SRK-Zayn selfie declared Twitter India's Golden Tweet of The Year

Twitter India gives us a round up of the country's #YearOnTwitter


Entertainment Desk December 10, 2015
Twitter India gives us a round up of the highs this year. Here's a look at the country's #YearOnTwitter. PHOTO: TWITTER/IAMSRK

As 2015 comes to a close, Twitter India gives us a round-up of the highs of this year. From Shah Rukh and Zayn's selfie to Amitabh Bachchan's followers, here's a look at India's #YearOnTwitter:

Golden Tweet: The most Retweeted Tweet of the year:

King Khan proved that he reigns supreme when his selfie with former One Direction member Zayn Malik (taken at the Asian Awards in London in April 2015) became the most retweeted tweet of the year.

"It took Twitter by storm garnering over 140,000 retweets and viewed nearly 18.3 million times globally on Twitter as fans of both artists were thrilled to see the two together in this rare selfie moment," states Twitter.

Shah Rukh Khan parties with Zayn Malik at Asian Awards

Twitter India congratulated the megastar on the achievement:


The Most Popular Hashtag Trends:

Remember when DDLJ fans went into a frenzy on the 20 year anniversary of the iconic Bollywood film? Well, it ranked #5 on the top 5 popular hashtag trends on Twitter.

PHOTO: BLOG.TWITTER

20 years on: A treat in the making for DDLJ fans

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge celebrated its 20th birthday on Twitter with fans and celebrities reminiscing about their favourite DDLJ dialogues, scenes, songs, and photos. Twitter presented a wonderful reflection to all the excitement with over 140,000 #DDLJ20Years tweets.

Most Followed Accounts:

Big B proved to be a worthy contender garnering 18.1 million followers on Twitter and earning the highest number of followers in India. SRK was only 2.4 million followers behind with 16.5 million followers, closely followed by India's PM Narendra Modi and Bollywood megastars Aamir Khan and Salman Khan.

Big B congratulates SRK on 400,000 Twitter followers

PHOTO: BLOG.TWITTER

Most Influential Moments:

One of the most brightest events in the Indian calendar, Diwali got it's first-ever emoji this year as Hindus world over celebrated the joyous occasion.

PHOTO: NDTV

The event also marked one of the most influential events of the year on Twitter as people tweeted their pictures and greetings with hashtag #HappyDiwali.

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Around 1.8 million tweets and Diwali emojis were shared across the social media site.

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