title: How can I get the most liked Tweet of a particular day?
body: <p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=min_faves%3A100%20lang%3Aen%20until%3A2010-1-24%20since%3A2010-1-23&amp;src=typed_query" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here</a> is my example query. It specifies that Tweets must be:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Written in English</li>
  <li>Tweeted between 23Jan2010 and 24Jan2010</li>
  <li>Have at least 100 "favorites" (likes)</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>My idea is to use something like the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_search_algorithm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">binary search algorithm</a> to narrow down the minimum number of likes the Tweet has. Once only one Tweet is returned by a query, I'll know it is the Tweet with the most likes. The problem is, <code>min_faves</code>--the value that specifies the minimum number of likes--doesn't seem to work. Look at <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=min_faves%3A100%20lang%3Aen%20until%3A2010-1-24%20since%3A2010-1-23&amp;src=typed_query" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> query. It specifies <code>min_faves</code> as 100. As you can see, <a href="https://twitter.com/justinbieber/status/8117934709" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> Justin Bieber Tweet appears. It has 1.6k likes. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=min_faves%3A300%20lang%3Aen%20until%3A2010-1-24%20since%3A2010-1-23&amp;src=typed_query" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Now, when I attempt to increase the <code>min_faves</code> value to 300</a> (to narrow down the most liked Tweet), the Justin Bieber Tweet is excluded! I don't know if I am not understanding the query system correctly, or if it is not working, but this seems incorrect. The Justin Bieber Tweet should show up, as it has more than 300 likes. This is just one example of how it doesn't seem to work.</p>
  
  <p>Perhaps this is ocurring because, <strong>within the specified time range</strong>, the Justin Bieber Tweet did not have enough likes to meet the requirements. This would be very good for me, as I am trying to find the most liked Tweet on that particular day, and <strong>not</strong> the Tweet with the most likes <em>right now</em> that happens to have been posted on that particular day.</p>
  
  <p>But, I do not believe this is the case. For instance, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=min_faves%3A249%20lang%3Aen%20until%3A2009-12-23%20since%3A2009-12-22&amp;src=typed_query" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this query</a> includes 3 Tweets from "Rev Run" when <code>min_faves</code> is set to 249, but returns 0 Tweets when <code>min_faves</code> is set to 250. I doubt that these Tweets all had exactly 249 likes on that day (as implied by these symptoms).</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone either:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Understand why these results occur and how I can use this method to find the most liked Tweet of a particular day</li>
  <li>Know of a better, alternative way I can find the most liked Tweet of a particular day</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Thank you all</p>
  
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  <p>@sinanspd requested an example from 2018:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=min_faves%3A300000%20lang%3Aen%20until%3A2018-12-23%20since%3A2018-12-22&amp;src=typed_query" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here</a> is a search with <code>min_faves</code> at 300k. It includes a post with 769k likes and a post with 479k likes. When the query's <code>min_faves</code> is bumped up to 400k <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=min_faves%3A400000%20lang%3Aen%20until%3A2018-12-23%20since%3A2018-12-22&amp;src=typed_query" rel="nofollow noreferrer">neither are returned</a>.</p>