Born on August 23, 2007, the hashtag was originally meant to simply 'tag' or categorise tweets.
The micro-blogging platform celebrated the occasion by inviting its users to tweet #Hashtag10, which would enable a custom '#' (hashtag) emoji.
In India, Cricket hashtag #IPL, TV show BiggBoss #BB10 and movie #Sultan were among the most tweeted hashtags of all time, the company said in a statement.
"From social movements like #ChennaiFloods to fans of TV show BiggBoss #BB10, and iconic sporting events like the #IPL, India's top hashtags is a unique mix that speaks to India's culture, sense of identity and passion. It's #whatshappening," said Taranjeet Singh, Country Director, Twitter India.
Twitter user Chris Messina, on this day 10 years ago, tweeted #barcamp -- the first time a hashtag was used.
Today, an average of 125 million hashtags are shared globally every day on the platform.
The most popular hashtags worldwide are #NowPlaying which was used over one billion times, #FollowFriday (over half billion times) and #ThrowbackThursday (over 120 million times).
#TheWalkingDead was the most tweeted television show hashtag of all time and in the movies category, it was #StarWars.
The most tweeted global sporting event hashtag was #Euro2016.
(This story has not been edited by Social News XYZ staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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