( CNN ) -- The Twitter-verse has spoken . 2014 has officially been declared the year of the selfie . According to Twitter 's top trends of 2014 , that is . The term `` selfie '' has been mentioned more than 92 million times on Twitter -- a 500 % increase on 2013 , when `` selfie '' was named Oxford Dictionary 's word of the year , according to Twitter . Television show host , Ellen Degeneres ' star-studded Oscar selfie , dubbed as the `` Golden Tweet , '' was retweeted more than 3 million times , making it the most shared message ever on Twitter . That was also when the term `` selfie '' really took flight worldwide , according to Google Trends . Numbers show `` selfie '' searches was 10 times more than last year . The `` selfie '' phenomenon became so popular that of course a song had to be written about it . The song , `` # SELFIE '' by The Chainsmokers also went viral , the music video racking up 267 million views on YouTube . Trending in second place , the soccer World Cup became the world 's most tweeted about event in Twitter history . When Germany won the championship , 618,725 tweets were sent per minute according to Twitter . Twitter 's look back on 2014 noted a few other global trending moments : . But like it or not , `` selfie '' still reigns as champion on Twitter in 2014 . READ MORE : Top Twitter moments of 2014 : Celebrities , social activism , sports .
Twitter declares 2014 year of the selfie . `` Selfie '' was mentioned more than 92 million times on Twitter this year . Comment: