As the year draws to a close, here are some of the most talked about topics and people on Twitter

From breaking news, entertainment, sports to politics and everyday interests, Twitter is a platform where people get to know what’s happening around the globe and join in conversations on trending topics. Multiply by hundreds of millions of people globally, you get diverse opinions of the world — from funny personal moments to serious global events, from sensible tips to zany reactions, from pop culture to mass movements and everything in between. That is why its end-of-year reflection can zip you through the events in the past. Right from the #loksabhaelections2019 to #chandrayaan2 and #cwc19, this year, Twitter in India was abuzz with conversation and participation.

As 2019 draws to a close, here are some of the most talked about topics and people that emerged on the medium.

Top 10 most Tweeted Hashtags

• #loksabhaelections2019:  The world’s largest democracy voted to determine its political future and Indians took to Twitter to voice their opinions resulting in #loksabhaelections2019 topping the list.
• #chandrayaan2: ISRO’s ground-breaking mission to land the world’s first robotic rover on the moon’s south pole was followed closely, not only by millions of Indians but people all across the world. The one from NASA (@NASA) commending ISRO featured as 10 most retweeted tweets this year.
• #cwc19: With the Cricket World Cup on during the summer, it was not surprising that the sport, which is followed almost like a religion in the country, trended and how. Despite India losing to New Zealand in the semi-finals, Indian cricket fans owned the platform, talking about winning moments, shocking upsets, classic catches and more.
• #pulwama: The news of the death of 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in an attack on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway resulted in people sharing their reactions.
• #article370: In August, the Minister of Home Affairs revoked Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, raising opposition and support.
• #bigil: Like every year, the Tamil and Telugu entertainment industries dominated entertainment conversations. Fans retweeted every update about the blockbuster Bigil.
• #diwali: This festival of lights sparked joy as the five days of celebration lit up people’s timelines.
• #avengersendgame: Like much of the world, Indians took to Twitter to discuss fan-theories and what to expect in the anticipated finale of the franchise, making #avengersendgame making it clinch one of the top 10 posts.
• #ayodhyaverdict: The Ayodhya dispute has been a political, historical and socio-religious milestone. As the final judgement in the Ayodhya dispute was declared by the Supreme Court of India, people tweeted their reactions.
• #eidmubarak: The 10th most tweeted hashtag were greetings on Eid.

Top 10 most mentioned accounts

The following accounts were the most mentioned across topics like entertainment, politics and sports.

Entertainment (Male)

• Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan)
• pAkshay Kumar (@akshaykumar)
• Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan)
• Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk)
• Vijay (@actorvijay)
• AR Rahman (@arrahman)
• Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial)
• Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn)
• Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh)
• Atlee (@Atlee_dir)

Entertainment (Female)

• Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha)
• Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma)
• Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata)
• Archana Kalpathi (@archanakalpathi)
• Priyanka Chopra Jonas (@priyankachopra)
• Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08)
• Kajal Aggarwal (@MsKajalAggarwal)
• Sunny Leone (@SunnyLeone)
• Madhuri Dixit Nene (@MadhuriDixit)
• Rakul Singh (@Rakulpreet)

Sports (Male)

• Virat Kohli (@imVkohli)
• Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@msdhoni)
• Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45)
• Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
• Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)

• Harbhajan Singh (@harbhajan_singh)
• Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)
• Hardik Pandya (@hardikpandya7)
• Ravindrasinh Jadeja (@imjadeja)
• Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93)

Sports (Female)

• pPV Sindhu (@Pvsindhu1)
• Hima Das (@HimaDas8)
• Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania)
• SainaNehwal (@NSaina)
• Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03)
• Mary Kom (@MangteC)
• Smriti Mandhana (@mandhana_smriti)
• Dutee Chand (@DuteeChand)
• Manasi Joshi (@joshimanasi11)
• Rani Rampal (@imranirampal)

Politics (Male)

• Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)
• Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi)
• Amit Shah (@AmitShah)
• Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal)
• Yogi Adityanath (@myyogiadityanath)
• Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal)
• Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh)
• Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh)
• Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir)
• Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari)

Politics (Female)

• Smriti Irani (@smritiirani)
• Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi)
• Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj)
• Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman)
• Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial)
• Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19)
• Alka Lamba (@LambaAlka)
• Mayawati (@Mayawati)
• Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti)
• Atishi (@AtishiAAP)

PM Narendra Modi celebrating his party’s victory in Lok Sabha elections 2019 emerged as the Golden Tweet in India which means that it was the most retweeted and liked tweets of the year.