Obama’s ‘Four More Years’ Tweet is Most Popular of All Time [REPORT]

November 7, 2012 by Stan Schroeder

"President Barack Obama’s celebratory tweet after winning the U.S. election surpassed 500,000 retweets, making it the most retweeted post of all time, according to reports.

The tweet, which simply says, “Four more years,” accompanies a photo of Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama embracing. At the time of writing, it garnered more than 510,000 retweets — and that number is still rising rapidly. Both BuzzFeed and Mediabistro reported that Obama’s victory tweet gets the “all-time” distinction.

Another tweet from Obama, in which he thanks his supporters, is also one of the most popular, having been retweeted more than 144,000 times

Twitter is very guarded with information about most-popular tweets, so there’s no official confirmation of the title-holder’s identity. A tweet by Justin Bieber was thought to have set a record, but Mashable reporter Sam Laird found one by restaurant chain Wendy’s that gained more retweets (215,000) than the singer’s post..."