In a report shared by Twitter to Smart Communications, the recent visit of Pope Francis broke Twitter records in the Philippines, simply showing the Roman Catholic Pontiff's popularity in the country and how Filipinos have turned to social media to openly express their love and appreciation for him. The number of Tweets reached its peak on January 15 at 6:30PM when the Pope arrived in Manila – with a whopping 3,664 Tweets per second. Not only that, the all-time Golden Tweet (most Retweeted Tweet) for the Philippines is also a result of Pope Francis' trip in the country. — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 16, 2015 This post received nearly 76,000 Retweets and almost 90,000 Favorites. It is also the Pope's most Retweeted Tweet which was enabled with the help of Smart giving free Twitter access to Filipinos during his stay in the country. RELATED: Pope Francis Inspires the People of Instagram Wrong but Funny #DearPopeFrancis Instagrams {Smart} Let's take a look at how the Pope inspired the people of Instagram during his recent trip to our country. Just like the article that was earlier shared, we still used the official hashtags for the Pope as well as other related tags when he was here. Read more in our articles including "Papal visit breaks Twitter records in the Philippines" and "Pope Francis Inspires the People of Instagram".
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Dec 14, 2025In a report shared by Twitter to Smart Communications, the recent visit of Pope Francis broke Twitter records in the Philippines, simply showing the Roman Catholic Pontiff's popularity in the country and how Filipinos have turned to social media to openly express their love and appreciation for him. The number of Tweets reached its peak on January 15 at 6:30PM when the Pope arrived in Manila – with a whopping 3,664 Tweets per second.
Not only that, the all-time Golden Tweet (most Retweeted Tweet) for the Philippines is also a result of Pope Francis' trip in the country. — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 16, 2015 This post received nearly 76,000 Retweets and almost 90,000 Favorites. It is also the Pope's most Retweeted Tweet which was enabled with the help of Smart giving free Twitter access to Filipinos during his stay in the country.
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