Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza (AlDub) (Photo : Facebook)
Twitter exec Rishi Jaitly has confirmed that the recent AlDub hashtag, ALDubEBTamangPanahon, has the record for the most number of tweets for an event.
According to GMA Network, Twitter's Vice President of Media, Asia Pacific and Middle East congratulated the Philippine network for making history by setting a global Twitter record.
"The ALDub phenomenon continues to make history with a new global Twitter record by taking a love story that's captured the imagination of people all over the world and combining it with the Tamang Panahon charity concert broadcasted live worldwide," Jaitly said.
Jaitly has previously called the loveteam a "global phenomenon." The incessantly trending hashtags has gotten even international celebrities Barbie Hsu, Bryan White and Dawin curious about the duo.
The publication reported that the hashtag #ALDubEBTamangPanahon pulled in a total of 41 million tweets beating the 2014 World Cup Semi-Finals Brazil vs Germany, which received 35.6 million tweets.
Speaking to the outlet, Senior Vice PresidentCreatives of TAPE Inc. Jenny Ferre, explained that the Twitter enabled fans of Kalyeserye to interact. She explained that the social media site served as "Cupid."
" This is a realtime love story a love affair between Eat Bulaga and our viewers... This love gets stronger with every Tweet, favourite and Retweet," she said.
In a separate report, it was said that the tweets for the Tamang Panahon concert peaked at the last hour of the show, with a total of 2,834,100 tweets in an hour and 47,235 tweets per minutes.
In September, the noontime show also broke the Internet by trending worldwide, receiving 25.6 million tweets for the hashtag ALDubEBforLOVE.
