Beyoncé’s baby announcement breaks Twitter record

During the show, Beyonce cleared up any doubt, telling the audience “I want you to feel the love that growing inside of me,” before a performance of her  new song, “Love on Top.” And, making no show of subtlety, she then ended the song by unbuttoning her blazer and rubbing her baby belly. Viewers took […]

During the show, Beyonce cleared up any doubt, telling the audience “I want you to feel the love that growing inside of me,” before a performance of her  new song, “Love on Top.” And, making no show of subtlety, she then ended the song by unbuttoning her blazer and rubbing her baby belly.

Viewers took notice. Twitter’s official global PR feed, Twitter Comms @TwitterGlobalPR tweeted Monday that the baby news broke a site record at 10:35 PM EST, with 8,868 tweets per second (TPS). The most TPS ever recorded for a single event.

The previous record (7,196 TPS) was made in July during the final moments of the Women’s World Cup final in which the U.S. women’s soccer team lost to Japan during the last seconds of the game in a penalty shootout, reports TechCrunch.

Beyoncé stunned the crowd at the Nokia Theatre, and the millions of fans watching at home Sunday night, when she showed off her growing baby bump, revealing that she and husband, Jay-Z, are expecting their first child.

The singer and her hubby join a slew of celebrities that are expecting bundles of joy in the upcoming months. January Jones has been showing off her baby bump while Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck recently announced they are pregnant with their third child.

The Hollywood Reporter.com