# Twitter Statistic Graphs 'Top Trending on Twitter in 2011' Rounds up the Year By Marie | Published 2012-01-28 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/top-trending-on-twitter References: [onlyinfographic](http://www.onlyinfographic.com/2012/a-year-in-twitter-top-trends-of-2011/) & [emailfinder](http://www.emailfinder.com/resources/art-2011-twitter-trends.html) Social media sites like [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twitter-1) and [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twitter-circle) allow for users to document not only their lives, but the world's major events, and as the 'Top Trending on Twitter in 2011' infographic shows, they even serve as a historical guide. From protests and wars to celebrity breakups and pregnancies, the buzz terms of 2011 are a testament to what Twitter users found most shocking throughout the year. The "tweeting" trend that might be the most surprising of all, is the overwhelming response on the site to [Beyonce's pregnancy announcement](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peanut) at the MTV Video Music Awards, which garnered 8,868 tweets per second -- more than any other event in 2011. With 2012 shaping up to be a pretty loaded year in terms of events, as 'Top Trending on Twitter in 2012' predicts, from the Olympics to the USA presidential election, I can't wait to see what breaks the Beyonce record this year! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.0/10 - Popularity: 56% | Activity: 55% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Celebs](https://www.trendhunter.com/celebs) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Social Media Documentation:** The trend of using social media sites like Twitter and Facebook to document major events provides opportunities to companies in social media marketing and consulting services. - **Real-time Event Tracking:** Real-time event tracking using Twitter can become a disruptive innovation for companies in the news and analytics industries. - **Crowdsourced Insight:** The analysis of user-generated content on Twitter and other social media platforms provides opportunities for companies in the market research and data analytics industries. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Social Media Management and Marketing:** Social media management and marketing companies can leverage the trend of using social media sites to document major events. - **News and Analytics:** News and analytics companies can develop real-time event tracking solutions that incorporate Twitter's data. - **Market Research and Data Analytics:** Market research and data analytics companies can utilize crowdsourced insight from social media platforms to provide their clients with valuable insights. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Visualized Social Media Data](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instagraph.md) - [Social Media Post History](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/time-machine-x.md) - [Streaming Moments Surge](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spotifys-wrapped-2025.md) - [Social Media Feature Updates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-and-latest-tweets.md) - [Cultural Social Media Documentaries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/black-lives-matter-a-peoples-history.md) - [AI-Generated Topic Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-art-of-trending-1.md) - [AI-Curated Art Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-art-of-trending.md) - [Travel Story Visuals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/travel-wrapped.md) - [Social Media Forecasting Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wgsn-tiktok-analytics.md)