"More BTS Mentions than We Can Count" BTS Is 2018's Most Tweeted-About Celebrity!
Dec 6, 2018
Once again, K-pop boy group BTS proved that it is truly a global phenomenon.
According to year-end data released by Twitter on December 5, BTS recorded as the most Tweeted-about account across the world, topping the tally for the second year in a row.
Not only that, but BTS also ranked #1 and the group's member JIMIN landed on #9 on 2018's most Tweeted about musicians in the U.S., despite not having his own Twitter account.
The list included other worldwide superstars including LeBron James, Kanye West, Drake, another K-pop boy group EXO, Ariana Grande, Cardi B, Beyoncé, and Nicki Minaj. BTS currently has over 17.2 million followers, and one of the Tweets of its member J-HOPE's #InMyFeelingsChallenge video was 2018's globally most liked Tweet as well.
This video of J-HOPE was posted on July 23, and it has over 1.7 million likes and 14.9 million views as of now.