During the Super Bowl, 24.1 million Tweets were sent out, according to Twitter. This number only includes game action and halftime performace. It does not include the commercials.
By the beginning of the second half, the volume of Tweets had already exceeded last year's Twitter total.
The peak of activity came during the power outage with 231,500 tweets per minute.
About 5.5 million Tweets came during Beyonce's halftime show.
The players mentioned the most during the game on Twitter were, in order Ray Lewis (@Raylewis), Joe Flacco (@teamflacco), Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7), Jacoby Jones.
The moments that generated the most Tweets per minute (TPM) were:
- Power outage - 231,500 TPM
- Jacoby Jones 108-yard TD return on second half kickoff - 185,000 TPM
- Clock expires, Ravens win Super Bowl - 183,000 TPM
- Jacoby Jones 56-yard TD catch near the end of 2nd quarter - 168,000 TPM
- Frank Gore rushes for TD - 131,000 TPM
The moments that generated highest peaks during Beyonce's halftime show were:
- Conclusion of show -- 268,000 TPM
- Destiny's Child reunion on stage - 257,500 TPM
- 'Single Ladies' song - 252,500 TPM
During the ever-popular Super Bowl counter-programming, best known as the Puppy Bowl, Twitter reports 500,000 Tweets were sent, which includes an uptick during the game's power outage.
For more Twitter stats during the big game, click here.
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