The annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos 2016 has instigated plenty of debate and discussion around many of the current and anticipated global trends. The main topic at Davos was the Fourth Industrial Revolution – yep, you heard about it here first! The Economic Forum agenda provides a very informative insight into a range of topics. There are loads of topics of interest, but what i found really interesting were the topics that attendees and observers were tweeting about. It is a bit tabloid-ie (if that is a word!) but popular tweets are are a simple yet effective way of telling us what is stimulating debate and what is not. So i thought it would be interesting to share with you by day the 21 most popular tweets from Davos 2016.
The way i determined the most popular 21 tweets from the World Economic Forum in Davos 2016 was by analysing:
- The most popular tweets – those were the tweets that were retweeted and liked the most
- Tweets during the period of the conference: 20-23 January, 2016
- Tweets that used the hastag #Davos2016, #Davos, #WEF, #WEF16
- Promoted tweets were not included – i only wanted to capture ‘organically’ popular tweets
Davos 2016 – Key People & Themes According to the Most Popular Tweets:
- It goes without saying that the World Economic Forum (@wef) was the most popular and most frequently retweeted and liked profiles. Following are some of the others
- The Canadian Prime Minister (@Justin Trudeau) was probably one of THE most popular and tweeted people, and undoubtedly flew the Canadian flag high
- Next was Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) and his attack on “corporate greed”
- Closely followed by both Sheryl Sandberg and Emma Watson (@EmWatson) who helped to put a particular spotlight on the gender gap
- For me Ian Bremner (@Ianbremmer) was THE man – he raised the profile on a range of topics from Financial Inclusion, Poverty, Wealth Inequality to Terror – his tweets were simple and insightful — overall, i would guess that Ian was the most retweeted over the course of the 4 days
Check it out….
Davos 2016 – Wednesday 20th January
Best quotes from day 1 of Davos 2016 https://t.co/z8MHPfmf5h #wef pic.twitter.com/n276TL1L0t
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 20, 2016
Closing borders is not the best solution. #EU hasn’t yet presented clear solution for #migrants. #Davos #WEF2016 pic.twitter.com/sjHgOpWijL
— Александар Вучић (@avucic) January 20, 2016
Sheryl Sandberg: ‘Men still run the world – and it’s not going that well’ https://t.co/U8GP7VLinm #gendergap #wef pic.twitter.com/epjk6Ogrmd
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 20, 2016
So proud that Canada ranks #1 for quality of life and #2 for citizenship #Bestcountries #Davos2016
— CanadianPM (@CanadianPM) January 20, 2016
Leonardo DiCaprio attacks ‘corporate greed’ of oil, gas and coal companies #Davos https://t.co/QCKH0s2aVi pic.twitter.com/RbRYbNon1M
— BBC Business (@BBCBusiness) January 20, 2016
Davos 2016 – Thursday 21st January
The 10 skills you need to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution https://t.co/5r9Nolgjal #4ir #wef pic.twitter.com/XClzgkGpfh
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 21, 2016
How are rapidly evolving digital technologies change the way you live and work? https://t.co/KeSU3S0kdp #wef pic.twitter.com/R13HrYSHww
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 21, 2016
Fuel prices will stay low for many years to come, Richard Branson says https://t.co/lW7UVoC1Ng #WEF16 #Davos pic.twitter.com/Z0pqjb1Xc3
— Bloomberg Business (@business) January 21, 2016
5 countries w/ largest share of world’s extreme poor https://t.co/EvOlzZDAir v @UN_Women #empowerwomen #wef pic.twitter.com/esA5zc2C5a
— United Nations (@UN) January 21, 2016
Canada’s Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau knows #leadership https://t.co/PheV85jYXM #wef pic.twitter.com/4ue026dot7
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 21, 2016
Davos 2016 – Friday 22nd January
.@EmWatson in Davos: Gender equality would be the ‘single biggest stimulus to the economy’ https://t.co/MGW8bGz1Og pic.twitter.com/dFS18Ty6FB
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 22, 2016
Great to be talking #gendergap with @EmWatson today & thanks everyone for your #HeForShe support here @Davos #wef16 pic.twitter.com/KApvnFbCan
— Dennis Nally (@Dennis_Nally) January 22, 2016
The private sector plays a role in driving social & financial inclusion #WEF16 @CFigueres pic.twitter.com/8LkidqlYhf
— Bank of America News (@BofA_News) January 22, 2016
Have you ever tried paying the job, not the person?- @EmWatson asks top CEOs at #wef. Watch: https://t.co/XWwxriBRrB pic.twitter.com/TOlMraDjZ9
— UN Women (@UN_Women) January 22, 2016
5 Years after Arab Spring 1 Democracy 5 Autocracies 3 Failed States #SecuringMENA #Davos2016 pic.twitter.com/65TKC5DK8V
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) January 22, 2016
It’s open to interpretation. #globalsecurity #Davos pic.twitter.com/LaHG0GMxJJ
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) January 22, 2016
Davos 2016 – Saturday 23rd January
AMAZING! Transparent #Solar Plastic On A Window Turns It Into Power Generator! https://t.co/7kRsltyCbe #WEF16 #Davos pic.twitter.com/OHo2ahp4nu
— Jim Harris (@JimHarris) January 23, 2016
Share of global wealth Richest 1%: 50% Richest 50%: 99% Poorest 50%: less than 1% #Davos2016 pic.twitter.com/vRKjz6MO8Y
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) January 23, 2016
The world’s largest economies, 2015 #Davos #GlobalEconomicOutlook pic.twitter.com/iBd7SJywCM
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) January 23, 2016
50% of the global population has less than $3,000 to their name. @wef #Davos2016 pic.twitter.com/ZE2GV2bIJw
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) January 23, 2016
Languages in use, globally 2012: 8,000 2015: 7,102 #WEF16 pic.twitter.com/ee9TPbqLXp
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) January 23, 2016