According to Twitter’s annual UK data report, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been the most tweeted about person of 2021.
Korean pop stars BTS were the second most tweeted about with the award winning septet receiving more attention on Twitter than Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, who placed fifth, and former US president Donald Trump, in fourth place.
Adding to the Prime Minister’s tweet count today, Boris and his wife Carrie have announced the birth of a daughter this morning, their second child since he became prime minister.
Mrs Johnson gave birth to the baby at a London hospital in the early hours of Thursday morning.
A spokeswoman said:
“Both mother and daughter are doing very well, The couple would like to thank the brilliant NHS maternity team for all their care and support.”
The couple, who married in May this year, also have a son, Wilfred, who was born in April 2020.
In the UK, BTS also topped the list of most tweeted about musicians with second and third places also going to South Korean artists, EXO and Baekhyun respectively.
They were also awarded the title of Apple’s most streamed song with Dynamite, and crowned artist of the year at the American Music Awards in November.
The top tweeted hashtag in the UK was #loveisland following the ITV reality show’s return to screens after being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic.
The winners of the latest series were Millie Court and Liam Reardon.
Love Island also placed third in the most tweeted about TV series behind Netflix’s Squid Game.
The dark Korean drama was declared the streaming giant’s “biggest show ever” after being watched by 142 million households around the world.
But it lost out to comical high-school drama Sex Education, starring Asa Butterfield and Gillian Anderson, which was the most tweeted about TV show.
Good Morning Britain was also included in the top five most tweeted about TV shows, in the year that saw host Piers Morgan’s dramatic on air walkout.
The presenter stormed off the set of the news programme back in March following a heated discussion with his colleague, Alex Beresford, about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s TV interview with Oprah Winfrey.
