list of most tweeted about hashtags," Twitter India added.

Meanwhile, the top 10 most tweeted and trending hashtags of 2019 comprise:

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: The world's largest democracy voted to determine its political future this year and Indians took to Twitter to exchange their thoughts, resulting in #loksabhaelections2019 at the top of the list of most tweeted about Hashtags.
Chandrayaan 2: ISRO's ground-breaking mission to land the world's first robotic rover on the moon's south pole was followed closely, not only by millions of Indians but people all across the world. A Tweet from NASA (@NASA) commending ISRO became one of the top ten most Retweeted Tweets this year by Indians on the service.
CWC 19: Cricket fans had a busy summer of cricket in 2019 with the Cricket World Cup. Despite India losing to New Zealand in the semi-finals, Indian cricket fans owned Twitter, tweeting about winning moments, shocking upsets, classic catches, and who can forget all those memes, making #cwc19 the third most Tweeted about hashtag this year.
Pulwama: The news of the death of 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in an attack on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Pulwama district, resulted in Indians taking to Twitter to tweet their reactions.
Article 370: In August 2019, the Minister of Home Affairs revoked Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that gave special status to Jammu & Kashmir, raising opposition and support on Twitter.
Bigil: Like every year, the Tamil and Telugu entertainment industries dominated entertainment conversations on Twitter. Fans of superstar Vijay (@actorvijay) used the service to discuss and celebrate every update about the much-awaited Diwali blocker buster #bigil.
Diwali: Like every year, this year the festival of lights sparked joy as the five days of celebration lit up people's timelines. People came to Twitter to talk about their celebrations, wish loved ones and tweet about how and why Deepavali was special to them.
Avengers Endgame: Like much of the world, Indians took to Twitter to discuss fan-theories and what to expect in the anticipated finale of the franchise, making #avengersendgame one of the most Tweeted about hashtags this year.
Ayodhya Verdict: The Ayodhya dispute has been a political, historical, and socio-religious milestone in India. As the final judgement in the Ayodhya dispute was declared by the Supreme Court of India, people Tweeted their reactions.
Eid Mubarak: The tenth most tweeted about hashtag this year was the festival of Eid, as people tweeted and wished each other prosperity and goodwill.

Explaining the methodology being undertaken to ascertain which hashtag made it to the top, Twitter said that it calculated the number of unique authors engaging and discussing on the micro-blogging site from January 1 to November 15, 2019.

Twitter also revealed the list of most tweeted emojis in India this year. The laughing emoji was the most tweeted this year. It undertook the same approach as above to ascertain which emojis ranked the most by total tweet volume from January 1 to November 15, 2019.

Here is the list of top emojis of 2019: