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This list contains the top 30 tweets with the most likes on the social networking platform Twitter; Twitter does not provide an official list but news and mainstream media make lists. As of February 2021, the most liked tweet has over 7 million likes and was tweeted from the account of American actor Chadwick Boseman announcing his death from cancer. Three accounts have more than one of the most-liked tweets in the top 30: South Korean band BTS has seventeen, former U.S. President Barack Obama has three, and U.S. President Joe Biden has two.

List

The following table lists the top 30 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 listed in date order with the most recent tweet ranked highest. The notes include the details surrounding the tweet.

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. Tweet announcing the death of American actor Chadwick Boseman. Boseman died after complications with colon cancer, which he had been diagnosed with four years prior; the diagnosis was only made public after his death.
2. Posted on the day Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States.
3. This tweet was the first of three, by former US President Barack Obama, 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. Twitter publicly confirmed four days later, on August 16, 2017, that it had become the new most-liked tweet on the platform ever with over 3.3 million likes at the time of announcement. The tweet surpassed previous record holder Ariana Grande's Manchester tweet on August 15, 2017, when it reached 2.7 million likes three days after being posted.
4. Obama wrote this tweet in tribute to American basketball player Kobe Bryant after news of his death in a helicopter crash surfaced.
5. American comedian and streamer Andy Milonakis posted this tweet 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.
6. Vice president-elect Kamala Harris tweeted a video congratulating president-elect Joe Biden after the pair won the 2020 United States presidential election.
7. Joe Biden's first tweet after defeating Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election. It accumulated over 1 million likes in less than half an hour of being posted.
8. American actor Macaulay Culkin, best known for his role as young Kevin McAllister in the Home Alone and Home Alone 2 movies, posted this tweet a day after his 40th birthday. Intended as a joke to "make people feel old", the tweet elicited thousands of shocked responses from fans, many of whom still thought of Culkin as the film character.
9. BTS member V posted a pair of selfies from behind-the-scenes of a photoshoot. In December 2020, Twitter revealed that his tweet was both the most-liked K-pop related tweet and the most-liked BTS tweet of the year with 3.2 million likes.
10. Video clip of BTS member Jungkook singing "Never Not" by American singer Lauv. The tweet accumulated 1 million likes within two hours; it was additionally the fastest in 2020 to reach 1 million views.
11. User Mel tweeted in all caps about beating cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
12. User Jamie Gagnon of Wisconsin tweeted a video of a sock puppet eating cars, making light of the quarantine imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. His tweet accumulated over 3 million likes for the period March 16–22, 2020—it was the most liked tweet of that week.
13. Obama tweeted his congratulations to Joe Biden on the day of Biden's inauguration as the 46th president of the United States.
14. Video clip of BTS member Jungkook singing the BTS remix version of "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" by New Zealand music producer Jawsh 685 and American singer Jason Derulo.
15. BTS tweeted this video of the band celebrating in response to the news that their latest single "Dynamite", released on August 21, 2020, had remained at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a second consecutive week.
16. BTS member V tweeted this video of him wishing fellow bandmate Jungkook a happy birthday in Korean in celebration of Jungkook's 23rd birthday that day.
17. Twitter considers implementing the most requested Twitter feature by calling attention to the wearing of face masks in order to help curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
18. Photo of headline reading "Two deadly viruses are killing Americans: COVID-19 and racism".
19. Fighting is a Korean expression which can also be translated as "Good luck".

References

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5. Moreau, Jordan (August 29, 2020). "Chadwick Boseman's Final Tweet Is Twitter's Most-Liked Post of All Time". Variety. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; August 29, 2020 suggested (help)
6. @chadwickboseman (August 28, 2020). "[It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman. Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, and battled with it these last 4 years as it progressed to stage IV... ]" (Tweet). Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via Twitter.
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8. Biden, Joe (January 20, 2021). "It's a new day in America" (Tweet). Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
9. Obama, Barack (August 12, 2017). "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..." (Tweet). Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via Twitter.
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12. Obama, Barack (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). Retrieved November 6, 2020 – via Twitter.
13. Chavez, Chris (January 26, 2020). "President Barack Obama Shares Heartfelt Tribute Remembering Kobe Bryant". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
14. Milonakis, Andy (May 30, 2020). "Congratulations to the Astronauts that left Earth today. Good choice" (Tweet). Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
15. Hein, Michael (May 31, 2020). "Andy Milonakis Has the Perfect Tweet in Wake of Protests, SpaceX Launch". PopCulture.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
16. Harris, Kamala (November 7, 2020). "We did it, @JoeBiden" (Tweet). Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Twitter.
17. Biden, Joe (November 7, 2020). "America, I'm honored that you have chosen me to lead our great country. The work ahead of us will be hard, but I promise you this: I will be a President for all Americans — whether you voted for me or not. I will keep the faith that you have placed in me" (Tweet). Retrieved November 15, 2020 – via Twitter.
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19. Culkin, Macaulay (August 26, 2020). "Hey guys, wanna feel old? I'm 40. You're welcome" (Tweet). Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Twitter.
20. Respers, Lisa (August 26, 2020). "Macaulay Culkin turns 40 just to freak us out". CNN. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
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22. Jungkook (January 24, 2021). "😙" (Tweet). Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
23. V (August 16, 2020). "Hi Army😊" (Tweet). Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Twitter.
24. Lee, Seung-hoon (August 17, 2020). "눈빛에 치인다"..방탄소년단 뷔, 할 말 잃게 만드는 '남신 비주얼' [★SHOT!]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
25. Hwang, Ji-young (December 8, 2020). 방탄소년단, 전 세계 트위터에서 가장 많이 언급된 계정 1위 [BTS, the world's most mentioned account on Twitter]. Daily Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; January 27, 2021 suggested (help)
26. Jungkook (May 3, 2020). "Never Not 💜" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Twitter.
27. Iasimone, Ashley (May 2, 2020). "BTS' Jungkook Covers Lauv's 'Never Not': Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 3, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
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29. Mel (June 30, 2020). "IM OFFICIALLY CANCER FREE !!! 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️" (Tweet). Retrieved October 16, 2020 – via Twitter.
30. Jamie (March 16, 2020). "Quarantine day 6" (Tweet). Retrieved August 15, 2020 – via Twitter.
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32. Obama, Barack (January 20, 2021). "Congratulations to my friend, President @JoeBiden! This is your time" (Tweet). Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
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34. Jungkook (October 8, 2020). "Savage Love 🎶 #SavageLoveRemix" (Tweet). Retrieved November 15, 2020 – via Twitter.
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36. BTS (September 8, 2020). This is just... #우리아미상받았네 [This is just... #OurARMYReceivedAnAward] (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
37. Anitos, Rania (September 8, 2020). "BTS Is Really, Really Excited About Their Second Week Atop the Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 8, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
38. V (September 1, 2020). 정국이 생일축하해요이? [Jungkookie happy birthdayyooee?] (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved September 22, 2020 – via Twitter.
39. Melendez, Michelle (September 1, 2020). "BTS' Tweets For Jungkook's 23rd Birthday Are Full Of Love". Elite Daily. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
40. Twitter (July 2, 2020). "You can have an edit button when everyone wears a mask" (Tweet). Retrieved July 3, 2020 – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: |author1= has generic name (help)
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42. Myles (May 28, 2020). "What a headline" (Tweet). Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
43. Jin (October 17, 2020). 석지니 [Seokjinnie] (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved November 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
44. RM (September 11, 2020). "🎂 Happy Birthday to me 🎂" (Tweet). Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
45. Jimin (August 23, 2020). "🐈😊 #JIMIN" (Tweet). Retrieved September 5, 2020 – via Twitter.
46. V (August 21, 2020). "ready? #vcut" (Tweet). Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
47. BTS (July 26, 2020). 방탄 아미 파이팅 [Bangtan ARMY fighting] (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
48. V (May 25, 2020). "Army painted me😁" (Tweet). Retrieved February 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
49. J-Hope (January 1, 2021). "BYE 2020👋 HELLO 2021🐮" (Tweet). Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Twitter.
50. Jimin (December 29, 2020). Happy Birthday😁 내 친구야 만수무강하자 #태태생일ᄎᄏ #JIMIN [Happy Birthday😁 My friend let's live a long and healthy life #TaeTaeHappyBirthday #JIMIN] (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
51. J-Hope (December 29, 2020). 마무리는 바보 둘 😜🤪😝😛💜 #HAPPYVDAY [The wrapping up is with two fools 😜🤪😝😛💜 #HAPPYVDAY] (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Twitter.
52. V (November 23, 2020). 아미 컴백 축하요?!🤣 #비홀딱맞은날 [ARMY congrats on comeback?!🤣 #TheDayIGotDrenchedByTheRain] (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Twitter.
53. Jimin (November 17, 2020). 연습하다가 쉴 때 #JIMIN #꾹 #태태 [When we are resting in the middle of practice #JIMIN #Kkook #TaeTae] (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Twitter.

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