Most popular tweet
The most retweeted tweet worldwide is the tweet below from BTS_twt .
Google
Every year, Google makes a ' Year in Search ' video. The video highlights the topics we searched for the most in the past year. In 2019, we saw a spike in searches for heroes. From aid workers and top athletes to service dogs and super moms. Watch the video and discover the search trends behind heroic people and moments of the year. Curious about which other topics were trending in 2019? Check out the overview here.
Facebook
Facebook launched new interactive ad formats in the last quarter of 2019. There are three different options in terms of advertising: (video) polls, augmented reality ads and playable ads. These forms of advertising should ensure more interaction and engagement on the platform.
What other developments are there?
Facebook Dating
Facebook has developed a platform for love: Facebook Dating . You can use it by signing up via Facebook. The app suggests other users to you with whom you might have a connection. These suggested users are based on your preferences, interests and other activities you do on Facebook. Facebook Dating will be available in Europe in the course of next year.
Find love through what you like – Facebook
No Year in review?
In previous years, Facebook users were given the opportunity to create a personalized video that incorporated your most meaningful moments from the past year. These could be photos and posts that you shared or were tagged in. This year, I couldn't find anything about it, unfortunately.
Spotify Spotify has rounded up the best songs, artists, playlists, and podcasts of 2019.
Most Streamed Artist 2019
This year, Post Malone claimed the spot as the most-streamed artist with over 6.5 billion streams from fans around the world. It's the first time the rapper-singer-songwriter has topped Spotify's Wrapped chart. The artist in second place is Billie Eilish, and Ariana Grande is the third most-streamed artist.
Most streamed songs 2019
The best song of the year comes from the duo Shawn Mendes and Camilla Cabello with Señorita . The song got more than 1 billion streams. The songs that followed are: Bad guy , Sunflower , 7 rings and Old Town Road – Remix .
Podcasts on Spotify: Growth
Podcasts have seen significant growth on Spotify. There are now over 500,000 podcast titles available. The audience has grown by over 50% since the beginning of the year. The top 3 most streamed podcasts are:
The Joe Budden Podcast with Rory & Mal
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Shared Hack
Spotify Wrapped
What are your favorite artists, songs, and genres, and how many minutes of music have you streamed this year? Find out how musical your 2019 was with Spotify Wrapped . A special page shows what you listened to last year. You can view the customized list with the Spotify app. Log in with your Spotify credentials and answer the question that asks you to guess how many minutes you think you listened to. The page will then provide the correct answer.