# International Twitter Touchstones Japanese New Year's 2011 Tweets Topped the Global Record By Amelia Roblin | Published 2011-01-17 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/japanese-new-years-2011-tweets References: [mashable](http://mashable.com/2011/01/06/new-years-twitter-record/) & [blog.twitter](http://blog.twitter.com/2011/01/celebrating-new-year-with-new-tweet.html) Believe it or not, within minutes of midnight, [Japanese New Year's 2011](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brain-dead-japan-new-year) tweets hit an outrageous 6,939 tweets per second. Never has such an exorbitant rate of tweeting ever occurred anywhere in the world before, making the Japan one of [Twitter's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thats-one-second) most enthusiastic nations. The previous Twitter short-term volume record also went to Japan; its population of 127 million reached an incredible 3,283 tweets per second when they [beat Denmark in the World Cup](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fifa-club-world-cup-2025). May there be more fail-whale-worthy moments like these to come. Visit the [Twitter Blog](http://blog.twitter.com/2011/01/celebrating-new-year-with-new-tweet.html) to watch a video visualization of New Year's Eve 2010 Tweet data. Photo Credits: [Graphic Mania](http://www.graphicmania.net/free-twitter-icons/) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.9/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 9% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Global Twitter Records:** Create tools that help people find and understand Twitter's most significant global moments in real-time. - **Real-time Event Monitoring:** Build platforms that enable real-time monitoring of world events while collecting data on social media trends. - **International Social Media Habits:** Conduct research and surveys on social media habits in different nations and use the data to improve marketing strategies. ### Who This Affects Most - **Social Media Management:** Provide Social Media Management services with a focus on real-time monitoring of events to identify trends and maximize engagement opportunities. - **Market Research:** Offer Market Research services that include data on global Twitter trends that help companies understand international market trends. - **Event Planning:** Employ data analysis of social media habits and trends to improve event planning strategies that result in stronger engagement and greater visibility. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Interactive Fame Countdowns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thats-one-second.md) - [New Year-Inspired Snack Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-yearinspired-snack-box.md) - [Social Media Feature Updates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-and-latest-tweets.md) - [Social Media Post History](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/time-machine-x.md) - [AI Social Media Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snowball-fatg.md) - [NYE Party Metaverses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vnye.md) - [Lucky Year-End Burgers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/2425-top.md) - [Dedicated Social Media Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twitter-3d-gadget.md) - [Extravagant New Year's Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/empire-steak-house-nyc.md)