Games of Thrones, one of Twitter’s top 10 trends in 2016

#WinterIsHere.

Every Sunday night, fans of HBO’s Game Of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) come together on Twitter to talk about the crazy plot twists, the characters’ latest shocking actions, to share their own memes and gifs, and to live Tweet with fellow fans.

Each #GameOfThrones season inspires millions of Tweets.

Game of Thrones was the most Tweeted about TV show of 2016 and was one of the Top 10 trends of 2016 on Twitter – the only TV show to make the list.

There have been 13.8 million Tweets about Game of Thrones in 2017 and 21 June was the most Tweeted day this year, when the second trailer was released. The most Tweeted about Game of Thrones season was season 6 (2016).

The most Tweeted about Game of Thrones episodes of all time are:

1. The Winds of Winter (Jun 26, 2016)
2. The Red Woman (Apr 24, 2016)
3. Battle of the Bastards (Jun 19, 2016)
4. Mother’s Mercy (Jun 14, 2015)
5. Home (May 01, 2016)

These are the top 10 trending emojis when Tweeting about Game of Thrones:

The most Tweeted about Game of Thrones characters from season 6:
1. Jon Snow
2. Daenerys Targaryen
3. Sansa Stark
4. Arya Stark
5. Hodor

And these were the most Tweeted hashtags from season 6:
1. #GameofThrones
2. #GoT
3. #GoTSeason6
4. #DemThrones
5. #JonSnow

The three most followed “cast members” on Twitter are:
1. Maisie Williams (@Maisie_Williams)
2. Sophie Turner (@SophieT)
3. George R.R. Martin (@GRRMspeaking)

For fans who still haven’t watched the premiere and are nervous about spoilers on Twitter, there’s a new feature on Twitter which allows users to mute words in their timelines.

This Tweet gives a step by step process on how to handle muting words in your timeline.

And don’t forget – the Game of Thrones after show from Bill Simmons’ The Ringer has moved from HBO to Twitter. Talk the Thrones will stream live on Twitter and Periscope following each episode via @TheRinger.

Top image features The Night King, the leader of the White Walkers Cosplay from the series Game of Thrones Present in Bangkok. Image via Shutterstock.com.