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World Emoji Day 2023: Loudly Crying Face becomes most popular emoji, as per Facemoji Keyboard’s 2023 State of Emoji Report

Written by: Somya Muralidharan Designed by Sahaj Ajmani

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World Emoji Day is observed annually on July 17 to honour emojis. In the years since it was first observed, it has grown in popularity as a date for emoji-related product launches and releases.

World Emoji Day 2023

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July 17 was picked for celebrating World Emoji Day because it matches the calendar emoji.📅

Why 17 July?

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To mark World Emoji Day on July 17, Baidu’s Facemoji Keyboard released its 2023 State of Emoji Report today. The top 20 most popular emojis have changed noticeably, and for the first time, Argentina's flag is listed among them.

2023 State of Emoji Report

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The Face with Tears of Joy, a long time favourite, has been replaced by the Loudly Crying Face as the most popular emoji worldwide.

World’s No. 1 Emoji

Face with Tears of Joy emoji topped the list of most popular emojis in India. Rolling on the floor laughing emoji, kissing heart emoji, red heart emoji, Indian flag emoji were among the most widely used emojis in India, as per Facemoji Keyboard’s 2023 State of Emoji Report

Most popular emojis in India

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Argentina's flag climbed all the way into the top 20 as a result of Lionel Messi-led team winning FIFA World Cup 2022.

Argentina's flag in top 20: Messi effect

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The Partying Face is in the top 10 lists of several European nations, including Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Russia, indicating a post-pandemic return to good cheer.

Partying face in European countries

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This year’s top five emoji faces included The Face with Tears of Joy, The Loudly Crying Face, The Red Heart, The Rolling on the Floor Laughing and The Pleading Face, proving that despite the fact that we all value variety, we always return to our favourites.

Top 5 emojis

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The pants emoji came in at number two in Canada, making Canada the only nation to have an article of clothing in its top 10.

Pant emoji

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All English-speaking nations, including Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, had The Skull among their top 10 emojis.

Skull emoji