Philippines, July 18, 2016 – AlDub Nation worldwide went to Twitter to celebrate the first anniversary of the phenomenal Twitter love couple Maine Mendoza (@mainedcm) and Alden Richards (@aldenrichards02). Using the #ALDUB1stAnniversary hashtag, AlDub fans worldwide sent over 6.6 million Tweets on July 16th with the Twitter conversation peaking at 11,000 Tweets per minute at 11:28am in anticipation of the special 1st-year anniversary edition of the TV show.
Looking at the top 10 markets for where the #ALDUB1stAnniversary hashtag was most used, it truly was a global celebration from Asia Pacific to North America to Europe to the Middle East:
1. Philippines
2. United States
3. UAE
4. Canada
5. Singapore
6. United Kingdom
7. Qatar
8. Saudi Arabia
9. Italy
10. Spain
The Twitter accounts for Eat Bulaga, Maine Mendoza and Alden Richards have grown significantly along with the popularity of the TV show and love couple over the past 12 months:
● @EatBulaga: added over 1.84 million followers (from 880,000 to 2.72 million followers)
● @mainedcm: added 3.93 million followers (from 6,000 to 3.94 million followers)
● @aldenrichards02: added 2.37 million followers (from 1.3 million to 3.67 million followers)
The most awaited anniversary. This is it! 7.16.16 11:30am sa @EatBulaga #ALDUB1stAnniversary
— Alden Richards (@aldenrichards02) July 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/EatBulaga/status/754207752843427840
Inaantay ka na sa labas ni Groom ☺️#ALDUB1stAnniversary pic.twitter.com/IwTxN4mzDB
— Eat Bulaga! (@EatBulaga) July 16, 2016
“Since this love team started, Twitter has witnessed the rise of AlDub from a local sensation to a global social TV phenomenon that shows the Filipino culture to the world. As a cultural milestone, #ALDUB1stAnniversary is a celebration not just for the couple and their fans, but also for Twitter that has been the home of AlDub Nation all around the world since the beginning of their love story,“ said Rishi Jaitly, Twitter’s Vice President, Asia Pacific & Middle East.
The AlDub love team was accidentally discovered at the “Juan for All, All for Juan” segment of the noon time television show Eat Bulaga where Maine portrayed the character of a housemaid and Alden as himself. Due to the strong chemistry between the two main characters, their budding romance caught the attention of the audience and the first ever ‘kalyeserye’ began. Filipinos immediately went to Twitter to express their appreciation for the new TV love couple.
Well-known local personalities and even foreign celebrities congratulated the love team through their Tweets:
Tweet from American musician @bryan_white, who sang AlDub’s theme song “God Gave Me You”
https://twitter.com/bryan_white/status/754264555849527296
Tweet from Eat Bulaga Dabarkad and other greetings from local celebrities
Create your own meaning for ALDUB. Mine's At Last Dumating Unang Birthday. #ALDUB1stAnniversary
— Joey de Leon (@AngPoetNyo) July 15, 2016
Congrats Alden and Maine 🙂 mwuah! #ALDUB1stAnniversary
— Solenn Heussaff (@solennheussaff) July 16, 2016
Happy Birthday to this phenomenal love team! #ALDUB1stAnniversary pic.twitter.com/xFiKmyH4U4
— fran omampo (@frannyye) July 16, 2016
AlDub Nation’s Tweets from local and international markets
Without a warning… It was you who kissed… 😂😍😘💏 @aldenrichards02 @mainedcm #ALDUB1stAnniversary pic.twitter.com/LkCfNUshTH
— ALDUB|MAIDEN NATION (@MaineAlden16) July 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/aldubvines/status/753991227838636032
Happy Anniversary! @mainedcm @aldenrichards02 👍 #KalyeseryeCastArtwork #ALDUB1stAnniversary pic.twitter.com/KyLzlMTOID
— Elmer D.R. (@iamelmer) July 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/AldubThoughts/status/754210403526205440
https://twitter.com/wanderingmeekay/status/754439516639723520
https://twitter.com/cherrymaexo/status/753998682089848832
HELP OXYGEN PLEASEEEEE #ALDUB1stAnniversary pic.twitter.com/s3yWOCgKGL
— ALDUB|MAIDEN CANADA (@maiden16_Canada) July 16, 2016
He was crying.. haaaay, so much love 😭❤ @mainedcm @aldenrichards02 #MaineForOishi #ALDUB1stAnniversary pic.twitter.com/BOvDWvGeRx
— Arzl Lucas Garcia (@arzlgarcia) July 17, 2016
Maine & Richard we will love you ETERNALLY happy anniversary @mainedcm @aldenrichards02
EE25#ALDUB1stAnniversary pic.twitter.com/mRoY1VqZz7— ALDUB LOVERS ITALY (@aldub_loversIT) July 16, 2016
