World Cup sets new record on Twitter

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The Women's World Cup set the record on Twitter for maximum tweets per second.

19 July,2011 11:31 am

The Womens World Cup final between Japan and the United States eclipsed the records of wedding of Prince William and Kate and the death of Osama bin Laden on Twitter.The Womens World Cup set the record for maximum tweets per second. The exciting climax drew 7,196 tweets per second. The previous record of 6,939 was set just after midnight in Japan on New Years Day. Other spikes include bin Ladens death (5,106 per second) and the Super Bowl in February (4,064).Japan lifted the World Cup trophy for the first time after going 0-25 against the Americans over the years. The record-breaking numbers reflect a sharp rise in Twitter usage. Its users send 200 million tweets per day.