Twitter Reveals The Most Popular Hashtags Of 2015

Twitter is where the world goes to speak, argue, and most importantly – come together.

The social platform recently released the most popular hashtags of the year. While some of the funny hashtags that poked fun at the year’s events didn’t make the list, some crucial moments in which the world united in times of adversity were celebrated. The list includes key events like #PrayForParis, #JeSuisCharlie, #BlackLivesMatter and  #LoveWins. When it comes to music, the teen heartthrobs of One Direction took the cake, but Ariana Grande was in the top spot in the Star category.

Check out the most popular hashtag top tens below and see the full list here.

Music

1. #OneDirection

2. #GOT7

3. #NowPlaying

4. #EXO

5. #FifthHarmony

6. #방탄소년단

7. #iHeartAwards

8. #MTVEMA

9. #VMA

10. #BigBang

TV

1. #KCA

2. #TeenChoice

3. #ALDubEBTamangPanahon

4. #더쇼

5. #AMAs

6. #TheWalkingDead

7. #Empire

8. #PLL

9. #RisingStar

10. #BieberRoast

Tech

1. #iPad

2. #SoundCloud

3. #Android

4. #Periscope

5. #iPhone

6. #Amazon

7. #YouNow

8. #Apple

9. #startup

10. #Twitter

News

1. #jobs

2. #Quran

3. #ISIS

4. #PrayForParis

5. #LoveWins

6. #CharlieHebdo

7. #JeSuisCharlie

8. #BlackLivesMatter

9. #地震

10. #SandraBland

Politics

1. #tcot

2. #LoveWins

3. #auspol

4. #leadership

5. #GOPDebate

6. #WakeUpAmerica

7. #cdnpoli

8. #UniteBlue

9. #Obama

10. #GE2015

Sports

1. #الاهلي

2. #MUFC

3. #LFC

4. #HalaMadrid

5. #NFL

6. #NBA

7. #CFC

8. #WWE

9. #MLB

10. #Football

Pastimes

1. #Love

2. #Art

3. #Fashion

4. #Photography

5. #TFW

6. #Travel

7. #Selfie

8. #TBT

9. #LOL

10. #Food

Stars

1. #ArianaGrande

2. #OrianaSabatini

3. #DulceMaria

4. #PITTY

5. #DemiLovato

6. #Anitta

7. #MartinaStoessel

8. #SelenaGomez

9. #PeterLanzani

10. #PAULOCASTAGNOLI

SOURCE: NY Times | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty