Chart description: Most global events had 10,000 or fewer Tweets per second with two exceptions: the Euro 2012 finale which had around 15,000 Tweets per second and Castle in the Sky on TV which had over 20,000 Tweets per second. The most Tweeted about events are a mix of music events, sports events, news events and TV shows.

Chart data: name of global event Tweets per second Castle in the Sky on TV (Dec 9, '11) 25088 Euro 2012 Finale, Spain's 4th goal against Italy (Jul 1, '12) 15358 Madonna's Super Bowl Halftime Performance (Feb 5, '12) 10245 Last minutes of Superbowl XLVI (Feb 5, '12) 10245 Tim Tebow's Overtime Touchdown Pass (Jan 6, '12) 9420 Beyonce at the VMAs (Aug 28, '11) 8868 Execution of Troy Davis (Sep 20, '11) 7671 End of FIFA Women's World Cup (Jul 17, '11) 7196 Brazil eliminated from the Copa America (Jul 17, '11) 7166 Steve Jobs resigns (Aug 25, '11) 7064 New Year's Day in Japan (Jan 1, '11) 6939 BET Awards (Jun 27, '11) 6436 UEFA Champions League (May 28, '11) 6303 Steve Jobs passes away (Oct 6, '11) 6049 NBA Finals Lebron Tweet (Jun 13, '11) 5531 Japanese earthquake and tsunami (Mar 11, '11) 5530

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