~ Unveils Tweets that have attracted the most 
‘s (hearts), top hashtags and emojis related to love on Twitter in 2016 in India and globally~
13th February 2017: Twitter shows what’s happening in the world; it’s the live connection to culture- locally as well as globally. People turn to Twitter to share their joys and also to gain support and solidarity in times of crisis. Every day, #LoveHappens in different forms on Twitter. In the last year, people Tweeted the word “love” more than 2.5 billion times globally.
For the first time, Twitter has launched special Valentine’s Day #LoveHappens stickers that represent various symbols of love for people to express their emotions in a fun way!
A special Valentine’s Day emoji has been developed that appears when #LoveHappens and Valentine’s Day related hashtags are used while composing a Tweet!
There are numerous hashtags and emojis that can be used to express and share love on Twitter. This Valentine’s Day, we take a look at the Tweets that have attracted the most ‘s (hearts), top hashtags and top emojis related to love on Twitter in India.
MOST ’d (hearted) TWEETS RELATED TO LOVE IN 2016
1) Virat Kohli supports Anushka Sharma
Virat Kohli's (@imVkohli) Tweet in support of Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) was also the Most ️ ’d Tweet, in addition to being the Golden Tweet of 2016 in India. He encouraged his fans and critics, who attributed his outstanding performance in the ICC World T20 to their break-up, to be compassionate. It’s a prime example of an inspirational icon expressing his love by standing up for the woman in his life and encouraging other men to do the same.
Embeddable Tweet: https://twitter.com/imVkohli/
2) Salman Khan’s complicated bromance with Aamir Khan
Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) compared Aamir Khan’s(@aamir_khan) Dangal to his own blockbuster Sultan after his family saw Dangal and thought it was better. Salman admitted that although he loves Aamir personally, he hates him professionally!
3) Rajinikanth congratulates Narendra Modi for Demonetization mov
Rajinikanth (@superstarrajini) showed his love for his country when he declared the birth of a new India post PM Modi’s Demonetization measure to curb black money and terrorism in the country.
4) Akshay Kumar Tweets in support of the Indian soldier
Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) spoke his mind with his video message expressing pride and support for the Indian soldiers. He emphasized on the importance of making our soldiers feel safe and valued, as we are safe, due to their unrelenting sacrifice and duty towards our nation.
5) Actor Vijay opines over #Jallikattu
Tamil superstar Vijay (@actorvijay) expressed his love for his culture when he shared a heartfelt message with his fans on Jalikattu being the pride of Tamil Nadu, using the hashtag#JusticeforJalikattu.
Embeddable Tweet: https://twitter.com/
MOST TWEETED HASHTAGS RELATED TO ‘LOVE’ IN 2016
A wide range of hashtags were used to showcase love and the various forms that love takes- these emotions range from love, to respect to gratitude. These were the most Tweeted hashtags related to love in 2016:
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#love
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#respect
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#happy
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#peace
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5
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#thankyou
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MOST TWEETED ‘LOVE’ EMOJIS IN 2016
A picture is worth a thousand words - and thankfully when it comes to love there are many emojis to choose from. These were the most popular love-themed emojis on Twitter in 2016 in India:
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