Twitter’s 2020 #ThisHappened: BTS Continues Reign as Most Tweeted About Musicians in US

The tweet revealing Chadwick Boseman’s death was the most liked, retweeted, quote-tweeted

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Life on Twitter was not very different from real life in 2020, as the word “quarantine” was mentioned on the platform 1.6 million times, while mentions of “home” were up 143% year-over-year.

Twitter shared its 2020 #ThisHappened year-end review Monday, and the social network shared some highlights with Adweek.

K-pop superstars BTS were the most tweeted about musicians in the U.S. for the fourth consecutive year, and four of the top 10 were from the genre.

Musicians dominated the list of celebrities with the most follower growth in the U.S.

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