(CNN) — The tweet that announced the death of Chadwick Boseman is now the most ‘liked’ message of all time on this platform.
This was confirmed by Twitter on its verified account on Saturday: «The tweet with the most likes. A tribute worthy of a king. #WakandaForever
Most liked Tweet ever.
A tribute fit for a King. #WakandaForever https://t.co/lpyzmnIVoP
— Twitter (@Twitter) August 29, 2020
Boseman’s account shared a image in black and white of him with a statement confirming that he had lost a four-year battle with colon cancer on Friday. He was 43 years old.
The message went viral and is now at the top of Twitter’s metrics board with more than 5.7 million ‘likes’.
This tweet is followed by one from Barack Obama in 2017, which included a quote from Nelson Mandela. The phrase and the image has received more than 4.3 million ‘likes’.
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion…” pic.twitter.com/InZ58zkoAm
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 13, 2017
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