What emoji reveal about YOUR country: The French are in love, Americans use most LGBT images and Arabs are green-fingered
- SwiftKey analysed one billion sets of emoji data across 60 categories
- US uses LGBT emoji - such as men holding hands - 30% more than average
- Russians use three times more romantic emoji including the kiss mark
- While Australians use double the average amount of alcohol-themed emoji
From sending countless 'poops' to adding hearts to sentimental messages, your choice of emoji says a lot about you.
And now experts have analysed more than one billion uses of the tiny icons to see how they are used across different languages.
Study found that the French are the most loved-up, sending more hearts than any other region, while Australians use double the average amount of alcohol-themed emoji.
London-based keyboard app firm SwiftKey analysed more than one billion sets of emoji data to learn how 16 different languages and regions use emoji. Happy faces, including winks, kisses, smiles and grins were the most popular across all regions, making up 45 per cent of all the messages studied
In the US, gadget users send 30 per cent more LGBT-related emoji than the average, including a rainbow, men holding hands or women holding hands. This is followed by Canada and Malaysia.
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To plot the differences in use, London-based keyboard app firm SwiftKey analysed more than one billion sets of emoji data, covering 800 emoji across 60 categories.
The findings of the report came from an analysis of data over a four-month period between October 2014 and January 2015, and includes both Android and iOS devices.
The languages studied include English, including US, UK and Australian, Spanish, Vietnamese, French, Malaysian, Arabic, German, Turkish, French, Portuguese, Italian and Russian.
Swiftkey analysed more than one billion sets of emoji data, covering 800 emoji across 60 categories. The most popular categories for each language are pictured
The French use four times as many heart emoji than any other language, and it’s the only language for which a ‘smiley’ is not number one. The languages studied include English, including US, UK and Australian, Spanish, Vietnamese, French, Malaysian, Arabic, German, Turkish, French, Portuguese, Italian and Russian
Happy faces, including winks, kisses, smiles and grins were the most popular across all regions, making up 45 per cent of all the messages studied.
Sad faces were in second place followed by hearts, which includes all colours of hearts and the broken heart emoji.
Hand gestures such as thumbs up, clapping hands and the peace were in fourth, followed by romantic emoji, such as the lipstick kiss mark, love letter and couple kissing.
All languages were found to be more positive than negative, in terms of emoji use, but the French are the most positive on 86 per cent, compared to the average 70 per cent.
Sad faces were the second most popular emoji (pictured) followed by hearts, which includes all colours of hearts and the broken heart emoji. Hand gestures such as thumbs up, clapping hands and the peace were in fourth followed by romantic emoji, such as the lipstick kiss mark, love letter and couple kissing
All languages were found to be more positive than negative, in terms of emoji use, but the French are the most positive on 86%, compared to the average 70%. Malaysians are the least positive on 60% while US Spanish speakers are the most negative on 22%, and the French are least negative on 7%
Malaysians are the least positive on 60 per cent while US Spanish speakers are the most negative on 22 per cent, and the French are least negative on 7 per cent.
Funny emoji, including farts and poop, are used by Malaysian speakers at nearly double the average rate, but are least used in Russia.
Malaysians also use sleep-related emoji more than average, and Canadian and Vietnamese people use the poop emoji most.
The French use four times as many heart emoji than other languages, and it’s the only language for which a ‘smiley’ is not number one.
WHICH EMOJI ARE USED THE MOST REGION-BY-REGION?
LGBT
Americans use LGBT emoji 30% more than the average, followed by Canada and Malaysia.
The Vietnamese use them the least.
ROMANCE
Russian speakers use three times as many romantic emoji such as the kiss mark and love letter, than the average, and nearly twice as much as any other language.
They were used in Vietnamese and Australian English the least.
This chart shows the most common emoji in the US
RELIGIOUS
Brazilian’s use of typically Western religion-related emoji, including prayer hands and church, was more than double the average.
US Spanish, Latin American Spanish and US English use religious emoji half as much as Brazilians.
SLEEP
Malaysians appear to be twice as sleepy as the rest of the world, using sleep emoji more than
twice the average.
The French and Russians are the least sleepy.
DRUGS
Australian English speakers use drug emoji, including cigarettes, at 65 per cent more than average. The pills emoji is their most popular drug emoji.
They are least used by the French.
Mushroom emoji are used most by Arabic speakers and needles are used most in Vietnam, at nearly three times the average.
WEAPONS
Canadian English speakers are most 'violent' in their emoji usage at more than 50% higher than the average.
These emoji include the gun, knife, punching fist, fire, explosion, skull and bomb.
The least weapon-related emojis are used by the Germans.
ALCOHOL
Australia uses double the average amount of alcohol-themed emoji, compared to Turkish and Arabic at the opposite end of the scale.
In Brazil, and among US Spanish speakers the number one emoji is beer.
MEAT
The US is twice as meaty in its emoji usage, with double the average, while the French use them the least.
JUNK FOOD
Australia uses nearly twice as much junk food emoji as any other language and the most popular is the lollipop.
They are least used in German, Arabic and Turkish.
Canadians are twice as raunchy as all other languages, according to the emoji study. They use twice as many so-called 'raunchy humour emoji', including the banana, eggplant, peach, cherries and Cancer astrological symbol than average (pictured)
RAUNCHY
Canadians are twice as raunchy as all other languages, according to the emoji study. They use twice as many so-called 'raunchy humour emoji', including the banana, eggplant, peach, cherries and Cancer astrological symbol than average.
Vietnamese and French are half as raunchy as the average and US English speakers are the top users of the eggplant emoji at more than double the average.
Italians use the banana emoji the most.
FUNNY
Funny emoji, including farts and poop, are used by Malaysian speakers at nearly double the
average rate.
Canadian and Vietnamese languages use the poop emoji the most, and the Russian are the least funny, according to the study.
PARTY
Spanish speakers in Spain use the ‘party time’ emoji 72% more often than the average. The French use it the least.
Arabic speakers are fans of the dancing lady in the red dress emoji as they use it four times as much as other languages.
On Android the dancing lady emoji is a John Travolta-like character.
Australia uses double the average amount of alcohol-themed emoji, compared to Turkish and Arabic at the opposite end of the scale. In Brazil, and among US Spanish speakers, the number one emoji is beer (pictured)
Flowers and plants emoji are used at more than four times the average rate by Arabic speakers, but Russian speakers use three times as many romantic emoji than the average.
According to the data, Brazilians are the most religious using double the number of prayer hands and church emoji.
Meanwhile, Australians and Spain battle it out for the title of party region.
In Australia, in addition to using double the amount of alcohol-related emoji than average, its residents also use nearly twice as many junk food emoji as any other language and use drug emoji - including cigarettes, the needle and pills - 65 per cent more than average.
But Spanish speakers in Spain use the ‘party time’ emoji 72 per cent more often than the average.
French use party emoji the least, while Arabic speakers are fans of the dancing lady in the red dress emoji as they use it four times as much as other languages.
On Android the dancing lady emoji is a John Travolta-like character.
And when it comes to raunchiness, Canadians top the list.
Canadians are twice as likely to use emoji associated with genitals or sexual activity than any other region. These include the banana, eggplant, peach, cherries and the Cancer astrological symbol.
The Vietnamese and French are half as raunchy as the average, and US English speakers are the top users of the eggplant emoji.
Italians use the banana most.
Canadian English speakers are most 'violent' in their emoji usage at more than 50% higher than the average. This chart compares their use of such emoji with other English-speaking regions. These emoji include the gun, knife, punching fist, fire, explosion and bomb. The least weapon-related emojis are used in Germany
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