Emoji Insights On World Emoji Day

World Emoji Day

Yesterday was World Emoji Day, and to mark the occasion, Instagram and Twitter have shared some new emoji usage insights, which could help to get you thinking about your emoji use.

Emoji usage has been rising over the years.

Instagram has chosen to focus on sports with its Emoji Day insights, with the most popular sports emojis in the app based on usage in different regions.

  • Most Popular New Emoji – Awarded to an emoji approved in 2020, the ‘Heart on Fire’ emoji came out on top
  • Most Anticipated Emoji – Users are apparently most looking forward to the ‘melting face’ emoji more than any other
  • Most 2021 Emoji – The syringe emoji was voted the most representative visual of 2021
  • Lifetime Achievement – The most used emoji, old or new, is the ‘Loudly Crying Face’, which, as per above, is also very popular on Twitter

World Emoji Day falls on July 17th.


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