This Year’s Twitter Highlights: 'COVID-19, Presidential Election, Hwacheon Daeyu'... BTS, Most Mentioned Figures Worldwide

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] This year, keywords such as 'COVID-19', 'Presidential Election', and 'Hwacheondaeyu' were the most tweeted on domestic Twitter.

Twitter analyzed tweets from January 1st to the 15th of last month and released data on trending keywords and figures on the 10th. The most mentioned keyword on domestic Twitter this year was 'COVID-19'. Related to COVID-19, 'vaccine inoculation' also generated many tweets.

Interest in the 20th Presidential Election scheduled for March next year was also high. On domestic Twitter, 'Presidential Election' was the second most mentioned keyword after COVID-19. Related to this, 'Hwacheondaeyu', involved in the Daejang-dong development preferential treatment allegations, and 'Basic Income', proposed as a pledge by Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, ranked 6th.

'Tokyo Olympics' ranked 4th. Twitter reported that 50 million tweets related to the Tokyo Olympics were posted domestically within two weeks after the Olympics opening.

The most talked-about figure this year was volleyball player Kim Yeon-koung. Jeong Eun-kyeong, head of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, ranked 2nd, and 'Jeong-in', who died from abuse by adoptive parents, was 3rd. Following were taekwondo star Lee Dae-hoon in 4th and archer An San in 5th.

The top domestic political figure was former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon, followed by President Moon Jae-in in 2nd place.

BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan) ranked as the most tweeted figure worldwide on Twitter again this year, securing the world No.1 spot for five consecutive years.

BTS's tweet '#StopAsianHate' was the most retweeted statement this year.

Netflix's global hit 'Squid Game' ranked 3rd among the most tweeted TV programs worldwide this year.

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