Twitter Canada’s biggest moments in 2016: Justin Bieber and Justin Trudeau break records

Twitter Canada has released its year-end data, giving us some insight into which Canadians were popular on the social media service during 2016.

There were many Canadian Twitter milestones for 2016, but Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) achieved a huge one when he became only the second Twitter user (Katy Perry was the first) to reach 90 million followers.

Toronto rapper Drake (@drake) became the second Canadian musician to reach 30 million followers and Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) became the first Canadian politician to reach 2 million followers.

https://twitter.com/twitter/status/805999267840045056

As for sports, the Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) and Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) became the third and fourth professional sports team in Canada to reach 1 million followers. Former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista (@JoeyBats19) became the sixth active player in Major League Baseball with more than 1 million followers.

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Canada’s Most Used Hashtags of 2016:

1. #BellLetsTalk
2. #Toronto
3. #Canada
4. #tbt
5. #Rio2016
6. #PokemonGO
7. MentalHealth
8. #ElectionNight
9. #WeTheNorth
10. #OurMoment

Canada’s Most Retweeted Tweets 2016:

This top-5 list may include tweets from Drake and Bieber, but surprisingly, the number-one spot comes from @Lovelyytylerr, urging people to retweet the president of the United States “while you still can.”

https://twitter.com/lovelyytylerr/status/795446262657073152

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Most Twitter Mentions for Canadians on Twitter in 2016:

Musicians

1. Justin Bieber (@justinbieber)
2. Shawn Mendes (@ShawnMendes)
3. Drake (@Drake)
4. Sebastian Olzanski (@sebtsb)
5. The Weeknd (@theweeknd)
6. Alessia Cara (@AlessiaCara)
7. Deadmau5 (@deadmau5)
8. Celine Dion (@CelineDion)
9. Carly Rae Jepsen (@CarlyRaeJepsen)
10. Simple Plan (@SimplePlan)

Actors

1. Ryan Reynolds (@VanCityReynolds)
2. Shay Mitchell (@shaymitch)
3. Stephen Amell (@stephenamell)
4. Nina Dobrev (@ninadobrev)
5. Seth Rogen (@sethrogen)
6. Stana Katic (@stana_katic)
7. Nathan Fillion (@nathanfillion)
8. William Shatner (@williamshatner)
9. Tatiana Maslany (@TatianaMaslany)
10. Ryan Gosling (@RyanGosling)

Athletes

1. P.K. Subban (@PKSubban1)
2. Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard)
3. Connor McDavid (@cmcdavid97)
4. Jonathan Toews (@JonathanToews)
5. Milos Raonic (@MilosRaonic)
6. James Hinchcliffe (@Hinchtown)
7. Andrew Wiggins (@22wiggins)
8. Tristan Thompson (@realtristan13)
9. Andre De Grasse (@de6rasse)
10. Penny Oleksiak (@oleksiakpenny)

Professional Sports Teams

1. Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays)
2. Toronto Raptors (@Raptors)
3. Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL)
4. Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs)
5. Edmonton Oilers (@edmontonoilers)
6. Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks)
7. Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames)
8. Ottawa Senators (@Senators)
9. Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets)
10. Toronto FC (@torontofc)

Politics

1. Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau)
2. Norm Kelly (@norm)
3. Kathleen Wynne (@Kathleen_Wynne)
4. Jason Kenney (@jkenney)
5. John Tory (@JohnTory)
6. Rona Ambrose (@RonaAmbrose)
7. Rachel Notley (@RachelNotley)
8. Catherine McKenna (@CathMcKenna)
9. Christy Clark (@ChristyClarkBC)
10. Naheed Nenshi (@Nenshi)

Digital Creators

1. Lilly Singh (@IIsuperwomanII)
2. FaZe Rain (@faze_rain)
3. Crawford Collins (@crawfordcollins)
4. Typical Gamer (@typicalgamer)
5. Lauren DIY (@laurDIY)
6. That Dude McFly (@ThatDudeMcFly)
7. Jus Reign (@JusReign)
8. Matthew Santoro (@MatthewSantoro)
9. Kurtis Conner (@kurtisconner)
10. Eh Bee Family (@ehbeefamily)