How #Ramadan unfolded on Twitter with over 8.4 billion impressions of Tweets

This weekend over 1.6 billion people across the world celebrated Eid al Fitr and the end of Ramadan. Throughout the month, Twitter provided a unique platform for people across the world to come together and celebrate Ramadan.

https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/611364168483106817

https://twitter.com/HHShkMohd/status/621896419566161920

https://twitter.com/HamdanMohammed/status/621897972389822466

https://twitter.com/Ahlam_Alshamsi/status/621975366962286592

This heat map shows the global conversation around Ramadan that took place on Twitter during the past month.

https://twitterdata.cartodb.com/viz/faa0b418-2cd4-11e5-be4c-7054d21a95e5/embed_map

Throughout Ramadan, there were over 8.4 billion impressions of Tweets about Ramadan on Twitter and syndicated across the web.

Amid all of the great Ramadan content on Twitter, Rotana (@Khalejiatv) gave people around the world an exclusive and real-time look into Mecca (or Makkah), thanks to Periscope. Viewers were able to experience key moments as they happened, such as daily and evening prayers.

https://twitter.com/Khalejiatv/status/621891031248732161

The UAE celebrated the month by sharing Ramadan-related content, as well as sending greetings to family, friends and loved ones.

https://twitter.com/TwoToneDXB/status/611630908689387520

https://twitter.com/shugairi/status/618069951400775680

https://twitter.com/OmoArabia/status/622445882122862593

Here is a collection of Tweets from around the world celebrating Eid.

https://twitter.com/twittermedia/timelines/621742592770707457