Sea shanties and cats were among the biggest trends on TikTok this year, according to figures from the video-sharing platform.
TikTok revealed its most popular video of this year was Mia the cat – user @mmeowmmia – completing an obstacle course, which has been viewed more than 184 million times.
Euro 2020 and England’s run to the final of the football tournament was named the top cultural moment of the year on the social media, beating of Ed Sheeran's live performances, and the craze for performing sea shanties which emerged earlier in the year.
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These were the ten most-viewed TikTok videos in the UK in 2021:
- @mmeowmmia (184.9m views) - proving that cats rule
- @mr.colitiscrohns (171m views) - raising awareness about Crohns disease
- @thep00lguy (145.7m views) - classic ASMR content from The Pool Guy
- @fatcapsprays (143.2m views) - dinosaur street art
- @.baby.frogs (141.6m views) - tadpoles to frogs educational videos
- @jonosean (141.6m views) - painting road signs
- @tillyramsay (120.3m views) - Tilly joking with her dad and mum when they're cooking
- @newuk001 (113.1m views) - smartphone floating on a flip flop content
- @jeremylynch (113.9m views) - Jeremy Lynch does Spiderman
- @samdracott_farrier (104.3m views) - #farmtok with a horse getting their horseshoe changed
Rich Waterworth, General Manager, TikTok UK and Europe, said: "Our Year on TikTok is a homage to the diversity and unpredictability of 2021.
"While the UK was at its lowest, we had modern day Sea Shanties on the airwaves, powered by a TikTok trend and our community.
"As we experienced the joy and pain of a near-win at the EUROs, we brought Ed Sheeran's new music to millions of people during our UEFA EURO 2020 Show.
"As we head into 2022, we know that our community will continue to surprise us, bringing joy to everyone through their creativity."
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