2016 according to Twitter *4

The highest trending TV shows were Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead and Grey's Anatomy, with a list rounded out by international sensations like Big Brother Brasil and the South Korean drama Descendants of the Sun.

1.     #GameOfThrones (Game of Thrones)

2.     #TheWalkingDead (The Walking Dead)

3.    #GreysAnatomy (Grey’s Anatomy)

4.    #DescendantsOfTheSun (Descendants of the Sun)

5.     #MasterChefbr (Masterchef Brasil)

6.    #OITNB (Orange is the New Black)

7.     #StrangerThings (Stranger Things)

8.     #Empire (Empire)

9.    #TheVoice (The Voice)

10.  #Bbb16 (Big Brother Brasil)

Science fiction and major franchises ruled the movie trends, led by Star Wars, Suicide Squadand Deadpool, and including family films like Finding Dory and Zootopia.

1.     #StarWars (Star Wars)

2.     #SuicideSquad (Suicide Squad)

3.    #Deadpool (Deadpool)

4.    #HarryPotter (Harry Potter)

5.     #Batmanvsuperman (Batman vs Superman)

6.    #CaptainAmericaCivilWar (Captain America Civil War)

7.     #FindingDory (Finding Dory)

8.     #TheRevenant (The Revenant)

9.    #Zootopia (Zootopia)

10.  #Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters)

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2016 according to Twitter *3

Top Trending Challenges:

1.     #MannequinChallenge

The Mannequin Challenge is a viral Internet video trend where people remain frozen in action like mannequins while a video is recorded, usually with the song "Black Beatles" by Rae Sremmurd playing in the background.

The hashtag #MannequinChallenge was used for popular social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram. It is believed that the phenomenon was started by students in Jacksonville, Florida on October 12, 2016.

The initial posting has inspired works by other groups, especially professional athletesand sports teams that have posted increasingly complex and elaborate videos.

other viral internet challenges were: 

2.     #SoGoneChallenge

3.    #RunningManChallenge

4.    #HuhChallenge

5 .  #TrustFallChallenge

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2016 according to Twitter *2

this year  was another huge year for musicians on Twitter, with musical artists eight of the top 10 most followed celebrities.

1.     Katy Perry

2.     Justin Bieber

3.    Taylor Swift

4.    Rihanna

5.     Lady Gaga

6.    Ellen DeGeneres

7.     Justin Timberlake

8.     Kim Kardashian West

9.    Britney Spears

10.  Selena Gomez

The top retweeted musical artists were both former One Direction members: Harry Styles, with his Taylor Swift lyrics, and Louis Tomlinson celebrating the birth of his son.

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