Merkel on X: trending history

Merkel has trended in 78 locations since 29 November 2018, reaching #2 in Austria. It was last on a list 19 October 2026.

First seen
29 Nov 2018
Last seen
19 Oct 2026
Locations
78
Best rank
#2 Austria

Biggest days

21 Feb 2026
13 locations
22 Feb 2026
14 locations
20 May 2026
14 locations
21 May 2026
15 locations
26 Jun 2026
18 locations
10 Sep 2026
17 locations

Where it trended most

Every time it trended

List updates per year, all locations.

2018
27 updates, 6 days
2019
79 updates, 43 days
2020
160 updates, 76 days
2021
211 updates, 107 days
2022
28 updates, 20 days
2023
6 updates, 6 days
2024
24 updates, 14 days
2025
47 updates, 24 days
2026
198 updates, 28 days

Post volume on its busiest days

Highest volume recorded with the trend; 257 days have a figure.

  • 25 March 2021193,130 posts
  • 23 March 2020191,873 posts
  • 24 March 2021172,305 posts
  • 12 January 2021164,343 posts
  • 22 March 2020160,920 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. 51 hours on the lists since then. Counted across 5 spellings.