reporter: from the u.s. women s soccer team demanding equal pay to the passionate teenager fighting to save the planet, social media wree plained remained a powerful weapon for advocacy. and so number nine, a friend who nearly broke the iston joined t instagram and her first pose managed to crash her page. and the caption, now we re instagram friends too. it became one of the most popular photos of the year with more than 15 million likes. number eight, and now to even more instagram royalty, the young son of the duke and duchess of sussex whose birth, gender and name were all announced on the social media platform, the family regularly posts pictures of their son to their instagram page before they are seen anywhere else, just
looking back at the top trending stories of 2019. she here is brooke baldwin. from the u.s. women s soccer team demanding equal pay to the passionate teen fighting to save the planet, social media remained a powerful weapon for advocacy. and then of course there were the memes. so here are our top nine trending stories of the year. number nine, a friend who nearly broke the internet. jennifer aniston joined instagram and per first post managed to crash her page. and the caption, now we re instagram friends too. and it became one of the most popular photos of the year with more than 15 million likes. and number eight and now to even more instagram royalty, the young son of the duke and duchess of sussex archie whose birth, gender and name were
first photo, an epic friends reunion selfie, the caption, and now we re instagram friends too. more than 15 million likes. number eight. now to even more instagram royalty. the young son of the duke and duchess of sussex, archie harrison mountbatten-windsor whose birth, gender and name announced on the social media platform. regularly posting before seen anywhere else. another way the modern royals are shaking up the monarchy. number seven, winter came and fans were not happy. one of the most eagerly anticipated final seasons ever and the most tweeted about show of all of 2019. while viewers were split on the unintended product placement brought divided fans together. a coffee cup, left on set. the internet erupted with memes.