Lightning on X: trending history
Lightning has trended in 24 locations since 13 December 2018, reaching #1 in Jacksonville, United States. It was last on a list 31 October 2026.
First seen
13 Dec 2018
Last seen
31 Oct 2026
Locations
24
Best rank
#1 Jacksonville, United States
Biggest days
| 26 Jul 2023 | 5 locations | |
| 28 Dec 2025 | 5 locations | |
| 9 Mar 2026 | 8 locations | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 9 locations | |
| 22 Apr 2026 | 9 locations | |
| 31 Oct 2026 | 14 locations |
Where it trended most
- Canada 42 updates
- Japan 12 updates
- United States 9 updates
- Australia 5 updates
- Calgary, Canada 5 updates
- Edmonton, Canada 5 updates
- Puerto Rico 5 updates
- United Kingdom 5 updates
Hour by hour on 31 October 2026
Its rank on each location's list, by hour (UTC), on its busiest day.
| Hour | Canada | Winnipeg, Canada | Ottawa, Canada | Quebec, Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | #9 | - | - | - |
| 01:00 | - | #15 | #11 | #15 |
| 02:00 | #32 | - | - | - |
| 03:00 | #44 | - | - | - |
| 04:00 | #43 | - | - | - |
| 05:00 | #44 | - | - | - |
| 06:00 | #36 | - | - | - |
| 07:00 | #40 | - | - | - |
| 08:00 | #38 | - | - | - |
| 09:00 | #36 | - | - | - |
| 10:00 | #34 | - | - | - |
| 11:00 | #32 | - | - | - |
| 12:00 | #33 | - | - | - |
| 18:00 | #50 | - | - | - |
Every time it trended
List updates per year, all locations.
2018
5 updates, 3 days
2019
12 updates, 7 days
2020
16 updates, 11 days
2021
12 updates, 9 days
2022
12 updates, 7 days
2023
12 updates, 7 days
2024
1 update, 1 day
2025
10 updates, 3 days
2026
60 updates, 8 days
Post volume on its busiest days
Highest volume recorded with the trend; 36 days have a figure.
- 13 September 202380,800 posts
- 29 September 202076,363 posts
- 14 October 202075,973 posts
- 17 April 201964,554 posts
- 12 September 202356,400 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. 28 hours on the lists since then. Counted across 4 spellings.