It’s hard to believe but 2016 is coming to a close. With all that has happened this year, it may be hard to remember what events made headlines.
From the Toronto Raptors, to Drake, here is what Canadians were tweeting about this year.
Hashtags
The top 10 hashtags of the year were:
- #BellLetsTalk
- #Toronto
- #Canada
- #tbt
- #Rio2016
- #PokemonGO
- #MentalHealth
- #ElectionNight
- #WeTheNorth
- #OurMoment
In terms of hashtags, Canadians tweeted #BellLetsTalk the most. The hashtag is part of Bell’s campaign to raise money and awareness of about mental health.
And it comes as no surprise that #PokemonGO had people talking. The free app by Nintendo that allows players to virtually catch Pokemon on their smartphones, has taken over many people’s lives since its launch in July.
The Toronto Raptors’ #WeTheNorth slogan was also high on Twitter’s list. Canada’s only NBA team made it to the Eastern Conference finals of the 2016 playoffs and Raptors fever spread across the nation.
Retweets
The most Retweeted Tweets of 2016 were mostly those from Canada’s sweethearts, Justin Bieber and Drake.
Rt while you still can pic.twitter.com/KPyY8e48lF
— Amal // 72 (@lovelyytylerr) November 7, 2016
#VIEWS Tracklist pic.twitter.com/6KLbbgzFSm
— Drizzy (@Drake) April 27, 2016
Thank you. #22
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) March 1, 2016
Feels good to just be happy 🙂
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) January 4, 2016
4/29/16 #VIEWS pic.twitter.com/kHa2rerRyV
— Drizzy (@Drake) April 10, 2016
Speaking of Bieber, he also became the second Twitter user (after Katy Perry) to reach 90 million followers.
Mentions
Twitter also broke down which Canadians received the most mentions in 2016.
- Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) was the most mentioned politician
- Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) was the most mentioned sports team
- P.K. Subban (@PKSubban1) was the most mentioned athlete
- Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) was the most mentioned musician
- Ryan Reynolds (@VanCityReynolds) was the most mentioned actor
- Lily Singh (@IIsuperwomanII) was the most mentioned digital creator
What will be in store for 2017? We will just have to tweet away and find out.