What Twitterers are giving up for Lent in 2016. Compare 2017, 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 eight years.
| Rank | What | Number of Tweets |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | chocolate | 2,235 |
| 2. | social networking | 2,115 |
| 3. | alcohol | 1,902 |
| 4. | 1,873 | |
| 5. | school | 1,564 |
| 6. | swearing | 1,413 |
| 7. | soda | 1,109 |
| 8. | sweets | 1,002 |
| 9. | coffee | 880 |
| 10. | fast food | 870 |
| 11. | sugar | 792 |
| 12. | meat | 792 |
| 13. | lent | 654 |
| 14. | 623 | |
| 15. | you | 607 |
| 16. | bread | 600 |
| 17. | pizza | 539 |
| 18. | sex | 486 |
| 19. | college | 459 |
| 20. | chips | 453 |
| 21. | junk food | 438 |
| 22. | homework | 409 |
| 23. | beer | 369 |
| 24. | boys | 367 |
| 25. | f***boys | 344 |
| 26. | candy | 313 |
| 27. | work | 300 |
| 28. | starbucks | 289 |
| 29. | life | 283 |
| 30. | religion | 276 |
| 31. | ice cream | 266 |
| 32. | netflix | 255 |
| 33. | giving up things | 253 |
| 34. | snapchat | 239 |
| 35. | 234 | |
| 36. | smoking | 225 |
| 37. | cheese | 221 |
| 38. | wine | 220 |
| 39. | cookies | 218 |
| 40. | marijuana | 193 |
| 41. | me | 191 |
| 42. | tops | 179 |
| 43. | rice | 174 |
| 44. | food | 170 |
| 45. | stuff | 161 |
| 46. | french fries | 160 |
| 47. | makeup | 157 |
| 48. | catholicism | 156 |
| 49. | shopping | 155 |
| 50. | carbs | 150 |
| 51. | people | 137 |
| 52. | fried food | 137 |
| 53. | caffeine | 133 |
| 54. | feelings | 127 |
| 55. | red meat | 127 |
| 56. | desserts | 121 |
| 57. | indifference | 121 |
| 58. | mcdonalds | 118 |
| 59. | my phone | 117 |
| 60. | negativity | 114 |
| 61. | hope | 114 |
| 62. | masturbation | 110 |
| 63. | procrastination | 109 |
| 64. | complaining | 108 |
| 65. | booze | 107 |
| 66. | virginity | 104 |
| 67. | being petty | 103 |
| 68. | sobriety | 103 |
| 69. | coke | 102 |
| 70. | hot cheetos | 97 |
| 71. | online shopping | 97 |
| 72. | liquor | 97 |
| 73. | fizzy drinks | 96 |
| 74. | breathing | 96 |
| 75. | caring | 91 |
| 76. | pasta | 89 |
| 77. | takeout | 89 |
| 78. | dairy | 89 |
| 79. | diet coke | 85 |
| 80. | sleep | 82 |
| 81. | chipotle | 82 |
| 82. | chick fil a | 79 |
| 83. | cake | 79 |
| 84. | eating out | 79 |
| 85. | porn | 78 |
| 86. | pancakes | 77 |
| 87. | men | 77 |
| 88. | stress | 75 |
| 89. | sarcasm | 71 |
| 90. | taco bell | 70 |
| 91. | him | 70 |
| 92. | gluten | 68 |
| 93. | peanut butter | 67 |
| 94. | juice | 67 |
| 95. | this | 66 |
| 96. | my attitude | 66 |
| 97. | tea | 66 |
| 98. | cruelty | 66 |
| 99. | new years resolutions | 64 |
| 100. | christianity | 63 |
| Rank | Category | Number of Tweets |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | food | 15,459 |
| 2. | technology | 5,644 |
| 3. | habits | 4,299 |
| 4. | smoking/drugs/alcohol | 3,513 |
| 5. | school/work | 3,235 |
| 6. | relationship | 1,974 |
| 7. | irony | 1,812 |
| 8. | sex | 902 |
| 9. | religion | 738 |
| 10. | generic | 577 |
| 11. | entertainment | 462 |
| 12. | politics | 374 |
| 13. | relationships | 344 |
| 14. | shopping | 341 |
| 15. | health/hygiene | 285 |
| 16. | money | 147 |
| 17. | sports | 125 |
| 18. | celebrity | 78 |
| 19. | possessions | 70 |
| 20. | weather | 57 |
| 21. | clothes | 49 |
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