Tweets related to #Ramadan were viewed over 10.7 billion times on and off Twitter

Twitter has always been the platform for live conversations, live connections, and live commentary. And throughout the month of #Ramadan, it has been a significant platform for many around the world to share their spiritual journey every day. In fact, Tweets related to #Ramadan were viewed over 10.7 billion times on and off Twitter throughout Ramadan 2016 compared to the 8.4 billion impressions, measures, views of syndicated and embedded Tweets about Ramadan in 2015 syndicated and embedded across the web.

Click on the heat map below to see how people shared their #Ramadan conversations on Twitter during #Eid.

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We also released a special emoji to make Twitter more fun for Muslims around the world as they celebrated #Eid by using any of the Hashtags below to see a mosque appear next to these terms.

In the Middle East, users flocked to Twitter to have real-time updates on #Ramadan activities and find useful information/content, to connect with other people who share the Islamic faith, to share their well-wishes and special moments during the blessed month and join the conversation around their favorite TV shows. There were over 7.1 million Tweets about #Ramadan television shows and series, with سيلفي ٢# taking the lion share with more than 2.5 million Tweets sent during the month. The top talked-about shows on Twitter were:

@NosYawmSeries، #القيصر ،@ramezyl3abbelnr، #يونس_ولد_فضه ، @YaHalaShow، #الشريان، and @SamarKandSeries

Regional broadcasters like @MBC1, @DubaiTV and @CBCEGypt, used Twitter video to share previews, sneak peeks and recaps.Twitter also partnered with broadcaster @MBC1 to provide users with a subscription service that sends a Tweet reminder when their favorite #Ramadan show was about to start.

Celebrities across the region used the Holy Month as an opportunity to connect with fans directly on Twitter. There were over 20 celebrity Twitter Q&As in the Middle East during the month of #Ramadan including from @Youssra, @GhadaAbdelRazek and @MayssaMaghrebi.

This year, more than ever people were able to connect live with each other thanks to Periscope. People in the Middle East used Periscope to connect and share relevant and useful information including cooking shows from @CBCsofra, religious wisdom from @Amr Khaled,@Salman_Alodah and @abuabdelelah, or announcing daily winners for #Ramadan riddles @BothinaKamel1 and a health show from @Akhbarak. 

We also saw popular regional celebrities join Twitter for the first time during #Ramadan to connect with their most loyal fans and share updates about their shows including @Mahmoud, @Youssra,@mohammed_Abdu

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