While yesterday’s Super Bowl didn’t wind up breaking the ratings record of last year’s game, the most-watched event in American TV history (Super Bowl 50 ranks #2), the heavily hyped halftime show dominated Twitter traffic, with an astounding 3.9 million tweets generated — 1.3 million of them focused specifically on Beyoncé (774,000 tweets referenced Coldplay, while 341,000 were about Bruno Mars).
Related: Beyoncé, Coldplay, Bruno Mars Send Super Bowl Halftime Show Into Overdrive
Meanwhile, as this graphic indicates, the most tweeted-about part of the entire game was the grand finale of the halftime show:
With that many people taking to Twitter during the game, it’s a given that some of them would have been celebrities. In fact, here’s a sample of some of the celebrity tweets during Super Bowl 50.
Super Soul Sunday time before Super Bowl Sunday time with Khloe & Lamar pic.twitter.com/YwlTiYAsYT
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) February 7, 2016
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I taught @CameronNewton everything he knows. #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/IaGeUMbXWx — Betty White (@BettyMWhite) February 7, 2016
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How are you watching the Super Bowl? pic.twitter.com/JTT6f115pA
— Martha Stewart (@MarthaStewart) February 8, 2016
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Here pic.twitter.com/0M360Vm9Rb — The Squadfather (@diplo) February 7, 2016
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Go PANTHERS!! @Panthers @lukekuechly @cameron1newton #SuperBowl50 #KeepPounding #LUUUUKE #blessed #FAE #grateful pic.twitter.com/HTgtr6dSMt
— Angie Harmon (@Angie_Harmon) February 7, 2016
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Hoe. Lee. Shit. Didn’t see THAT coming. #SuperBowl50 — Retta (@unfoRETTAble) February 8, 2016
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“Super Bowl 50? Oh, you mean Super Bowl L.”; me, classics major, very popular at my viewing party
— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) February 8, 2016
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Trip to the @superbowl50 short & sweet. Made much better by @davidblaine blowing our minds. Thx dude pic.twitter.com/8HYevfLVrd — OneRepublic (@OneRepublic) February 7, 2016
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I mean these people know what the F they’re doin’ #SB50 #whitecastle pic.twitter.com/VCcQGNVyKC
— Bethenny Frankel (@Bethenny) February 8, 2016
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So far I got this guy winning the #SB50 #Commercialbowl pic.twitter.com/CwzbdL0rBQ — Jerry O’Connell (@MrJerryOC) February 8, 2016
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Ok switching from Super Bowl to Hoarders now. #liveauthentically
— Rachel Dratch (@TheRealDratch) February 8, 2016
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Happy Super Bowl Sunday everyone! Super Bowl 7 years ago with @khloekardashian in Tampa. On my app, link in bio. pic.twitter.com/8TQJA7FpLO — Kourtney Kardashian (@kourtneykardash) February 7, 2016
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Getting ready for the big game in my @levis #scoremore #SB50 pic.twitter.com/DPhEVeN3PA
— Adriana Lima (@AdrianaLima) February 7, 2016
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Game ✌
️ #SB50 #SuperBowl50 #SuperBowl #SanFrancisco pic.twitter.com/tTP1H0aIi1 — Alessandra Ambrosio (@AngelAlessandra) February 7, 2016
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Let’s go!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/2HboGYNeqO
— James Corden (@JKCorden) February 7, 2016
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Almost game time! #SB50 pic.twitter.com/29MA6IT2Re — Liam Hemsworth (@LiamHemsworth) February 7, 2016
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we are getting stunt card instructions during commericals at stadium #SB50 pic.twitter.com/kS6PXU4b6F
— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) February 8, 2016
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we are getting stunt card instructions during commericals at stadium #SB50 pic.twitter.com/kS6PXU4b6F — Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) February 8, 2016
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Congrats! #Broncos so happy for you #PeytonManning and the amazing team! pic.twitter.com/VdP6c0wLvP
— Goldie Hawn (@goldiehawn) February 8, 2016
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So happy for Peyton’s win, I’m dabbing my eyes!!!#SuperBowl — Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) February 8, 2016
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Wow #PeytonManning ! Big congrats to my #birthdaybuddy #neworleans #1976 #SB50
— Reese Witherspoon (@RWitherspoon) February 8, 2016
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Congratulations to Peyton Manning and the Denver @Broncos on a great win. Keep your heads up @Panthers. You did good. #SB50 — Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) February 8, 2016
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Congrats AGAIN guy!!! #GuyBehindPeyton pic.twitter.com/HcDVpG9i2D
— Joel McHale (@joelmchale) February 8, 2016
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Congratulations to #PeytonManning and the @Broncos on their @SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/iSpX5JxyMn — Al Roker (@alroker) February 8, 2016
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Throwback @TommyHilfiger .. bc SB50 pic.twitter.com/1TtECHau2L
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) February 8, 2016
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Are the non-Chris Martin members of Coldplay always the same or do they get subbed out like menudo? — Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) February 8, 2016
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Great halftime show @coldplay @Beyonce @BrunoMars . Really really great #letsgobroncos
— Phillip Phillips (@Phillips) February 8, 2016
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B E L I E V E I N ❤️! Great @SuperBowl half time show @coldplay @Beyonce @BrunoMars @MarkRonson #believeinlove — Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) February 8, 2016
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So nice of these padded men to play this game as an into for @Beyonce @coldplay and @BrunoMars #SuperBowl #SuperBowl50
— Sarah Michelle (@SarahMGellar) February 8, 2016
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.@Beyonce“s half time show is going to leave us like… #SuperBowlSunday pic.twitter.com/Pzndb5p4dI — Zoe Saldana (@zoesaldana) February 7, 2016
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Gotta love @SuperBowl Sunday! @Panthers @Broncos @coldplay @ladygaga @Beyonce @BrunoMars – ain’t nothin’ like it! pic.twitter.com/g94qB82wxR
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) February 8, 2016
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This is all so Lisa Frank and I love it #HalftimeShow — Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) February 8, 2016
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#halftimeshow participate…#beyonce #coldplay #brunomars @ Levi’s Stadium https://t.co/3ZOpsnpXHJ
— Kat McPhee (@katharinemcphee) February 8, 2016
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Also can someone tweet the @Beyonce tour schedule to me. ❤️❤️❤️<img src="http://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/72×72/1f63b.png" alt="<img src="http://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/72×72/1f63b.png" alt="<img src="http://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/72×72/1f63b.png" alt="<img src="http://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/72×72/1f63b.png" alt="
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Having a blast at SuperBowl 50, but now I’ve gotta run to the airport! #BeyoncePlayMars pic.twitter.com/apkokjxfAd
— Barenaked Ladies (@barenakedladies) February 8, 2016
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Color my ass a deep shade of impressed. #superbowlhalftime — John Stamos (@JohnStamos) February 8, 2016
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Halftime happiness. #SuperBowl
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) February 8, 2016
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I didnt realize there were 400 people in coldplay — David Spade (@DavidSpade) February 8, 2016
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Happy 50th! #SB50 #Broncos #Panthers Photo of Paul from 2005 halftime rehearsals. Who are you cheering on tonight? pic.twitter.com/VXB7kMnBoc
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) February 7, 2016
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Can’t wait for Pepsi’s commercial tonight leading into #PepsiHalftime <img src="http://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/72×72/1f389.png" alt="
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Beyonce for Queen #2016. https://t.co/d0Kac5kIJE
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) February 7, 2016
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Ummm that’s how you announce your world tour…….. #BeyonceBowl — Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) February 8, 2016
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COLDPLAY
MARK RONSON
BRUNO MARS
BEYONCÉ
DANCE BATTLE
FIX YOU MONTAGE
JOYOUS FINALE
OH MY GOD IT WAS SO GOOD I FEEL LIKE I DREAMED IT— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) February 8, 2016
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