If you're looking for the most-liked tweet of all time, the current reported leader is Chadwick Boseman's post announcing his death on August 28, 2020, with about 6.6 million likes. Guinness recorded 7.5 million likes in September 2020, while current public rankings report a lower rounded figure, so like counts are best treated as dated snapshots rather than fixed totals.
But the most liked tweets are useful for more than a leaderboard. For creators and marketers, they offer a quick way to study what high-engagement posts have in common — from themes and narratives to hooks, formats, and the reasons people choose to like or share a post. The goal isn't to copy a viral tweet, but to identify patterns you can adapt to your own content.
Below, you'll find the current reported top 10 most liked tweets, an explanation of why rankings and like counts vary across sources, and a practical look at what these posts can teach you about creating content that earns attention and engagement on X.
Most Liked Tweets of All Time
The following is the current reported top 10. Like counts are rounded and can change over time, and X does not publish an official all-time leaderboard.
Rank | Post | Account | Date | Reported likes |
1 | Announcement of Chadwick Boseman's death | @chadwickboseman | Aug 28, 2020 |
Figures are reported and rounded rather than live official totals. Rankings can change as posts receive or lose likes.
How Do You See Who Liked Your Tweet?
To see who liked your own post, open the post and select View post engagements, then open the Likes tab.
On the X app
Step 1. Open your profile and select the post.
Step 2. Tap the ••• menu.
Step 3. Select View post engagements.
Step 4. Open Likes to see the accounts that liked the post.
On desktop
Step 1. Open the post from your profile.
Step 2. Click the ••• menu.
Step 3. Select View post engagements.
Step 4. Open Likes.
How to Find Your Most-Liked Tweets
If you want to find which of your posts received the most likes, X does not provide a profile view that ranks your posts by total likes. Instead, use Advanced Search with the from: and min_faves: operators:
from:yourhandle min_faves:500
Start with a reasonable threshold and increase it until you narrow the results to your highest-liked posts. X officially supports both operators in Advanced Search.
For accounts that want to review performance across a larger set of posts, X's analytics tools can provide engagement data, but the exact availability and historical range may vary by account and product version.
How AllyHub Helps You Analyze Top-Performing X Posts
A list of the most liked tweets shows what has already captured attention. But if you're using that research to improve your own content, you'll usually want to go beyond the all-time leaderboard and look at what is working in your niche right now.
AllyHub lets you research popular X posts across the platform, then dig into both your own most-liked posts and competitors' content. Use Social to analyze your connected X account and identify winning content patterns, performance trends, and potential next topics. For competitor and market research, Radars can monitor X keywords, creators, accounts, news, and trends through manual or scheduled scans.
That gives you a more useful path from “What are people liking?” to “What patterns could I apply to my next post?” You can compare themes, hooks, narratives, and formats across popular posts instead of treating a single viral tweet as a formula to copy.
Why Do Different Sites Show Different Like Counts?
Search for the most liked tweet of all time and you may see different totals for the same post. That's because these figures are time-stamped snapshots, not a live official ranking.
- Different dates: Guinness verified 7.5 million likes on Chadwick Boseman's post on September 1, 2020, while current public rankings report a lower rounded figure.
- Rounded display: X abbreviates large engagement counts, so figures copied from the platform may not show the exact total.
- No official all-time leaderboard: X does not publish a public ranking of posts by lifetime likes, so third-party lists can differ depending on when they were checked.
For that reason, treat a published like count as an approximate figure and check when the source last verified it.
Most Liked vs. Most Viewed Tweets
Likes and views measure different things, so the most liked tweet is not necessarily the most viewed. X defines a view as the number of times a post was viewed, and repeat views can count; views are therefore not the same as unique people reached.
X does not publish an official all-time ranking of the most viewed posts either. Third-party lists therefore represent reported snapshots rather than an official leaderboard.
Metric | What it measures |
Likes | Times users liked a post |
Views | Times a post was viewed |
All-time ranking | No official public leaderboard for either metric |
If you see a post described as the “most viewed tweet ever,” check the source and date before treating the number as definitive. Views can accumulate over time and, unlike likes, can include repeated views.
FAQ
What counts as a "most liked" tweet?
A "most liked" tweet is the post with the highest like count — but three details trip people up. The number on screen is rounded, so X shows "6.6M," not "6,614,832." Like counts are not frozen, so sources that checked on different dates report different totals. And likes, reposts, quotes and views are four separate metrics; only likes count toward a "most liked" ranking.
Can you see who liked someone else's post on X?
No. Likes on other users' posts are private, while the post's total like count remains visible. You can still see the accounts that liked your own posts through View post engagements → Likes.
How do I find the most liked tweet from a specific account?
Use X Advanced Search with from:handle min_faves:1000, then increase the min_faves threshold to narrow the results to the account's highest-liked posts. X supports both search operators.
Is the most liked tweet of all time an official X ranking?
No. X does not publish a public all-time leaderboard ranked by likes. Current top-10 lists are reported rankings based on figures checked at different times, so like counts and positions can change.
What does "most common tweets" mean?
"Most common tweets" usually refers to the most frequently seen topics or formats on X — not the same as most liked. If you're looking for trending topics or recurring content patterns in your niche, X's Explore tab shows current trends, or tools like AllyHub's Radar can track specific keywords and topics over time.
