This #OneDirection Bombshell Spawned the Most Retweeted Tweet of 2015

Thanks to Directioners, the band was responsible for the two most-retweeted tweets this year.

In a year where Twitter was used by politicians relating to their constituents, by Parisians alerting others of safe havens and by brands making emojis even more popular, a pop music singer gained the most retweets.

Twitter’s year-end wrap-up shows that this tweet — by One Direction’s Harry Styles after former band member Zayn Malik decided to leave the group — was the most retweeted thought of the year, gaining more than 729,000 retweets.

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