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The Most Retweeted Things of 2019

What was the craziest thing that happened to you in 2019? Whatever it is, it’s not at crazy as the #1 tweeted thing of the year…a brown egg. Yes, you heard me…a BROWN EGG!

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What was the craziest thing that happened to you in 2019? Whatever it is, it's not at crazy as the #1 tweeted thing of the year...a brown egg. Yes, you heard me...a BROWN EGG!

Twitter released its annual "Year on Twitter Report," which categorizes the things that people are talking about the most. Some aren't surprising. There's a LOT of politics in there. But others are just plain weird.

So here it goes...the most retweeted thing of 2019 was this thing

Most tweeted-about TV shows

  1. Game of Thrones
  2. Stranger Things
  3. The Simpsons
  4. La Casa de Papel
  5. Grey’s Anatomy
  6. Love Island
  7. Catfish: The TV Show
  8. Family Guy
  9. The Walking Dead
  10. Narcos

Most tweeted-about movies

  1. The Avengers: Endgame
  2. Toy Story 4
  3. Joker (2019)
  4. Spider-Man: Far From Home
  5. The Lion King (2019)
  6. Weathering With You (天気の子)
  7. Captain Marvel
  8. IT Chapter 2
  9. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
  10. Frozen 2

Most tweeted-about actors

  1. Tom Holland
  2. Chris Evans
  3. Zendaya
  4. Robert Downey Jr.
  5. Cameron Boyce
  6. Keanu Reeves
  7. Chris Hemsworth
  8. Kanna Hashimoto
  9. Jennifer Lopez
  10. Mark Ruffalo

Most tweeted-about musicians

  1. BTS
  2. Ariana Grande
  3. Drake
  4. Rihanna
  5. Cardi B
  6. Justin Bieber
  7. Beyonce
  8. Kanye West
  9. Billie Eilish
  10. Lady Gaga

Most tweeted-about sports teams

  1. FC Barcelona
  2. Real Madrid CF
  3. Manchester United
  4. Liverpool FC
  5. Paris Saint-Germain
  6. Juventus FC
  7. Manchester City
  8. AFC Ajax
  9. Flamengo
  10. Los Angeles Lakers

Most tweeted-about female athletes

  1. Megan Rapinoe
  2. Serena Williams
  3. Naomi Osaka
  4. Alex Morgan
  5. Simone Biles
  6. Becky Lynch
  7. Marta
  8. Ronda Rousey
  9. Maria Sharapova
  10. Katelyn Ohashi

Most tweeted-about male athletes

  1. Neymar
  2. Lionel Messi
  3. Cristiano Ronaldo
  4. LeBron James
  5. Kawhi Leonard
  6. Kobe Bryant
  7. Tom Brady
  8. Kylian Mbappe
  9. Keisuke Honda
  10. Antonio Brown

Most tweeted-about politicians

  1. Donald Trump
  2. Barack Obama
  3. Narendra Modi
  4. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
  5. Jair Bolsonaro
  6. Bernie Sanders
  7. Hillary Clinton
  8. Joe Biden
  9. Emmanuel Macron
  10. Vladimir Putin
Ayla Brown has been an on-air morning show host with Country 102.5 since 2018. Before taking this once-in-a-lifetime job, Ayla was (and still is) a country music singer. In 2006, she placed 13th on American Idol. In 2012 and 2013 she celebrated her Grand Ole Opry and Ryman Auditorium debut, and over the years she has visited 13 countries overseas to sing for the American Troops. Country music is in Ayla Brown’s soul. Not only does she sing it, but she gets to talk about it every day on “Country Mornings with Jonathan and Ayla.” Ayla is happily married to singer-songwriter, Rob Bellamy, and they welcomed a son named Barrett in August of 2022. In her free time, she loves to sew baby bibs and experiment with new recipes in the kitchen. She also loves to travel and try new foods. Ayla writes about Boston area happenings, parenting, holistic lifestyle and living, and travel.