World’s Most Discussed Global Issues on Twitter

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan DhirajMay 3, 2017October 19, 2018Education and Career

Terrorism was found to be the world’s most discussed global issue on Twitter, according to a study of 173 million of tweets, conducted by SOAS University of London.

The findings show that 60% of the total analysed tweets focused on racism and terrorism.

Terrorism was followed by racism with 28 million tweets, while climate change and human rights were listed on the 3rd and 4th spots.

World’s Most Discussed Global Issues on Twitter:

Rank	Global Issue	Category	Tweets Per Year
1	Terrorism	Society	30835200
2	Racism	Society	27961920
3	Climate Change	Environment	22145280
4	Human Rights	Society	12789600
5	HIV/AIDS	Disease	11247840
6	Pollution	Environment	10739760
7	Disease	Disease	10406880
8	Poverty	Poverty	9898800
9	Equality	Society	7235760
10	Discrimination	Society	6867840
11	Migration	Society	4712880
12	Exploitation	Society	4117200
13	Civil Rights	Society	3293760
14	Child Abuse	Society	1478688
15	War Crimes	War	1411236
16	World Peace	Society	1168584
17	Women's Rights	Society	946664
18	Nuclear Weapons	War	915712
19	Displacement	Society	678550
20	Sanitation	Poverty	669848
21	Malnutrition	Poverty	662898
22	Deforestation	Environment	531440
23	Economic Development	Society	528812
24	Food Security	Food	344560
25	Weapons Of Mass Destruction	Wa	31331
26	Urbanization	Society	229512
27	Humanitarian Crisis	Society	220168
28	Overpopulation	Society	147168
29	Marine Pollution	Environment	145463
30	Child Labour	Poverty	142058
31	World Hunger	Food	133444
32	Land Mines	War	122056
33	Maternal Health	Society	110376
34	Democratization	Society	104244
35	Ageing Population	Society	91104
36	Child Mortality	Poverty	78256
37	Child Poverty	Poverty	77964
38	Global Education	Society	63358
39	Nuclear Waste	Environment	52706
40	Sustainable Agriculture	Food	51684
41	Water Scarcity	Food	37267
42	Desertification	Environment	31282
43	Water Pollution	Environment	28022
44	Social Transformation	Society	13688
45	Water Privatization	Society	5168
46	Demographic Transition	Society	3455
47	Ocean Governance	Environment	3346
48	Regional Conflict	War	2444

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Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj is a publishing executive and economist who is the CEO and editor-in-chief of The CEOWORLD magazine, one of the world’s most influential and recognized global news publications. Additionally, he serves as the chair of the advisory board for the CEOWORLD magazine. He received his Ph.D. in Finance and Banking from the European Global School, Paris, France. He earned his Doctoral Degree in Chartered Accountancy from the European International University Paris, France, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (KNUTD), Ukraine. Dr. Amarendra also holds a Master of Business Administration degree in International Relations and Affairs from the American University of Athens, Alabama, United States.

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj is CEO and editor-in-chief of CEOWORLD magazine. You can follow him on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter.

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