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Maybe 2020 wasn’t such a bad year after all.

While YouTube skipped its infamous Rewind this year,korean eroticism claiming it was out of sensitivity for the tumultuous events of 2020, Twitter hasn't seen the same backlash — and summed up 2020 with the tag #ThisHappened.

In a blog post Monday, the company highlighted the year's most liked tweets, top trending hashtags, most retweeted users, and most used emoji.

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The top hashtag of 2020, unsurprisingly, was #COVID19. The second most popular hashtag this year was #BlackLivesMatter, which correlates with the historic protests against racial inequality and police brutality following the death of George Floyd. The tag #StayHome came in third as users across the world encouraged each other to continue social distancing in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

George Floyd was also the third most tweeted-about person in 2020. He died when Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, pressed his knee against Floyd's neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds and ignored Floyd's insistence that he couldn't breathe. His death inspired protests and forced institutions across the world to grapple with systemic racism.

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The first and second most tweeted-about people were President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden. Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash earlier this year, was the fourth most tweeted-about person, followed by former president Barack Obama and K-pop sensation BTS.

Here are the most tweeted about people this year. Credit: TWitter

The most popular emoji this year included the tears of joy emoji and the crying emoji, which seems appropriate given the state of the world. The pleading eyes emoji, now known as the simp emoji, came in third.

The most-tweeted emoji this year included the classic laughing-crying emoji. Credit: Twitter

Despite the largely tragic events of this year, Twitter noted that users had a "renewed sense of gratitude and support for our communities." In 2020, tweets expressing gratitude increased by 20 percent globally, with thanks to doctors and teachers up by 135 percent and 30 percent, respectively. The phrases "essential workers" and "frontline workers" were tweeted more than 17 million times.

Without further ado, here are the five most liked tweets of 2020.

The most liked tweets of the year:

1. The announcement of Chadwick Boseman's death

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2. Barack Obama paying tribute to Kobe Bryant

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3. A snarky hat tip to astronauts

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4. Macaulay Culkin celebrating his birthday

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5. Kamala Harris' now-viral victory call

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You can read Twitter's full rundown of this year here.

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• Optogenetics: A Virtual Reality System for Controlling Living Cells
• How Lonelygirl15 taught us to doubt everything on the internet
• Facebook launches 'Time Management' tools without behavioral research
• MoviePass is dying and the memes are brutal
• Lehecka vs. Dimitrov 2025 livestream: Watch Brisbane International for free
• Jordan Peele's creepy new film 'Us' now has a full cast and release date
• The tiny online community celebrating your old point
• Tesla wants to add video games, and the internet has suggestions
• Meta Quest 3S (256GB) deal: Score a free $30 Best Buy gift card
• MoviePass is dying and the memes are brutal

• Even Fox News thinks Trump did a crappy job of firing Rex Tillerson
• Substack failed to register a URL. It allowed me to receive their private emails.
• 'Squid Game' and the ‘untranslatable’: The debate around subtitles explained
• Spotify opens waitlist for its hardware player Car Thing
• Twitter pulls the plug on vibe checks
• Viral TikTok recipe for air fryer Babybel cheese wheels is pretty dang tasty
• Stormy Daniels dominating male trolls should be its own porn genre
• This princess just became the first British royal to create a personal Instagram
• The 10 best snobs, ranked
• Donald Trump Jr. gives in

• Wordle today: The answer and hints for December 15
• Federal judge blocks release of plans for 3D
• 24 super honest Father's Day cards for every type of dad
• Reese Witherspoon had a glorious response to these new 'Big Little Lies' photos
• Apple's newest ad makes a haunting plea to take climate change seriously
• There may be a better way to find would
• Facebook uncovers a new plot to manipulate its users — and proves they'll always be a target
• How Imgur maintains its geek cred as it chases ad dollars
• Hands on with Lenovo's 'rollable' display laptop at CES 2025
• Injured Indian star tortoise picks up speed after getting new wheels

• Best Apple Watch Ultra 2 deal: Save $60 at Best Buy
• Facebook uncovers a new plot to manipulate its users — and proves they'll always be a target
• Samsung confirms slow Galaxy S9 sales in quarterly report
• Aide who saved Gabrielle Giffords' life speaks out about Jo Cox's murder
• Touring Logitech's Audio HQ
• The tiny online community celebrating your old point
• RED's holographic Hydrogen phone gets a little more real
• Nissan cars will honk if you forget something in back seat
• NYT Strands hints, answers for December 30
• Photoshopping the Norman Reedus 'Death Stranding' trailer became a sport during E3 week