The data describes the most retweeted Twitter posts in 2017. The Twitter post with the largest amount of retweets was Carter Wilkerson's tweet reading "HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS". Wilkerson tried to get a year of free chicken nuggets from Wendy's. The fast-food restaurant set the target to 18 million retweets. As of writing, there has been no word if the challenge is still ongoing.
Carter Wilkerson - "HELPMEPLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS" | 3637285 |
Barack Obama - "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..." | 1711385 |
Penn State IFC - pleding support to Houston flood victims for RT | 1167328 |
Ariana Grande - "broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words." | 1122740 |
Barack Obama - "I'm asking you to believe—not in my ability to create change, but in yours." | 871074 |
Linking Park - photo post of Chester Bennington (died July 2017) | 787340 |
LeBron James - "Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!" | 660396 |
Barack Obama - "It's been the honor of my life to serve you. You made me a better leader and a better man." | 630584 |
Sam Martin - dog food donations for RT | 623412 |
Seth Joseph - Suicide Hotline | 604298 |