wdt_ID	Rank	Name	Retweets	Replies	Ratio	Screenshot
1	11	Sally Kohn	299	20,700	0.014	VIEW
2	15	Vlad Tenev	243	14,100	0.017	VIEW
3	16	Brian Stelter	30	1,794	0.017	VIEW
4	17	Andrea	25	1,393	0.018	VIEW
5	19	Caroline Rothstein	634	32,300	0.020	VIEW
6	21	Rep. Mark Walker	255	11,700	0.022	VIEW
7	24	Bloomingdales	108	4,500	0.024	VIEW
8	29	Rachel Bade	433	17,000	0.025	VIEW
9	30	Party Chihuahua	188	7,100	0.026	VIEW
10	31	Stirling Morris	1,100	41,700	0.026	VIEW

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Twitter Ratio Rankings Rules and Regulations

1. A ratio’ on this list is calculated by the following: RETWEETS / REPLIES 

     a. A “Retweet” will be explained below, as far as what we do and do not count + adjustments to Twitter updates.

     b. A “Reply” is simply the amount of replies on the INDIVIDUAL tweet in question. Totals of thread replies will not count.  

     c. The term “Ratio” means different things to different people, with some including “Likes” and using other methodologies.  We personally use the “RT/Rep” definition because it allows us to quantify tweets and takes, while using a much better indicator of tweet satisfaction (Retweets over Likes) when compared to other prevailing schools of thought.  

2. Tweets MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1,000 REPLIES TO QUALIFY!  

    a. This rule was created to prevent “smaller” ratios from ranking highly while not being subjected to as much exposure.  We feel that the figure of 1,000 Replies is a good benchmark for tweet popularity, while allowing a large amount of people to rank.

3. The “quote tweet’ is EXCLUDED from the “retweet’ total, meaning we will simply ignore them for the sake of RT’s for this list.

4. “Reply tweets”, or tweets asking for user interaction, are EXCLUDED. 

    a. Quite simply, the tweet should have genuine engagement and/or pass the “smell test”.  With the idea that this list seeks to quantitatively determine the “worst” tweet of all time, user engagement should reflect an overwhelmingly NEGATIVE opinion.

    b. Take this example tweet: “Hmmmmm, what game should I play next followers?”  *tweet accrues 1.5k replies with suggestions/answers with low RT totals* In theory, these tweets would score poorly given our calculation method.  But quite clearly, a tweet asking about video game suggestions isn’t a “ratio”, regardless of numbers.

    c. Note: This is not to be confused with actual replies to tweets, which ARE ALLOWED.

5. “Current” tweets are added to the list after engagement “slows down” on the post in-question.  Newly “discovered” tweets that are older than the current year will be added immediately. 

     a. Each is different, but generally anything older than 2 DAYS will have appropriately achieved this.

    b. Tweets can be from BOTH blue check + non-blue check users. 

6. While we try our best to document and record ratios as we see them, it’s very easy for us to miss a lot.  If you stumble upon a ratio that hasn’t been uploaded to the rankings, PLEASE do us a favor and submit an image of it to us in the form below.  Thank you in advance, as your help is instrumental in what we do!

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