125 million hashtags are used globally on Twitter every day.
Which hashtags have mattered most to you? #Hashtag10 pic.twitter.com/WyJvGpZXuR
— Twitter (@Twitter) August 23, 2017
It's 10 years since the symbol was first used by a twitter follower to group a specific topic.
Twitter's celebrating 10 years of the hashtag #hashtag10 pic.twitter.com/7FRmMEAfYz
— Today FM News (@TodayFMNews) August 23, 2017
Since 2007 the hashtag has grown to become one of the most widely used characters of the digital age.
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at 1 @TodayFMNews#TuneIn pic.twitter.com/gcOdZYD5GM— Susan Keogh (@suskeogh) August 23, 2017
Tech expert Jess Kelly details the most popular hashtags: