The 2016 Summer Olympic Games was the most-discussed topic on Twitter during 2016.
Chief marketing officer Leslie Berland delivered the social network?s wrap-up of 2016 in a blog post, saying that the top 10 global trends on Twitter for 2016 were:

2016 Summer Olympic Games
U.S. presidential election
Pokemon Go
Euro 2016
Academy Awards
Brexit
Black Lives Matter
Donald Trump
R.I.P.
Game of Thrones

2016.#ThisHappened pic.twitter.com/dyBWDvQjtj
— Twitter (@twitter) December 6, 2016

The Top 10 Global Conversations of 2016
The three most retweeted tweets of 2016 came from:
Gamer Rubén Doblas Gundersen, best known under his pseudonym, El Rubius
Harry Styles (quoting Taylor Swift)
Hillary Clinton

LIMONADA
— elrubius (@Rubiu5) August 20, 2016

I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 22.
— Harry Styles. (@Harry_Styles) February 1, 2016

"To all the little girls watching…never doubt that you are valuable and powerful & deserving of every chance & opportunity in the world."
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 9, 2016

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