

The most retweeted message on Twitter has been retweeted 5,455,411 times, and was achieved by Yusaku Maezawa (Japan) after offering a cash prize to 100 winners, as verified on 8 January 2019.
Yusaku Maezawa wrote this tweet after his online fashion retailer, Zozotown, achieved astonishing sales. In order to celebrate and as a gesture of appreciation, he would give away one million yen in cash to 100 people to make a total of 100 million yen.
ZOZOTOWN新春セールが史上最速で取扱高100億円を先ほど突破!!日頃の感謝を込め、僕個人から100名様に100万円【総額1億円のお年玉】を現金でプレゼントします。応募方法は、僕をフォローいただいた上、このツイートをRTするだけ。受付は1/7まで。当選者には僕から直接DMします! #月に行くならお年玉 pic.twitter.com/cKQfPPbOI3
— Yusaku Maezawa (MZ) 前澤友作 (@yousuck2020) January 5, 2019