Year in review: The top 10 tweets of 2012
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Before he took the stage to affirm his election victory, President Obama marked his win via Twitter. According to Twitter, this tweet became the most retweeted of 2012 within hours - and the most retweeted ever, sent by people in more than 200 countries around the world. Mr Obama has 24.9 million followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
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Six-year-old Avalanna Routh was a big Justin Bieber fan who was suffering from a rare form of brain cancer. When she passed away in September. Bieber paid tribute to her in a tweet, and many Twitter Beliebers retweeted it. Bieber has 31.8 million followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
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London 2012 Summer Olympics were a success for the British athletes, who earned more than 67,000 retweets for their team with this tweet. Team Great Britain has 623,000 followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
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Yoko Ono appeals to the readers with her 'fairy godmother' tweets. Ono has 1.8 million followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
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Comedian Steve Carell may be a Twitter rookie, but his updates are just like him: absolutely hilarious. Carell has 315,000 followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
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Twitter feed acts as an aggregation tool for the space-bound’s most interesting updates. Nasa has 128,000 followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
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British-born writer and activist Ed Husain provides Twitter with one of its greatest insights into the world of radical Islamists - because he used to be one. Husain has 13,000 followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
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As one of the best-selling female country artists of all time, Dolly Parton doles advice based on experience. Parton has 1.6 million followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
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The beloved comedian and actor Bill Cosby hosts one of the most positive environments on Twitter. Cosby has 2.5 million followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
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Maybe more exciting than Bill Nye The Science Guy’s presence on Twitter, is his participation. The science advocate is available for questions submitted by his Twitter followers, which he’ll answer on his quest to “change the world". Nye has 250,000 followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
Before he took the stage to affirm his election victory, President Obama marked his win via Twitter. According to Twitter, this tweet became the most retweeted of 2012 within hours - and the most retweeted ever, sent by people in more than 200 countries around the world. Mr Obama has 24.9 million followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
Six-year-old Avalanna Routh was a big Justin Bieber fan who was suffering from a rare form of brain cancer. When she passed away in September. Bieber paid tribute to her in a tweet, and many Twitter Beliebers retweeted it. Bieber has 31.8 million followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
London 2012 Summer Olympics were a success for the British athletes, who earned more than 67,000 retweets for their team with this tweet. Team Great Britain has 623,000 followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
Yoko Ono appeals to the readers with her 'fairy godmother' tweets. Ono has 1.8 million followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
Comedian Steve Carell may be a Twitter rookie, but his updates are just like him: absolutely hilarious. Carell has 315,000 followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
Twitter feed acts as an aggregation tool for the space-bound’s most interesting updates. Nasa has 128,000 followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
British-born writer and activist Ed Husain provides Twitter with one of its greatest insights into the world of radical Islamists - because he used to be one. Husain has 13,000 followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
As one of the best-selling female country artists of all time, Dolly Parton doles advice based on experience. Parton has 1.6 million followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
The beloved comedian and actor Bill Cosby hosts one of the most positive environments on Twitter. Cosby has 2.5 million followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
Maybe more exciting than Bill Nye The Science Guy’s presence on Twitter, is his participation. The science advocate is available for questions submitted by his Twitter followers, which he’ll answer on his quest to “change the world". Nye has 250,000 followers. -- PHOTO: TWITTER
Before he took the stage to affirm his election victory, President Obama marked his win via Twitter. According to Twitter, this tweet became the most retweeted of 2012 within hours - and the most retweeted ever, sent by people in more than 200 countries around the world.
Here is our list of the top 10 best tweets in 2012 from around the world.
