Elmo on X: trending history

Elmo has trended in 80 locations since 16 December 2018, reaching #2 in San Antonio, United States. It was last on a list 11 October 2026.

First seen
16 Dec 2018
Last seen
11 Oct 2026
Locations
80
Best rank
#2 San Antonio, United States

Biggest days

31 Jan 2024
8 locations
14 Jul 2025
7 locations
4 Feb 2026
11 locations
9 Feb 2026
9 locations
16 Feb 2026
8 locations
4 Jun 2026
42 locations

Where it trended most

Every time it trended

List updates per year, all locations.

2018
1 update, 1 day
2019
6 updates, 3 days
2020
17 updates, 11 days
2021
3 updates, 2 days
2022
27 updates, 11 days
2023
34 updates, 9 days
2024
36 updates, 12 days
2025
22 updates, 6 days
2026
82 updates, 9 days

Post volume on its busiest days

Highest volume recorded with the trend; 44 days have a figure.

  • 2 July 2023575,080 posts
  • 3 July 2023541,929 posts
  • 6 January 2022376,240 posts
  • 30 January 2024355,000 posts
  • 31 January 2024345,000 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. 13 hours on the lists since then. Counted across 4 spellings.