Twitter has released stats about the Tweets posted during the Olympics over the past 16 days which . According to Twitter , more than 150 million Tweets were sent about the games .
Most of the tweets were about Usain Bolt , who became the most discussed athlete of of the Games .
The biggest moments of competition, as measured by Tweets per minute, were:
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Most of the tweets were about Usain Bolt , who became the most discussed athlete of of the Games .
The biggest moments of competition, as measured by Tweets per minute, were:
- Usain Bolt (@UsainBolt) of Jamaica wins gold in the 200m sprint: 80,000+ TPM
- Bolt wins gold in the 100m sprint: 74,000+ TPM
- Andy Murray (@andy_murray) of Great Britain wins gold in the men’s tennis singles: 57,000+ TPM
- Jamaica wins gold and sets the world record in the men’s 4x100 relay: 52,000+ TPM
- Team USA beats Spain to win gold in men’s basketball: 41,000+ TPM
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