2022 / Most Popular New Emoji

The Most Popular New Emoji award is determined by calculating the most used emoji introduced to major platforms in the past year. Data analysis for this award is by Emojipedia, and measured via Twitter usage since September 2021 (a total of over 463 million tweets analysed).

Prior winners include ❤️‍🔥, 🤍, and 🥰. And this year’s winner is…

In what some may consider an upset, it’s the 🥹 Face Holding Back Tears! 🫶 Heart Hands came in a close second, with the 🫠 Melting Face in third position.

In descending order, here are the top ten most popular new emojis for 2022:

1. 🥹 — Face Holding Back Tears

2. 🫶 — Heart Hands

3. 🫠 — Melting Face

4. 🫣 — Face with Peeking Eye

5. 🫡 — Saluting Face

6. 🫰 — Pinched Fingers

7. 🫢 — Face with Open Eyes and Hand Over Mouth

8. 🫧 — Bubbles

9. 🫥 — Dotted Line Face

10. 🫤 — Face with Diagonal Mouth

Any emoji approved as part of Emoji 14.0 was eligible for this award.