Virus on X: trending history

Virus has trended in 14 locations since 21 January 2020, reaching #6 in Geneva, Switzerland. It was last on a list 8 October 2026.

First seen
21 Jan 2020
Last seen
8 Oct 2026
Locations
14
Best rank
#6 Geneva, Switzerland

Biggest days

11 Apr 2020
3 locations
13 Mar 2025
3 locations
9 May 2026
4 locations
8 Aug 2026
4 locations
9 Aug 2026
4 locations
16 Aug 2026
4 locations

Where it trended most

Every time it trended

List updates per year, all locations.

2020
74 updates, 49 days
2021
73 updates, 63 days
2022
16 updates, 14 days
2023
10 updates, 10 days
2024
1 update, 1 day
2025
10 updates, 6 days
2026
22 updates, 7 days

Post volume on its busiest days

Highest volume recorded with the trend; 141 days have a figure.

  • 13 March 20205,960,222 posts
  • 12 March 20203,820,673 posts
  • 11 March 20202,229,650 posts
  • 3 October 20201,720,926 posts
  • 11 April 20201,660,961 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. 14 hours on the lists since then. Counted across 5 spellings.