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This list contains the top 20 tweets with the most likes on the social networking platform Twitter; Twitter does not provide an official list but the news media makes lists. As of June 2020, the most liked tweets has over 4.3 million likes and was tweeted by former U.S. president Barack Obama.

List

The following table lists the top 20 most-liked tweets on Twitter, the account that tweeted it, the total number of likes rounded to the nearest hundred thousand, and the date it was originally tweeted. Tweets that have an identical number of likes are ordered with the newest tweet ranked highest. The notes include the details surrounding the tweet.

Two accounts have more than one of the most-liked tweets in the top 20: South Korean band BTS have nine, and former U.S. president Barack Obama has three.

See also

• List of most-retweeted tweets
• List of most-followed Twitter accounts
• List of most-subscribed YouTube channels
• List of most-liked YouTube videos
• List of most-disliked YouTube videos
• List of most-liked Instagram posts

Notes

1. This tweet was the first of three tweets quoting a passage from Nelson Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, in response to the 2017 Charlottesville attack. The accompanying picture, taken in 2011 by former White House photographer Pete Souza, shows Obama visiting a day care center in Bethesda, Maryland.
2. This tweet was written after Kobe Bryant's death in a helicopter crash.
3. This tweet was written by Andy during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd protests in wake of the launch of Crew Dragon Demo-2 by SpaceX on May 30, 2020.
4. Mel tweeted in all caps about beating cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
5. Jamie tweeted a video of a sock puppet eating cars, making light of the quarantine imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
6. Photo of headline reading "Two deadly viruses are killing Americans: COVID-19 and racism".
7. BTS member Jungkook singing "Never Not" by American singer Lauv.
8. Kobe Bryant's last tweet before his death in a helicopter crash the following morning. He congratulated LeBron James on surpassing him on the National Basketball Association's all-time scoring list.
9. Happy birthday tweet to his wife, Michelle Obama.
10. BTS member Jungkook dancing to "Bad Guy" by American singer Billie Eilish. Initially ranked as the second most retweeted tweet globally of 2019, it became the most retweeted tweet of the year in less than an hour of Twitter announcing its year end list.
11. American singer Ariana Grande tweeted this several hours after her performance at Manchester Arena on May 22, 2017. A suicide bombing had occurred after the end of the concert in the foyer of the arena; the explosion killed 23 people (including the attacker) and injured 250 more.

References

1. Crook, Jordan (August 16, 2017). "The most-liked tweet in history says a lot about how the world is doing". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
2. Becket, Adam (August 16, 2017). "The 10 most liked tweets of all time are dominated by Obama". Business Insider. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
3. Yang, Rachel (December 5, 2018). "Lady Gaga, Barack Obama Among Most Popular Tweets of 2018". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
4. Nuñez, Michael. "Kobe Bryant's Death Prompts More Facebook, Twitter Discussion Than Trump's Impeachment". Forbes.
5. Schwarz, Hunter (August 16, 2017). "Obama's Charlottesville tweet is most liked in Twitter history". CNN. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
6. Barack Obama (August 12, 2017). "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. Barack Obama (January 26, 2020). "Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. To lose Gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents. Michelle and I send love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unthinkable day" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
8. Chavez, Chris (January 26, 2020). "President Barack Obama Shares Heartfelt Tribute Remembering Kobe Bryant". Sports Illustrated.
9. Andy Milonakis (May 30, 2020). "Congratulations to the Astronauts that left Earth today. Good choice" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
10. Hein, Michael (May 31, 2020). "Andy Milonakis Has the Perfect Tweet in Wake of Protests, SpaceX Launch". popculture.com.
11. Mel (June 30, 2020). "IM OFFICIALLY CANCER FREE !!! 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
12. Jamie (March 16, 2020). "Quarantine day 6" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
13. 👑 (May 28, 2020). "What a headline" (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: |author1= has numeric name (help)
14. BTS (May 3, 2020). "Never Not 💜" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
15. Iasimone, Ashley (May 2, 2020). "BTS' Jungkook Covers Lauv's 'Never Not': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
16. Twitter (July 2, 2020). "You can have an edit button when everyone wars a mask" (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: |author1= has generic name (help)
17. Bryant, Kobe (January 25, 2020). "Continuing to move the game forward @KingJames. Much respect my brother 💪🏿 #33644" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
18. Weaver, Aaron (January 26, 2020). "Kobe Bryant's Final Tweet to LeBron Perfectly Sums Up His Own Legacy". CNN.
19. Barack Obama (January 17, 2020). "In every scene, you are my star, @MichelleObama! Happy birthday, baby!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
20. 방탄소년단 (May 25, 2020). "Army painted me😁" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
21. 방탄소년단 (June 9, 2019). "Duh😛" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
22. Herman, Tamar (December 9, 2019). "BTS Fans Propel Jungkook's 'Bad Guy' Tweet to Become No. 1 of 2019". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
23. Ariana Grande (May 22, 2017). "broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
24. "Ariana Grande says she feels 'broken' after Manchester concert attack". BBC News. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
25. 방탄소년단 (Jun 6, 2020). 어린왕자와 함께 한 꿀FM 당분간 안녕~ #0613FM_0606 [Kkul FM that I did with the little prince, goodbye for now~ #0613FM_0606] (Tweet) (in Korean) – via Twitter.
26. 방탄소년단 (May 30, 2020). 오늘은 쮜민과 함께! #0613FM_0530 [Today with Jjwimin! #0613FM_0530] (Tweet) (in Korean) – via Twitter.
27. Mother Moon (May 19, 2020). "his father left when he was 12, now he has a YT channel called "Dad, how do I?" to help kids who're growing up without dads. teaching them basic tasks that you'd usually ask your dad for help on. this is the purest thing 😭" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
28. 방탄소년단 (May 5, 2020). 어버이날 카네이션은 역시 어린이날에 만들어야! [Of course, carnations for Parents' Day should be made on Children's Day!] (Tweet) (in Korean) – via Twitter.
29. 방탄소년단 (June 21, 2020). 아미 덕분에 김밥 맛있게 먹고 가요 [Thanks to army, we're leaving after eating kimbab deliciously] (Tweet) (in Korean) – via Twitter.
30. 방탄소년단 (June 12, 2020). 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 💜생일축하해💜우리멤버들💜 💜💜그리고 아미사랑해💜💜 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 [💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 💜Happy birthday💜Our members💜 💜💜And love you ARMY💜💜 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜] (Tweet) (in Korean) – via Twitter.
31. 방탄소년단 (June 7, 2020). 💜🤍 ARMY 보고싶어요🤍 💜 [💜 🤍ARMY Miss you🤍 💜] (Tweet) (in Korean) – via Twitter.

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