The most liked tweet of all time was posted on American Actor Chadwick Boseman's Twitter account by his family members in August 2020 after his passing. As of January 2023, the post had seven million likes. Ranking second was a tweet by Elon Musk from April 2022, suggesting he would purchase Coca-Cola. Former U.S. President Barack Obama's 2017 tweet which stated "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..." has gained four million likes and 1.4 million retweets.
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg had two top ranking tweets as of January 2023. Ranking forth, a tweet from Thunberg which was published on December 27th 2022, was a response to American-British media personality Andrew Tate. Tate tweeted Greta and requested an email address to which he could submit a list of his collection of cars and each one's corresponding emissions, resulting in Thunberg's comeback gaining almost four million likes within a matter of days.
Most popular tweets on X (formerly Twitter) as of 2023, by number of likes
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of likes
Chadwick Bosemen: Family of Chadwick Boseman announcing his passing (Aug '20)
7
Elon Musk: "Next I'm buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in" (Apr '22)
4.7
Barack Obama: "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin..." (Aug '17)
4
Greta Thunberg: "yes, please do enlighten me. email me at smalldickenergy@getalife.com"
3.9
Joe Biden: "It's a new day in America" (Jan '21)
3.8
Barack Obama: "Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started..." (Jan '20)
3.6
Greta Thunberg: "this is what happens when you don't recycle your pizza boxes"
3.5
Andy Milonakis: "Congratulations to the Astronauts that left Earth today. Good choice" (May '20)
3.4
Elon Musk: "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means" (Apr '22)
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