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6.1 bln K-pop Tweets Globally in 2019


This photo, provided by Twitter Inc. on Jan. 14, 2020, shows the top 10 countries that tweeted most about K-pop in 2019.

This photo, provided by Twitter Inc. on Jan. 14, 2020, shows the top 10 countries that tweeted most about K-pop in 2019.

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire)Twitter Inc. said Tuesday that 6.1 billion tweets were created last year globally about K-pop.

The number is up 15 percent from 5.3 billion tweets a year earlier, according to the U.S. microblogging website.

Some of the top 20 countries that tweeted the most about K-pop in 2019 include Thailand, other Asian countries and some in South America.

K-pop sensation BTS (@bts_twt) was the most retweeted account in 2019 worldwide, followed by other boy bands — EXO (@weareoneEXO) and GOT7 (@GOT7Official), the company said.

Twitter said it has hosted a total of 67 events last year with various K-pop bands and artists, connecting fans globally through exclusive interviews.

(Yonhap)

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