Beyoncé’s Pregnancy Announcement Inspired Half A Million Tweets In 45 Minutes

BEYONCÉ IS PREGNANT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/8NXl1sxaZ1

— Parker (@ParkerKitHill) February 1, 2017

Less than an hour after Beyoncé announced that she's pregnant with twins, Twitter users sent out half a million tweets about the news, according to a representative for the social media site. Though the pop star announced the news on Instagram, 'Twins' became the top trend on Twitter in minutes, and 'Beyonce,' 'Blue,' 'Beehive' also trended. Within 15 minutes of the announcement, 17,000 tweets were being sent out per minute about Beyoncé's big news.

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