2015 is coming to a close, and Twitter has unveiled the most popular hash-tags that trended this year. Having been divided into distinctive categories of Music, TV, Tech, News, Politics, Sports, Past-times and Stars, the popular hashtags will allow us to reminisce about the year that was in just about five minutes.
Without further adieu, here are some of the most popular hash-tags of 2015:
Music
As expected, the British band One Direction is a topper in the Music category and is joined by the "Worth It!" singers Fifth Harmony. They are joined by the K-Pop bands EXO and Big Bang.
1. #OneDirection
2. #GOT7
3. #NowPlaying
4. #EXO
5. #FifthHarmony
6. #방탄소년단
7. #iHeartAwards
8. #MTVEMA
9. #VMA
10. #BigBang
TV
Surprisingly, actual TV shows took a back-seat when award shows like the Kids Choice Awards and Teen Choice Awards came out on top of the hash-tag list. However, "The Walking Dead", "Empire" and "Pretty Little Liars" made it to the list, leaving just enough space for Justin Bieber's roast to make it ot top 10.
1. #KCA
2. #TeenChoice
3. #ALDubEBTamangPanahon
4. #ë”쇼
5. #AMAs
6. #TheWalkingDead
7. #Empire
8. #PLL
9. #RisingStar
10. #BieberRoast
Tech
Apple products and apps took over majority of the trends in Tech-related hash-tags. Music app Sound Cloud and live streaming app You Now also found spots in the top ten, while Twitter itself barely got in at number 10 ranking.
1. #iPad
2. #SoundCloud
3. #Android
4. #Periscope
5. #iPhone
6. #Amazon
7. #YouNow
8. #Apple
9. #startup
10. #Twitter
News
The two terror attacks in Paris by Isis made headlines many times this year, and that is reflected in the trends too, with four of the ten hash-tags reiterating the same. The "Black Lives Matter" campaign also was a trending topic this past year, along with the celebration of the marriage equality act passed by the Obama administration.
1. #jobs
2. #Quran
3. #ISIS
4. #PrayForParis
5. #LoveWins
6. #CharlieHebdo
7. #JeSuisCharlie
8. #BlackLivesMatter
9. #地震
10. #SandraBland
Politics
Political hash-tags also showed a trend of rising support for the Democrats with trends like UniteBlue and Obama. The GOP debate was also a topic that allowed people to speak up and be heard regarding their opinions about the presidential candidates and their promises. Australian polls also trended on Twitter via #auspol.
1. #tcot
2. #LoveWins
3. #auspol
4. #leadership
5. #GOPDebate
6. #WakeUpAmerica
7. #cdnpoli
8. #UniteBlue
9. #Obama
10. #GE2015
Sports
American sports were the most trending topics on Twitter in the sports category, namely NFL, NBA and Football. WWE is also a favourite topic of discussion in this group.
1. #الاهلي
2. #MUFC
3. #LFC
4. #HalaMadrid
5. #NFL
6. #NBA
7. #CFC
8. #WWE
9. #MLB
10. #Football
Pastimes
Despite the terror attacks and hate speeches, Love is still the most mentioned hash-tag of 2015, closely followed by Art. Selfie and LOL took a backseat, but fashion and photography are trending topics among the twitteratti.
1. #Love
2. #Art
3. #Fashion
4. #Photography
5. #TFW
6. #Travel
7. #Selfie
8. #TBT
9. #LOL
10. #Food
Stars
Singer Ariana Grande is the most discussed celebrity on Twitter – thanks to the donut-licking incident. Meanwhile, Demi Lovato and her former BFF Selena Gomez also managed to make their way into the list in 2015.
1. #ArianaGrande
2. #OrianaSabatini
3. #DulceMaria
4. #PITTY
5. #DemiLovato
6. #Anitta
7. #MartinaStoessel
8. #SelenaGomez
9. #PeterLanzani
10. #PAULOCASTAGNOLI
