Four more years: The most retweeted update of all time?

Tim Burrowes

November 7, 2012 7:25

A tweet sent on behalf of US president Barack Obama celebrating his re-election is on course to becoming the most retweeted of all time.

Within four hours of posting, the status update, which included a picture of Obama embracing First Lady Michelle Obama, had been retweeted more than half a million times.

Democrat Obama beat his Republican opponent Mitt Romney earlier today.

November 8 update: The number has since risen to three-quarters of a million:

Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.