If you’re a fan of the Twilight series, you’ll know that one of its stars, Robert Pattinson, is incredibly active on social media. In fact, he’s quite the character, constantly performing, posing for photos, and being cheeky on social media. So, we’ve put together a list of the actor’s most popular tweets. Take a look and find out what you might have missed out on!
The Actor’s First Famous Tweet
It’s interesting to look back at the very first tweet ever made by Rob, a verified account at the time of writing with over 14.2 million followers. The tweet, which was posted on June 2, 2012, is simply a link to his Wikipedia page. It seems that this is how he was trying to establish himself as an actor, playing it cool and casually sharing some interesting facts about himself. It got him some fans, and since then, he’s been consistently posting interesting tweets ever since.
The Most Famous Tweet
The most-followed and most-liked tweet, as of writing, belongs to Rob’s tweet about the trailer for the Twilight movie, New Moon. It has over 33 million views and over 17.5 million likes. While it’s great to see the series finally making it to the big screen, it’s interesting to see how many people were already anticipating its release back in 2012.
The MOST Popular Tweet
Another interesting stat about Rob’s popularity on Twitter is that he has over 100,000 followers on TikTok, the king of all social platforms. He has recently been spotted there a lot, most recently sharing a fun video on the topic of movie trailers. It’s no wonder why he’s so popular on TikTok – the platform promotes content that is often entertaining or informative. It would be interesting to see what other content he would share there.
The MOST Viewed/Liked Tweets
Here are the top five most-viewed and most-liked tweets. Keep in mind that these are the most popular tweets as of writing, so take the numbers with a little pinch of salt.
- New Moon Trailer! (52.2 million views)
- The Actor’s First Famous Tweet (14.2 million views)
- The Most Famous Tweet (17.5 million likes)
- The MOST Popular Tweet (100,000 followers)
- The MOST Viewed/Liked Tweets (52.2 million views)
- Another Popular Tweet (28.8 million views)
- A Very Interesting Tweet About Books (9.4 million views)
- A Useful Tip On Where To Eat In London (7.9 million views)
The Most Influential Tweet
With over 14.2 million followers, Rob is undoubtedly one of the most influential people on Twitter. However, he’s not content with being a personality; he also uses his account to share his opinions on a range of subjects.
The Influential Tweet
One of the most interesting things about this list of influential tweets is that, aside from Rob, none of the other users are actually known for being particularly influential themselves. The only exception is Stephen Fry, whose tweets, at the time of writing, have over 30.8 million views. He does, however, have a fairly substantial Twitter following of his own, with over 500,000 followers.
The Most Influential Tweet
This stat is a combination of the number of times a tweet has been liked or shared and the number of followers the user has. At the time of writing, Rob’s tweet has over 14.2 million views and over 200,000 likes. It’s also been shared over 12,000 times.
The Most Shared Tweet
On the subject of influential and popular tweets, it’s interesting how a lot of the content shared by Rob is actually movie or TV related. It’s quite an unusual, yet interesting, mix of content for such a prominent user.
The Most Shared Tweet
This list of the most shared tweets includes content from both Rob and Stephen Fry. It was originally compiled based on the content shared in the past year, but, at the time of writing, the top spot is still occupied by Rob’s New Moon trailer.
The Largest Number of Retweets A Tweet Has Gotten
Also interesting is the fact that, of the top five most-shared tweets, only one (New Moon trailer) has been retweeted that many times. The remaining four tweets have been shared less than 10 times each.
This is likely a result of the fact that, aside from Rob, none of the users in question have a particularly significant following. It’s also possible that, with the exception of New Moon, the content is not particularly interesting or entertaining to their audience. Either way, it’s an interesting mix of content that has nevertheless achieved a great deal of popularity.
The Largest Number of Retweets A Tweet Has Gotten
This stat is a combination of the number of times a tweet has been liked or shared and the number of followers the user has. At the time of writing, this is the top spot with Rob’s tweet about Billie Eilish getting a tattoo reaching over 22.3 million views and being shared over 17,000 times.
The Most Liked Tweet
Finally, let’s take a quick look at the most-liked tweet of all time, as of writing. This is the tweet that has, at the time of writing, over 17.5 million likes.
- Mini Love Letter To My Best Friend (17.5 million likes)
- i know u have a boyfriend but i’m your best friend (17.1 million likes)
- The Most Popular Tweet (100,000 followers)
- A Useful Tip On Where To Eat In London (7.9 million views)
- A Interesting Link About Books (7.8 million views)
- Where Should You Eat In London? (7.8 million views)
- An Unusual Pairing (6.9 million views)
- A Mini Love Letter To My Ex-Wife (6.6 million views)