Jermain’s Tweet in top three
FOOTBALLER’S ‘SLEEP TIGHT LITTLE ONE’ MESSAGE TO BRADLEY ONE OF MOST RETWEETED OF YEAR
asked US fast food chain Wendy’s how many retweets he would need in order to receive free nuggets for a year.
His post of their reply asking for 18 million - has been retweeted more than 3.6 million times since.
The post is now the most retweeted in the social media site’s history, and the food chain has agreed to award Wilkerson his nuggets.
Wilkerson’s post topped the list ahead of singer Ariana Grande’s response to the terror attack following her concert at the MEN Arena in Manchester in May, in which the US star said she was “broken”.
Former US president Barack Obama was fourth among UK users with his message of equality that “no one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion”, which has in total been retweeted more than 1.7 million times globally.
Former footballer Andy Johnson completed the top five with a message to #EndTheStigma surrounding mental health and to support Everton star Aaron Lennon after he was detained under the mental health act.
Jeremy Clarkson’s attempt to dab and 6ft 7in Stoke striker Peter Crouch appearing alongside two giraffes and joking of spending “time with family” also appeared in the top 10.
Twitter UK managing director Dara Nasr said: “In what’s been a tough 12 months for many, this year’s Top 10 UK retweets really show the difference people can make, no matter how many of followers they have.”