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. Philippines, being the Selfie Capital of the World, also showed that they're just as active at Twitter as they are on Instagram. 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} Google’s 2025 Year in Search highlights the topics that captured the attention of the Philippines this year. Read more in our articles including "Papal visit breaks Twitter records in the Philippines" and "Google Year in Search 2025 for Philippines revealed".
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Aug 2, 2023In 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. Philippines, being the Selfie Capital of the World, also showed that they're just as active at Twitter as they are on Instagram.
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.
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