Afrobeat on X: trending history

Afrobeat has trended in 8 locations since 13 February 2020, reaching #5 in Nigeria. It was last on a list 28 August 2026.

First seen
13 Feb 2020
Last seen
28 Aug 2026
Locations
8
Best rank
#5 Nigeria

Biggest days

13 Feb 2020
2 locations
10 Mar 2020
1 location
14 Aug 2020
1 location
23 Aug 2023
1 location
22 Jan 2026
7 locations
28 Aug 2026
7 locations

Where it trended most

  • Nigeria 10 updates
  • Benin City, Nigeria 2 updates
  • Ghana 2 updates
  • Ibadan, Nigeria 2 updates
  • Kaduna, Nigeria 2 updates
  • Kano, Nigeria 2 updates
  • Lagos, Nigeria 2 updates
  • Port Harcourt, Nigeria 2 updates

Every time it trended

List updates per year, all locations.

2020
8 updates, 3 days
2023
1 update, 1 day
2026
15 updates, 3 days

Post volume on its busiest days

Highest volume recorded with the trend; 1 day has a figure.

  • 23 August 20234,488 posts

From twtData's records of X trends in 450+ locations: the biggest countries every hour, the rest once a day. An "update" is one snapshot that listed this topic. Rank and hours on the lists count from November 2025, when our snapshots started keeping X's order; earlier days count only for locations and dates. 5 hours on the lists since then. Counted across 3 spellings.