IN PHOTOS: Viral moments of 2022

Microblogging and social media platforms are experiencing a new digital boom, with millions of users throughout the globe and an annual increase in content flow. Netizens frequently amplify, discuss, criticise, emphasise, and brace content to such an extent that the phrase "viral" has de facto become a part of the lexicon of the "internet community". Here are the 'most viral' tweets of the year -- 2022.

Updated On: 2022-12-28 11:15 AM IST

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The Oscars 2022 broke the internet after Will Smith punched comedian Chris Rock during the ceremony. Chris Rock appeared on stage to present the Oscar for documentary feature and cracked a joke about Jada-Pinkett being in 'G.I. Jane' because of her shaved bald head. Initially, Smith was laughing but his wife Jada Pinkett Smith clearly looked affected by the joke.  Smith then took to the stage to slap Rock. 

Elon Musk's 'Cocaine in the Coca Cola' tweet
Elon Musk, world's richest man's, tweet is the most liked from any living human. In April, Musk had tweeted: “Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in,” sending Twitter into a frenzy. The tweet has 4.7 million likes


Popular brother-sister duo of Tanzania, Kili Paul and Neema Paul shared a video of themselves grooving to the Hindi song 'Mera Dil Ye Pukarey'. Kili and Neema, dressed in their traditional outfits, impressed the viewers with their smooth moves. The post has grabbed lakhs of views and further amassed over 1,70,000 likes

Soon after Argentina won the world cup and Messi’s ‘victorious performance’ – the social media flooded with congratulatory messages. One such tweet, from 2015, predicted Messi’s win in the FIFA World Cup 2022, as the tweet read, December 18, 2022. 34 year old Leo Messi will win the World Cup and become the greatest player of all time. Check back with me in 7 years

With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the social media sites were flooded with messages of condolences. While the internet also witnessed criticism of monarchy, colonialism and imperialism as the news of her death hit the headlines. Many cracked ‘jokes’ in between

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