RANK

POST

ACCOUNT

LIKES

YEAR

CONTEXT

1

“It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman.”

Family of Chadwick Boseman @chadwickboseman

6.6 million

2020

Announcement of Chadwick Boseman's death from colon cancer.

2

“Next I'm buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in”

Elon Musk @elonmusk

4.3 million

2022

Joke tweet following Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter.

3

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion...”

Barack Obama @BarackObama

3.6 million

2017

Quote from Nelson Mandela in response to the Charlottesville attack.

4

“yes, please do enlighten me. email me at smalldickenergy@getalife.com”

Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg

3.5 million

2022

Response to Andrew Tate’s taunting tweet about car emissions.

5

“It's a new day in America.”

Joe Biden @JoeBiden

3.5 million

2021

Posted on inauguration day as 46th U.S. president.

6

“[A picture of Donald Trump raising his fist after surviving an assassination attempt]”

Elon Musk @elonmusk

3.4 million

2024

Photo of Trump at a rally after surviving an assassination attempt.

7

“Congratulations to the Astronauts that left Earth today. Good choice”

Andy Milonakis @andymilonakis

3.4 million

2020

In response to SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 launch.

8

“Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act...”

Barack Obama @BarackObama

3.4 million

2020

Tribute to Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna after their deaths.

9

“this is what happens when you don't recycle your pizza boxes”

Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg

3.1 million

2022

Debunked joke following Andrew Tate’s arrest in Romania.

10

“hello literally everyone”

Twitter @Twitter

3.1 million

2021

Posted during a major worldwide outage of Facebook-owned platforms.

11

“😙”

Jungkook @BTS_twt

3.0 million

2021

BTS member Jungkook selfie with newly dyed blond hair.

12

“Never Not 💜”

Jungkook @BTS_twt

3.0 million

2020

Video clip of Jungkook singing “Never Not” by Lauv.

13

“I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means”

Elon Musk @elonmusk

2.9 million

2022

Posted ahead of Twitter buyout deal acceptance.

14

“💘 @Harry_Styles 💝”

J-Hope @BTS_twt

2.9 million

2021

Video of BTS members singing along to a Harry Styles concert.

15

“아미 보고 싶다 ㅜ”

Jungkook @BTS_twt

2.9 million

2021

BTS member Jungkook expresses missing fans (ARMY).

16

“Hi Army😊”

V @BTS_twt

2.9 million

2020

BTS member V selfies; most-liked BTS tweet of 2020.

17

“Love U💜”

J-Hope @BTS_twt

2.8 million

2021

BTS member post.

18

“focus on army💜”

Jungkook @BTS_twt

2.8 million

2021

Posted after the American Music Awards.

19

“연습 연습 연습!!! #JK”

Jungkook @BTS_twt

2.8 million

2021

BTS practice post.

20

“셀프 염색 :) #JJK”

Jungkook @BTS_twt

2.8 million

2021

BTS member Jungkook selfie with self-dyed blue hair.