Twitter Releases 2015 Year In Review With Top Trends, Topics, Moments & More

Take a stroll back through Twitter timelines with their 2015 Year In Review. See the top Tweets, topics and moments of the past year.

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    From #PrayForParis to #TheDress & Caitlyn Jenner (fastest to 1 million Twitter followers ever), 2015 was quite a year for social media and Twitter. The annual year in review spotlights the most talked about and influential moments in 2015:

    The staple, the most retweeted Tweets of the year had very specific direction this year with four out of the top five tweets pertaining to the band One Direction. @Harry_Styles had the most retweeted Tweet of the year with nearly 3/4 of a million retweets:

    The most influential topics of the year range from the absurd White/Gold Black/Blue dress to the unfortunate #PrayForParis & #JeSuisCharlie and to celebration of #LoveWins. Each of these specific topics have their own Twitter Moment so users can relive each event. Twitter has been pushing Moments quite hard recently with TV spots and this integration showcases their functionality:


    The top trends of the year were released by topic (sports, TV, Movies, Music etc) as well as the top emoji’s and pastimes. “New Voices” showcases new accounts from famous folks that were started up in 2015. From sportsmen to actors and even the US President.

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    To see the greatest Twitter hits of 2015 head on over to the Twitter 2015 Year in Review.


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    Greg Finn is the Director of Marketing for Cypress North, a company that provides world-class social media and search marketing services and web & application development. He has been in the Internet marketing industry for 10+ years and specializes in Digital Marketing. You can also find Greg on Twitter (@gregfinn) or LinkedIn.

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