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Twitter traffic surges 86% following deluge of #havingaparty Leicester City FC tweets

on May 3, 2016 | 0 comments

By John Glenday

Ecstatic Leicester City and football fans in general took over Twitter across the UK last night after the team beat 5000-1 odds to become Premier League champions, prompting an 86 per cent uptick on traffic for a Monday.

Leicester’s place in history was secured after a draw by Chelsea against closest rivals Tottenham Hotspur made it mathematically impossible for anyone else to clinch the top spot, sending fans into a tizzy both in the city and across the internet.

Responding to the surge in tweets in the UK Twitter #havingaparty, Twitter tweeted simply ‘wow’ before illustrating the champion’s impact with Read full story ›

Source: The Drum