Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has broken a new record as the most retweeted tweet of all time. Maezawa is the founder of Japan’s largest online fashion retailer, ZOZO. His tweet was to celebrate his brand hitting 10 billion yen ($92 million) in sales during the holiday season by giving away 100 million Japanese yen ($920,000) to 100 people who retweeted his tweet.
Drumroll please 🥁🥁🥁
— Data (@XData) January 7, 2019
This Tweet from Japanese entrepreneur @yousuck2020 now holds the title of most Retweeted Tweet.https://t.co/HV5DEldmtC
The previous record was held by Carter Wilkerson, a teen who attempted to get 18 million retweets in exchange for unlimited chicken nuggets from Wendy’s in 2017.
Many people retweeted the tweet in hopes of winning the cash.
Help me I’m poor https://t.co/lnQNfIcpR5
— Moenigs (@Moenigss) January 8, 2019
Others commented on his new record. “Move over chicken nugget kid, there’s a new sheriff in ZOZOTOWN,” one person joked.
Move over chicken nugget kid, there’s a new sheriff in ZOZOTOWN https://t.co/NYyBtcqt2z
— Chris Ingerson (@ChrisIngerson_) January 8, 2019
This isn’t the first time Maezawa has made headlines. He was announced as Space X CEO Elon Musk’s first paying customer for the Big Falcon Rocket’s launch into space. He plans to bring up to eight creative people on his expected 5-day journey in 2023.
Maezawa tweeted saying he picked a winner yesterday but wants to do a second round of giveaways.
100名の当選者さまにDMを送り終えました。皆さまの素敵な夢とRTに改めて心から感動と感謝です。あまりにも好評でしたので、いずれ第2弾もやりたいと思いますが、、、その前に #ZOZOからもお年玉 えっ!?えっ!?こちらもご覧ください！https://t.co/TS9b1eHF4S pic.twitter.com/7nMvGAj61t
— 前澤友作 (@yousuck2020) January 8, 2019
Look out for his next giveaway. You could be one of the lucky winners!