What Twitterers are giving up for Lent in 2017. Compare 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009. Also interactively compare how what people have been giving up for Lent has changed over the past nine years.
| Rank | What | Number of Tweets |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | alcohol | 2,390 |
| 2. | social networking | 2,148 |
| 3. | chocolate | 2,141 |
| 4. | 2,045 | |
| 5. | chips | 1,416 |
| 6. | swearing | 1,393 |
| 7. | school | 1,186 |
| 8. | soda | 1,184 |
| 9. | fast food | 1,092 |
| 10. | sweets | 986 |
| 11. | coffee | 968 |
| 12. | meat | 907 |
| 13. | lent | 905 |
| 14. | college | 894 |
| 15. | beer | 888 |
| 16. | bread | 687 |
| 17. | sugar | 659 |
| 18. | life | 645 |
| 19. | sex | 609 |
| 20. | you | 609 |
| 21. | 590 | |
| 22. | donald trump | 520 |
| 23. | hope | 456 |
| 24. | work | 442 |
| 25. | boys | 432 |
| 26. | religion | 405 |
| 27. | giving up things | 403 |
| 28. | junk food | 401 |
| 29. | homework | 393 |
| 30. | pizza | 373 |
| 31. | smoking | 295 |
| 32. | candy | 288 |
| 33. | cheese | 283 |
| 34. | marijuana | 267 |
| 35. | starbucks | 265 |
| 36. | catholicism | 259 |
| 37. | ice cream | 248 |
| 38. | cookies | 227 |
| 39. | me | 224 |
| 40. | f***boys | 220 |
| 41. | wine | 219 |
| 42. | being petty | 212 |
| 43. | breathing | 210 |
| 44. | rice | 209 |
| 45. | 205 | |
| 46. | carbs | 202 |
| 47. | fried food | 202 |
| 48. | makeup | 201 |
| 49. | people | 189 |
| 50. | shopping | 189 |
| 51. | virginity | 185 |
| 52. | red meat | 183 |
| 53. | stuff | 178 |
| 54. | snapchat | 168 |
| 55. | french fries | 166 |
| 56. | the presidency | 164 |
| 57. | procrastination | 159 |
| 58. | men | 158 |
| 59. | sobriety | 156 |
| 60. | liquor | 155 |
| 61. | my will to live | 154 |
| 62. | negativity | 150 |
| 63. | food | 149 |
| 64. | takeout | 148 |
| 65. | dairy | 144 |
| 66. | mcdonalds | 143 |
| 67. | booze | 140 |
| 68. | masturbation | 138 |
| 69. | netflix | 136 |
| 70. | hot cheetos | 136 |
| 71. | eating out | 133 |
| 72. | the dirtiest thing | 132 |
| 73. | complaining | 130 |
| 74. | desserts | 125 |
| 75. | caffeine | 125 |
| 76. | coke | 124 |
| 77. | lying | 123 |
| 78. | sleep | 115 |
| 79. | him | 114 |
| 80. | feelings | 108 |
| 81. | myself | 104 |
| 82. | fizzy drinks | 103 |
| 83. | juice | 99 |
| 84. | pasta | 95 |
| 85. | pancakes | 94 |
| 86. | nothing | 91 |
| 87. | my job | 90 |
| 88. | online shopping | 89 |
| 89. | naps | 88 |
| 90. | living | 86 |
| 91. | memes | 83 |
| 92. | cake | 82 |
| 93. | stress | 78 |
| 94. | eating live mice | 77 |
| 95. | her favourite treat | 77 |
| 96. | caring | 77 |
| 97. | my attitude | 77 |
| 98. | chick fil a | 76 |
| 99. | abbreviations | 75 |
| 100. | politics | 74 |
| Rank | Category | Number of Tweets |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | food | 17,017 |
| 2. | technology | 5,659 |
| 3. | habits | 4,962 |
| 4. | smoking/drugs/alcohol | 4,880 |
| 5. | irony | 3,495 |
| 6. | school/work | 3,470 |
| 7. | relationship | 2,541 |
| 8. | sex | 1,179 |
| 9. | religion | 1,055 |
| 10. | politics | 911 |
| 11. | generic | 679 |
| 12. | entertainment | 447 |
| 13. | shopping | 407 |
| 14. | health/hygiene | 328 |
| 15. | money | 279 |
| 16. | sports | 152 |
| 17. | possessions | 103 |
| 18. | clothes | 64 |
| 19. | weather | 28 |
| 20. | celebrity | 20 |
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