Number Party: Philly's most used Twitter hashtags last year

Why now? Why not, that's why!

No #hitchbot in the top 50. He died for no reason.
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Today's Number Party numbers come from Metis Communications and they're pretty straightforward: The top 50 hashtags used in Philly on Twitter last year. It's kind of a trip down memory lane. Aw, remember #PopeInPhilly? And #Eagles? So crazy. What were we thinking back then, you guys?

Top 50 Hashtags Used in Philly in 2015occurrences
#NEW 1,500,000
#Eagles 1,000,000
#Philly 540,000
#nra 450,000
#nowplaying 440,000
#gunfail 430,000
#Philadelphia 420,000
#semrushchat 310,000
#AmericanMade 310,000
#marketing 310,000
#ad 260,000
#PopeInPhilly 230,000
#giveaway 200,000
#Phillies 200,000
#win 200,000
#RT 190,000
#news 190,000
#Flyers 170,000
RT 160,000
#BREAKING 160,000
#quote 150,000
#smallbizchat 120,000
#Sixers 110,000
#contentmarketing 110,000
#FF 110,000
#SEO 110,000
#socialmedia 100,000
#np 100,000
#Ferguson 100,000
#NextMayorPHL 100,000
#beauty 88,000
#jobs 87,000
#WATCH 86,000
#TBT 84,000
#OTG 83,000
#smallbiz 82,000
#vzwbuzz 81,000
#GoodDinoEvent 79,000
#webshow 75,000
#InsideOutEvent 69,000
#job 67,000
#MarquettPromo 66,000
#Empire 66,000
#USA 63,000
#p2 61,000
#GOP 60,000
#ContestAlert 60,000
#GOPDebate 56,000
#px 54,000
#kindness 54,000

Conclusion: Upside:  If Twitter is the id of the city, then we're in pretty good shape. We're not judgmental or self-deprecating. We're focusing outward instead of inward. Downside: We like sports so much it makes us seem one-dimensional and emotionally detached. Plus, while we may be interesting as individuals, we look sorta boring when we work together. Half a million Philadelphians wrote #Philly.

#NEW: 1.5 million Philadelphians used this not-entirely-helpful hashtag.

#gunfail & #nra: This is how non-gun people gloat when gun people accidentally(?) get shot by toddlers/dogs/karma.

#semrushchat: I assumed this was some kinda frat crapola, but really it's some ultra-pervasive ambiguously spammy portmanteau. Human people did not use this hashtag, far as I can tell.

#marketing & #ad: These tags were created to tip off Twitter users that certain tweets are worthless.

#np: Not "no problem." This is a music thing, as in "now playing."

#Empire: Philly's favorite show.

#px: I don't know this one, so I'm trying to pick it up from context. Example: "I'll let her have her fun but after all those shenanigans shawty will be back in my bed. #Px" I guess it has something to do with romance.

#kindness: Sounds like a made-up word.


Previously: Number Party: What do Comcast’s On-Demand stats say about Philadelphia?