Leicester win Premier League: Twitter map shows the world went crazy over title success
Heat map shows that the unlikely triumph has been followed around the world
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Your support makes all the difference.Leicester winning the Premier League title is big news. Even if you've never watched a football match you will know that.
But just how widely their success was recognised around the globe has been revealed with an incredible graphic produced by Twitter.
Data from the social media giant shows that there were 5.5 million tweets sent last night as Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea, a result which meant Leicester were crowned champions.
It shows that while the UK was the focus of the interest, football loving nations around the world were talking about the almost unbelievable success story.
Watch the graphic below...
Twitter saw an 86 per cent increase in normal activity on Monday night, highlighting just how engrossing the story has been. There were also as many tweets mention the word 'Party' as there were on New Year 2016.
Twitter can expect to be awash with more Leicester activity this weekend when the team are presented with the trophy after their game against Everton on Saturday.
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