London 2012 spawned 150 million tweets


TOP DRAW: Bolt celebrates after winning the men's 200m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The event generated more than 80,000 tweets per minute at its peak. — Reuters

More than 150 million tweets about the Olympics have been recorded by Twitter over the event’s 16 days, reports the microblogging service.

The event that got the most tweets was Usain Bolt’s win in the 200m dash, which generated more than 80,000 tweets per minute (tpm) at its peak.

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