 "Twitter's hashtag turns 10; company invites users to celebrate with custom hashtag")
Touted as one of the most widely used symbols in the digital age, the famous hashtag of
**Twitter** turned 10 on Wednesday. Born on August 23, 2007, the hashtag was originally meant to simply ’tag’ or categorize tweets. [caption id=“attachment_3966099” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Reuters[/caption] The micro-blogging platform celebrated the occasion by inviting its users to tweet #Hashtag10, which would enable a custom ‘#’ (hashtag) emoji. In India, Cricket hashtag #IPL, TV show BiggBoss #BB10 and movie #Sultan were among the most tweeted hashtags of all time, the company said in a statement. “From social movements like #ChennaiFloods to fans of TV show BiggBoss #BB10, and iconic sporting events like the #IPL, India’s top hashtags is a unique mix that speaks to India’s culture, sense of identity and passion. It’s #whatshappening,” said Taranjeet Singh, Country Director,
**Twitter India** .
In celebration of the 10th birthday of hashtag, we're launching a special emoji 🤗🤗 Enjoy! #Hashtag10 pic.twitter.com/ds78SAqvp9
— X India (@XCorpIndia) August 23, 2017
Twitter user Chris Messina, on this day 10 years ago, tweeted #barcamp — the first time a hashtag was used. Today, an average of 125 million hashtags are shared globally every day on the platform. The most popular hashtags worldwide are #NowPlaying which was used over one billion times, #FollowFriday (over half billion times) and #ThrowbackThursday (over 120 million times). #TheWalkingDead was the most tweeted television show hashtag of all time and in the movies category, it was #StarWars. The most tweeted global sporting event hashtag was #Euro2016.
