Malema on X: trending history
Malema has trended in 11 locations since 12 December 2018, reaching #1 in South Africa. It was last on a list 26 October 2026.
First seen
12 Dec 2018
Last seen
26 Oct 2026
Locations
11
Best rank
#1 South Africa
Biggest days
| 22 Mar 2026 | 7 locations | |
| 24 Mar 2026 | 7 locations | |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 7 locations | |
| 2 May 2026 | 7 locations | |
| 23 May 2026 | 7 locations | |
| 8 Jul 2026 | 7 locations |
Where it trended most
- South Africa 237 updates
- Kenya 37 updates
- Durban, South Africa 20 updates
- Pretoria, South Africa 20 updates
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa 19 updates
- Soweto, South Africa 19 updates
- Cape Town, South Africa 17 updates
- Johannesburg, South Africa 17 updates
Hour by hour on 26 October 2026
Its rank on each location's list, by hour (UTC), on its busiest day.
| Hour | South Africa | Durban, South Africa | Cape Town, South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01:00 | - | #49 | #49 |
| 02:00 | #40 | - | - |
| 03:00 | #41 | - | - |
| 04:00 | #33 | - | - |
| 05:00 | #24 | - | - |
| 06:00 | #22 | - | - |
| 07:00 | #22 | - | - |
| 08:00 | #20 | - | - |
| 09:00 | #17 | - | - |
| 10:00 | #15 | - | - |
| 11:00 | #14 | - | - |
| 12:00 | #14 | - | - |
| 13:00 | #17 | - | - |
| 14:00 | #16 | - | - |
| 15:00 | #17 | - | - |
| 16:00 | #17 | - | - |
| 17:00 | #25 | - | - |
| 18:00 | #25 | - | - |
| 19:00 | #26 | - | - |
| 20:00 | #29 | - | - |
| 21:00 | #38 | - | - |
| 22:00 | #38 | - | - |
Every time it trended
List updates per year, all locations.
2018
1 update, 1 day
2019
14 updates, 12 days
2020
37 updates, 26 days
2021
29 updates, 27 days
2022
38 updates, 27 days
2023
37 updates, 30 days
2024
30 updates, 27 days
2025
32 updates, 26 days
2026
171 updates, 29 days
Post volume on its busiest days
Highest volume recorded with the trend; 149 days have a figure.
- 10 February 2025219,000 posts
- 11 February 2025161,000 posts
- 22 May 2025131,000 posts
- 9 February 2025111,000 posts
- 21 March 2023109,719 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. 85 hours on the lists since then. Counted across 4 spellings.