In 2022, Twitter recorded over 47 million Tweets during Ramadan, a 31% year on year increase from last year, reflecting Twitter’s role as the place to discover what is happening in real-time. As people celebrated the holy month, trending conversations on the platform centered across faith, spirituality, food and entertainment. Here are some of this year’s highlights from the month of Ramadan:
The top countries within the MENA region discussing Ramadan were:
- Saudi Arabia
- Egypt
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
- Oman
The symbol used to send salutations upon the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ﷺ was Tweeted almost 4 million times, while Top Ramadan-related emojis included:
- ? (A crescent moon)
- ? (Folded hands )
- ? (mosque)
- ? (Palms held up together)
Top Ramadan-hashtags Tweeted at a global level included:
- رمضان# (Ramadan)
- #Ramadan
- افطار# (Iftar)
- #العشر_الاواخر (Last 10 days of Ramadan)
The top Retweeted Tweet of the holy month was by King Salman (@KingSalman)
نهنئكم بشهر رمضان المبارك، سائلين الله أن يكون شهر خير لعموم المسلمين والعالم أجمع.
ونبتهل للمولى سبحانه أن يديم على وطننا وشعبنا كل الخير.
تقبل الله صيامكم وقيامكم، وكل عام وأنتم بخير.— سلمان بن عبدالعزيز (@KingSalman) April 2, 2022
Football personalities and teams also engaged in conversations during Ramadan, with some of the most Retweeted Tweets included:
- Footballer Paul Pogba (@PaulPogba) wished the community Ramadan Mubarak.
Ramadan Mubarak to all my Muslim brothers & sisters ??❤ pic.twitter.com/MSRWZZgPQX
— Paul Pogba (@paulpogba) April 1, 2022
- Egyptian icon and footballer, Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) wished his followers a blessed month.
كل عام وأنتم بخير بمناسبة شهر رمضان الكريم
— Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) April 1, 2022
- Footballer Mesut Ozil (@MesutOzil) wished his followers a happy, safe and blessed month.
Ramadan Mubarak to everyone ??? Wish you all a happy, safe and blessed month || Herkese hayırlı ramazanlar diliyorum ??? || كل عام وانتم بألف خير جميعآ الله يتقبل صيامكم وقيامكم وطاعاتكم أجمعين رمضان كريم ? pic.twitter.com/9KoKKqVYzK
— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) April 1, 2022
- Alhilal FC (@Alhilal_FC) shared a video featuring the club’s players wishing their followers a blessed month.
? ليلة رمضـان في #الهلال ??#فيديو_الهلال pic.twitter.com/BA21QfAb7b
— نادي الهلال السعودي (@Alhilal_FC) April 1, 2022
Ramadan wishes remained a popular theme amongst the general public with some of the most Retweeted Tweets included:
- Aisha (@mayb3aisha) shared her hopes for this Ramadan
hope this ramadan changes me for the best
— aisha (@mayb3aisha) March 30, 2022
- Afroze Al Fuad (@iamafroze) shared a photo of Ramadan in Egypt
Ramadan in Egypt ? pic.twitter.com/heUzLU9mLO
— Afroze AL Fuad ✊?✊? (@iamafroze) April 4, 2022
- Salah Al Ghaydan (@salahalghaydan) shares a video of his father and Ramadan vibes at their home
يمكن هذي أول مرّة يخرج أحد أفراد عائلتي بصورته في شبكات التواصل.. لكنّ الموضوع يستحق.
،،
فهو يتعلق بوالدي الله يحفظه♥️
بلغ فوق 110 أعوام؛ ومازال قلبه معلق بالمسجد والأذان..
فأحضروا له أخواني مكبر صوت ليعيش أجواء المسجد والأذان في #رمضان من البيت.
سبحان من أطال عمره وأحسن عمله ?? pic.twitter.com/l6hPXW12qB— صلاح الغيدان (@salahalghaydan) April 8, 2022
2022’s Ramadan TV series captured audiences across the region, with some of the most used series hashtags included:
- #العاصوف3 (Al-Asouf 3 series)
- استوديو٢٢# (Studio 22 program)
- #منهو_ولدنا (Menho Waladna series)
- #رامز_موفي_ستار (Ramez Movie star program)
- #الاختيار3 (Al-Ekhteyar 3 series)
- #جزيرة_غمام (Jazeret Ghomam series)
- #الكبير_أوي6 (Al-Kabir Awe 6 series)
- #شباب_البومب_10 (Shabab Al-Bomb 10 series)
- من_شارع_الهرم_إلى# (Min Sharee Al-Haram Ela series)
- المشوار# (Meshwar series)
People’s love for Ramadan TV was translated into Tweets, as they took to the platform to share their comments and opinions, joining the conversations by doubling down on their favourite TV shows, episodes and characters from across the globe. Here are some of the most engaged with Tweets surrounding Ramadan TV from throughout the holy month:
- @Barmz_alHajjaj engaged with Turki Al-Sheikh when the latter mentioned that he looked like him in the “ Manho Waladna” series poster
اتشرف بالتشبيه طال عمرك ❤️? هذا مسلسلنا على شاهد وعلى ام بي سي الساعة ٧ ونص بعد المغرب. #منهو_ولدنا https://t.co/aP4WOVkrlT pic.twitter.com/CC4KEEYznH
— ابراهيم الحجاج (@Barmz_alHajjaj) April 18, 2022
بقيت واحدة تانيه بعد الحلقة ?
شكراً يا رامز ??#رانيا_يوسف #رامز_موفي_ستار @ramezgalal pic.twitter.com/dur6dm3VCc— Rania Youssef (@RaniahYousief) April 8, 2022
راجعين يا هوى! ? pic.twitter.com/SNIQGFUsGj
— Nour El Nabawy (@nourelnabawy1) April 16, 2022
وش رأيكم في حلقة لعبة الكراسي? pic.twitter.com/baSoDZCUg5
— فيصل العيسى (@faisalalesaa) April 5, 2022
#من_شارع_الهرم_الي pic.twitter.com/5IQhyMXdHe
— هدى حسين (@hudahussain_8) April 3, 2022
- @ReemMoustafa Tweeted a picture of her character in Sots Bel- Arabi series
❤️#سوتس_بالعربي #كاميليا pic.twitter.com/E2KxO8vrpq
— Reem Moustafa (@ReemMoustafa) April 20, 2022
ابتداء من ٢١ رمضان. مسلسل رشاش يُعرض على @mbc1 الساعة ١٠ مساءً.
لا يفوتكم.#رشاش #قحص pic.twitter.com/fuFRXEDqRk— ابراهيم الحجاج (@Barmz_alHajjaj) April 19, 2022
- @AkramHosny congratulated @Mekkystyle for the success of his series Al-Kabir Awe 6
الكبير كان واحشنا كلنا انا مش لاحق اتفرج عشان لسه بصور لكن اتفرجت علي مشهد الفرح ومبطلتش ضحك، مبروك @Mekkystyle و المخرج الكبير احمد الجندي و الوجه الجديد رحمة احمد ???????? pic.twitter.com/yHxKtVZGPD
— Akram Hosny (@AkramHosny) April 7, 2022
To celebrate Ramadan, Twitter launched three hashtags triggered emojis across seven languages; English, Arabic, Malay, Thai, Indonesian, Hindi and Spanish. The following Arabic and English hashtags will unlock a crescent moon:
- رمضان#
- رمضان_كريم#
- رمضان_مبارك#
- #Ramadan
- #RamadanKareem
- #RamadanMubarak
The second emoji, a lantern, will be unlocked with the below hashtags:
- #فانوس
- #فانوس_رمضان
- #فوانيس_رمضان
- #فوانيس
- #RamadanLanterns
- #RamadanLantern
As for the last emoji, the following hashtags will unlock a bowl of dates and glass of laban:
- #افطار_رمضان
- #افطار
- #إفطاراً_شهياً
- #إفطار_رمضان
- #إفطار
- #فطور_رمضان
- #فطور
- #سحور
- #سحور_رمضان
- IftarRamadan#
- #Iftar
- #Suhur
- #SuhurRamadan
- #Suhoor
- #Sahur
- #Suhour
As the holy month comes to a close, Twitter is celebrating Eid AlFitr with the release of a hashtag-triggered emoji of the crescent moon when the following hashtags are used, throughout the week of Eid:
- عيد_الفطر#
- عيد_مبارك#
- كل_عام_وأنتم_بخير#
- عيد#
- #EidalFitr
- #HappyEid
- #EidMubarak
- #Eid