The boom of social messaging, thanks to apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, and many others, has made emojis a significant part of our messaging culture. We now use emojis in messages to convey emotional reactions or start a trend on Twitter. Have you ever wondered which emojis are the most popular ones and which are the least-used ones? Also, do you want to know the meaning of emojis? Well, if you have, the Unicode Consortium has recently revealed the most popular emojis of 2021 and many other interesting tidbits about how emojis are being used in our society.
Starting with the list of the top emojis that people around the world have used in 2021, it remains similar to previous years. However, there are a few changes. You can check out a comparison between the top 10 (from left to right) lists of popular emojis in 2019 and 2021 below.
As you can see, the Tears of Joy smiley face emoji remains the most used and most popular emoji in the world, with the Heart emoji holding on to its second position. The Rolling on the Floor Laughing emoji has moved up to the third place from its previous fourth position, while the Thumbs Up emoji made a leap to the #4 position from the last place.
Interesting Tidbits About Emoji Usage Patterns
Other sharing the most and least popular emojis of 2021, the Unicode Consortium revealed various interesting facts about several emojis. You can check out some of them summarised right below.
