Twitter fairly captured the essence of 2011. Below is a list of top 16 events tweeted this year, ranked by tweets per second (TPS). TPS as a yardstick to measure the intensity of reaction by Twitter users and thus, signifies the level of significance of an event.
Only five events in the list were dominantly US-centric, namely Troy Davis execution, NBA Finals, East Coast Earthquake, Home Run Derby, and Superbowl. The others have more global appeals. Yet another indication of growing internationalization of Twitter.
RankEventsTweets Per SecondWhen
| Most Tweeted in 2011 |
| 1 |
MTV Video Music Awards |
8,868 |
August 28 |
| 2 |
Troy Davis executed |
7,671 |
September 20 |
| 3 |
End of FIFA Women’s World Cup |
7,196 |
July 17 |
| 4 |
Brazil eliminated from the Copa America |
7,166 |
July 17 |
| 5 |
Steve Jobs resigns |
7,064 |
August 25 |
| 6 |
New Year |
6,939 |
January 1 |
| 7 |
BET Awards |
6,436 |
June 27 |
| 8 |
UEFA Champions League |
6,303 |
May 28 |
| 9 |
Steve Jobs passes away |
6,049 |
October 6 |
| 10 |
NBA Finals |
5,531 |
June 13 |
| 11 |
Japanese earthquake and tsunami |
5,530 |
March 11 |
| 12 |
East Coast earthquake |
5,449 |
August 23 |
| 13 |
Raid on Osama bin Laden |
5,106 |
May 2 |
| 14 |
Home Run Derby |
4,995 |
July 11 |
| 15 |
Superbowl |
4,064 |
February 6 |
| 16 |
UK Royal Wedding |
3,966 |
April 29 |
Source: Twitter’s 2011 Year in review
Earth’s Most Tweeted Events in 2011 originally appeared on GreyReview.com on December 13, 2011.
