Two Super Bowl Moments Land in Twitter’s Record Book

February 6th, 2012

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The Super Bowl XLVI isn’t only America’s number one TV event of the year; it also now claims top spots on Twitter‘s most-tweets-per-second list.

Twitter reaction reached 12,233 tweets per second at the end of the Giants vs. Patriots game and 10,245 TPS during Madonna’s halftime performance Sunday night. Both numbers put the moments at numbers two and three on the list, just behind the online buzz sparked by Japanese anime movie Castle in the Sky in December (25,088 TPS).

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The New York Giants narrowly defeated the New England Patriots — 21-17 — with the Giants taking the lead on an odd-looking touchdown with 57 seconds left. The Patriots never recovered.

Madonna sparked an impressive amount of tweets during her halftime show, attracting an average of 8,000 TPS during a five-minute span. Guest performers include Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. and Cee Lo Green. At one point, M.I.A. gave the camera the middle finger.

Twitter announced the record-book entries in a tweet. The two moments surpassed Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow’s 80-yard overtime touchdown pass from Jan. 8.

Top 15 Tweets-Per-Second Moments

1) Castle in the Sky airs (25,088 tweets per second on Dec. 9, 2011): Anime movie Castle in the Sky was televised in Japan.
2) End of Super Bowl XLVI (12,233 tweets per second on Feb. 5, 2012): See above.
2) Madonna’s Halftime Performance at Super Bowl XLVI (10,245 tweets per second on Feb. 5, 2012): See above.
4) Tim Tebow’s overtime touchdown pass (9,420 tweets per second on Jan. 8, 2012): During Sunday’s AFC wild-card playoff game, Tebow threw a touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas in overtime to upset the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-23.
5) MTV Video Music Awards (8,868 tweets per second on Aug. 28, 2011): “I want you to feel the love that’s growing inside me,” Beyonce said during her performance, confirming she and husband, Jay-Z, will have a baby. At the end of the song, she dropped her mic, unbuttoned her top and rubbed her baby bump.

6) Troy Davis executed (7,671 TPS on Sept. 20, 2011): Twitter caught fire in a last-minute effort to save convicted murderer Troy Davis from execution. Davis, who was sentenced to death for the 1989 murder of an off-duty police officer in Georgia, was put to death the next day.
7 and 8) FIFA Women’s World Cup (7,196 and 7,166 TPS on July 17, 2011): On this day, the World Cup set two new records for number of tweets sent per second: the end of the final match between the U.S. and Japan as well as the Paraguay vs. Brazil game. The records were later broken by the events listed above.
9) Steve Jobs resigns (7,064 TPS on Aug. 25, 2011): “I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come,” Steve Jobs wrote in a resignation letter. Apple tapped Tim Cook as the new CEO the same day.
10) New Year’s Day in Japan (6,939 TPS on Jan. 1, 2011): As the clock passed midnight on the first day of 2011, Twitter users in Japan turned to Twitter to wish the world a Happy New Year. Twitter use increased immensely across the globe as each time zone entered 2011. This map visualization that shows activity.

11) BET Awards (6,436 TPS on June 27, 2011): This year’s BET Awards featured heavy social media integration before and during the broadcast. But what set viewers off was the awkward series of events surrounding the Viewer’s Choice Award reveal. Because of technical difficulties, contest winner Tiffany Greene declared Chris Brown the winner but then said the award actually belonged to Rihanna.
12) UEFA Champions League (6,303 TPS on May 28, 2011): Barcelona defeated Manchester United, 3-1, in the final match.
13) Steve Jobs passes away (6,049 TPS on Oct. 6, 2011): Steve Jobs died Oct. 5 and many fans discussed his passing through tweets. The hashtag #RIPSteveJobs immediately became a trending topic. Since his passing, the world — including U.S. President Barack Obama, Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg — has mourned his death and celebrated his achievements.
14) NBA Finals (5,531 TPS on June 13, 2011): Press conference comments along with a tweet from LeBron James after his team lost in the NBA Finals sparked a firestorm of responses via Twitter. His tweet said, “The Greater Man upstairs know when it’s my time. Right now isn’t the time.” Most replies were negative.
15) Japanese earthquake and tsunami (5,530 TPS on March 11, 2011): Twitter turned into an emergency go-to service for many following an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami on Japan’s coast. Tweet-o-Meter reported that 1,200 per minute were coming from Tokyo when the phone system’s went down.