According to social media analytics firm Talkwaker , Barack Obama and Carter Wilkerson have taken the honor of writing the most popular tweets of 2017. The 44th president of the United States dedicated his to sending a message of peace and love after the white supremacist attack in Charlottesville . The second asked Wendy's to offer him a free supply of chicken nuggets for the entire year, which is quite indicative of the eclectic Twitter profile. The company has measured popularity by engagement , a term that includes retweets and favorites .
Among the 10 most popular tweets of the year , Donald Trump has not managed to place any of his own. “Although President Barack Obama had more than one tweet that could have appeared on this list, we only included the most popular one ,” Talkwaker said in a statement.
Twitter has had a rough year overall . According to its latest quarterly results, the social senegal phone number network’s advertising revenue fell 8% to $503 million, and its total revenue for the same period was $590 million , a 4% drop from the third quarter of 2016. The company says its user count has increased by 4 million , though it’s unclear how many of those are Russian bots, according to Adweek.com . Twitter has also introduced new features this year, including a 280-character limit and new policies intended to crack down on hate speech .