Twitter Year in Review, 2017: The Nuggets Have It

Carter Wilkerson’s appetite for Wendy’s 'nuggs' led to Twitter’s most retweeted global tweet for 2017

Twitter climbed aboard the 2017 in review train, and its most retweeted tweet worldwide was a plea for chicken nuggets.

Carter Wilkerson’s appetite for Wendy’s “nuggs” led to Twitter’s most retweeted global tweet for 2017.

The tweet that drew the most likes worldwide was a plea for racial equality from former President Barack Obama.

The most retweeted tweet from an athlete worldwide was National Basketball Association superstar LeBron James poking fun at President Donald Trump for rescinding his invitation to the league champion Golden State Warriors to visit the White House, after Warriors superstar Stephen Curry had already said he would not attend.

Miss Universe 2017 was the most-tweeted-about global television event.

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