Unless you've been living with the faceless men in Braavos,ebony it's no surprise that Game of Thrones was the most-tweeted show of 2016.
As Season 7 approaches, the show has already been tweeted about 13.8 million times in 2017. Wednesday morning, Twitter shared rankings of the show's most talked-about episodes, characters, and emoji. Now that winter is here, you can expect those numbers to soar.
SEE ALSO: Sophie Turner claims she learned about sex from 'Game of Thrones' scriptsAs Thronesfever rises over time, four of the five most-tweeted episodes ever were from Season 6, including the premiere, the finale, Jon's infamous resurrection, and the rigorous "Battle of the Bastards."
The Winds of Winter(Jun 26, 2016) - Season 6
The Red Woman(Apr 24, 2016) - Season 6
Battle of the Bastards(Jun 19, 2016) - Season 6
Mother's Mercy (Jun 14, 2015) - Season 5
Home(May 01, 2016) - Season 6
Top 10 trending emojis when tweeting about Game of Thrones reflect the imminence of winter and dragon fire, as well as wolves, destruction, and, inexplicably, a camera:
🐉
🐲
🔔
🐺
💥
❄
📷
👑
😱
😢
The most-tweeted Game of Thronescharacters from Season 6 were mostly of Stark blood, with the Dragon Queen coming in second and Hodor fifth, likely when we learned his tragic backstory:
Jon Snow
Daenerys Targaryen
Sansa Stark
Arya Stark
Hodor
And these were the most-tweeted hashtags from Season 6, which reflect general enthusiasm for the show and Jon Snow's pivotal resurrection:
#GameofThrones
#GoT
#GoTSeason6
#DemThrones
#JonSnow
The three most followed "cast members" (you'll see why it's in quotes) on Twitter are:
Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) - @Maisie_Williams
Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) - @SophieT
George R.R. Martin (not a cast member!) - @GRRMspeaking
And if you're of the rare breed who don't care for Game of Thronesand would rather it not cloud your Twitter timeline on Sundays, Twitter has a handy little hack to mute words:
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Game of Thronesreturns July 16 to turn Twitter into a glorious mess.
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