Canadians Love Poop, Americans Love Pizza: How Emojis Fare Worldwide
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SwiftKey analyzed more than a billion pieces of emoji data, organized by language and country. The poop emoji was most popular in Canada.
Unicode/AppleSmartphones have become an essential part of many people's lives 64 percent of Americans own one. And just as smartphones grew in popularity, so too have emojis. There are now more than a thousand emojis and some of them can really say a lot about how people are using language and communicating.
So what emoji do people use the most? That's the central question in a new study that looks at emoji use around the world. The company SwiftKey analyzed more than a billion pieces of emoji data , organized by language and country. According to SwiftKey's chief marketing officer, Joe Braidwood, the results were fascinating. Here's a sample of what researchers found:
People are mostly like to send happy faces:
"The overall thing we noticed is that 70 percent of all emojis sent are positive and so that's probably a good thing that we're talking to each other positively and using emoji to enhance that," Braidwood says.
Canada loves poop:
"Canadians lead the charge in their use of money, violence, sports-related, raunchy, and even the poop emoji," he says.
Americans love their guns ... and their pizza:
Americans are second behind Canada in their love of violent emojis, such as guns.
But one thing Americans also really, really love is pizza.
"Pizza was one of the most frequently used [emojis] in the U.S., as well as the chicken drumstick ... and I think it shows you that, versus other nations, you guys have particular food habits," Braidwood says.
It's a party in Australia:
"In Australia we found that emojis that referenced drugs, alcohol, junk food and holidays were used much more than any other nation," he says.
He also notes that the French really are hopeless romantics, they use heart emojis four times more than anyone else. And Arabic speakers are big fans of the rose emoji, using it 10 times more than other language speakers.
Spanish-speaking Americans aren't as happy:
"On a slightly less positive note, one of the really fascinating things that we found out is U.S. Spanish-speakers were the most negative," Braidwood says.
Spanish-speaking Americans used sad faces more than any other language. "The most popular emoji that they used out of the sad faces was the crying emoji," he says.
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Emoticons a worldwide phenomena.
What is your favorite emoticon?
Here's mine
Kavika
Thanks for sharing
I can certainly understand the circumstances that might lead to the use of both of them
badfish
Excellent
Thanks for sharing
R W
Thanks for stopping by
Mine is.....
Nona
And that would should brighten everyone's day when they see it
Thanks for stopping by
I guess Canadians use the "poop" one to criticize comments by non-Canadians.
Actually a very timely article...
I am putting together a collection of emojis for the new platform. If you have a favorite one that you would like to use in the collection, please send it to me, with where I can find it, so that I can program it in.
Here is mine:
Americans are second behind Canada in their love of violent emojis, such as guns.
I'll take the Pizza (pepperoni, double cheese, deep dish crust, black olives, thank you)..hold the gun. I don't need one.
Fantastic, Feronia! Sad but true - what can be more frustrating than a computer?
what can be more frustrating than a computer?
A wife!
IS that Wally on a bad Day?
Or a good day?
Buzz
At least there is a clear rationale
Thanks for the perspective and insight
Perrie
It would seem that this emoticon displays consternation - is that what it is intended to mean?
By the way I love the graphic
Thanks for sharing it
Feronia
Thanks for sharing that one
I have never used that one, but I have sure been in situations where it was very descriptive of my mood and attitude.
what can be more frustrating than a computer?
A wife!........LOL.....I was waiting for someone to say that!! ROFLOL !!
Nona
When life is at its most frustrating, my bride of nearly 30 years is the calming effect that keeps me on course.
So I must respectfully disagree, in fact I am sure that she might opine that husbands are responsible for the generation of more stress than anything else in the world (animal, plant or manmade object).
RIO.... I'm taking this article as a fun article, not taking it seriously at all.
When life is at its most frustrating, my bride of nearly 30 years is the calming effect that keeps me on course.
You haven't met my wife...
Nona
As am I
As always I appreciate your feedback and perspective
M M
No I have not but I am sure she is a wonderful person
She does have her...moments...
I love these little emojis! They're fun!
I saw a couple that I had not seen before
Both seemed like they could be useful around here
I have some great ones on my email but I can't transfer them here.
Buzz
Well if you figure out how, I am sure everyone would love to see them
R W
I agree and sometimes that pictorial thought is much clearer and concise than words would be in the same situation.
Emoticons are an important part of modern communication for sure