Twitter announced today that Justin Bieber was the most Tweeted about celebrity in 2012. One of his Tweets about six-year-old cancer victim Avalanna Routh was the most re-Tweeted message of the year, being re-sent by his fans 223,771 times. The message? “RIP Avalanna. i love you”.
The second most re-Tweeted line was from Michael Jackson fans who re-Tweeted @obeyMJ’s message of “R.I.P. Whitney Houston” 191,043 times.
Here are the top 5 re-Tweeted messages in 2012:
- @justinbieber: RIP Avalanna. i love you (223,771 retweets)
- @obeyMJ: R.I.P. Whitney Houston. Retweet for respect. (191,043 retweets)
- @Harry_Styles: We owe you everything. Thank you so much for this. Three VMAs!! YEAH .xx (125,379 retweets)
- @BenSavage: I’m going to be a father! Well, on TV at least. The Boy Meets World sequel is officially happening! (114,179 retweets)
- @NiallOfficial: Guys its been 2 years today since we were formed, its been incredible so far, its all down to you guys! Love you all soo much ! Thank you (103,772 retweets)