The most popular emojis in USA, Germany, France and Spain 🤣 + worldwide 🥰

Emojis – Discover the most popular emojis in the US, Germany, France and Spain and what the emojis mean! Our infographic shows you the top 5 emojis most commonly used in each of these countries. From hearty laughter to loving affection to radiant joy, these emojis are the universal language of emotion. Check out how people in different parts of the world express their feelings and connect with each other. 🌍😊📊 #Emoji

Emojis in USA and Germany: Top 5!

When you look at the whole list of emojis, you realize how many emojis there are. Every country has its favorite emojis. Here’s a little insight into the most popular emojis in USA, France, Germany, Spain, worldwide and what they mean. Source: ExpressVPN infographic.

ð – face with tears of joy

This emoji is commonly used to express strong joy, laughter or cheerfulness. It is a symbol of humorous interactions and funny situations. It is commonly used in the US, Germany, France, and Spain to express joy and humor in text messages or social media.

🤣 – Face with laughter on the floor

Similar to the 😂 emoji, this emoji is also used to express hearty laughter. It symbolizes an even stronger reaction to something funny or comical. In the US, Germany, France, and Spain, this emoji is often used in humorous situations to convey intense laughter.

ð – Smiling face with smiling eyes

This emoji represents a gentle smile and contentment. It is used to express a friendly and positive mood. In all four countries, this emoji is often used to show gratitude, sympathy and joy.

ð – Kissing face with smiling eyes

The emoji symbolizes an affectionate gesture, such as a kiss or a loving look. It is widely used in the US, Germany, France and Spain to show affection, love and appreciation, whether in romantic or friendly contexts.

❤️ – Red Heart

Red heart is a universal symbol of love, affection and emotional connection. It is often used in the USA, Germany, France and Spain to express love, support and positive feelings, whether for family members, friends or partners.

𥰠– Smiling face with hearts around eyes

This emoji expresses strong affection, love and happiness. It is used in the four countries mentioned to express a deep emotional connection, joy and enthusiasm for someone or something.

Emojis at a glance: Worldwide

The most popular emojis in the world are not so different: Love, enthusiasm, sadness, everything is there.

Emoji	Meaning
🥲	Deep emotion or happiness (Africa)
❤️	Love, Affection (Africa, Europe, South America)
👹	Devilish laughter, mischievousness (Asia)
🍡	Enjoy culinary diversity (Asia)
✨	Splendor, joy of something beautiful (Asia)
😂	Strong laughter, joy (North America)
🤣	Loud laughter, exuberance (North America)
💀	Humorous or sarcastic dying of laughter
⚰️	Remarkable comedy, “it kills me”.
📌	Important information, “Something to note here”
📍	Location, marking (Asia, Europe)
🤍	Purity, innocence (Middle East, Europe)

Top emojis in Africa

Thirty-seven of the fifty African countries use the joyful tears emoji 🥲. National flags are tweeted ten times more often than any other emoji.

Algeria, Somalia and Tunisia are among the countries that frequently tweet red hearts ❤️. Algerians enjoy the country’s landscape and the national soccer team.

Top emojis in Asia and Oceania

Japan has the most geographically relevant emojis. Two examples are Oni Demons 👹 and Dango Candy 🍡. Japanese iPhones introduced the emoji keyboard in the 1990s, adding several Japanese symbols to Unicode.

According to Unicode, this sparkly emoji ✨, a “Japanese original,” is the most popular on Twitter in Japan. Sparkle is a Japanese term meaning “shiny novelty” in manga and animation. Sparkle is currently used humorously in the context of sarcastic or insulting remarks.

Top emojis in Europe

Flags are used in more tweets than any other emoji in 19 of the 51 European countries. During the period under consideration, Poland was the only country that tweeted the Ukrainian flag more often than its own, which coincided with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Besides flags, Europeans use red hearts ❤️ and joyful tears emojis 😂. Despite their worldwide popularity, the latter might fall victim to natural selection. Younger generations use the skull 💀 or the coffin ⚰️ to express, “I’m dying of laughter.”

Top emojis in the Middle East and Central Asia

The rip purpose 📌 emoji is the focus of countless memes depicting the tweeter’s journey from good intentions to personal failure. The most popular emoji in Kuwait is the round rip purpose 📍, but it is used by Kuwaitis to indicate places rather than as an “expressionless” emote.

Sending a red heart can be considered a “harassment offense” in Saudi Arabia, punishable by a fine of $26,656 and a two-year prison sentence. Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where the “less provocative” white heart 🤍 is the most popular local emoji.

Top emojis in North America

To express unbridled laughter and self-deprecation, users in North America use the emoji with tears of joy 😂. On Facebook and Instagram, it is the most commonly used emoji.

North America responds with laughter, with ten countries using tears of joy and five using the more intense emoji with laughter on the ground 🤣. Nicaragua, the only country where neither tears nor a flag are the top emoji, uses the red heart ❤️ most often.

Top emojis in South America

Guyana and Bolivia tweet the most national flag emojis in South America. Chile and Paraguay laugh at the most popular thing in the world (tears of joy) 😂.

The red heart emoji ❤️ is the most popular in South America and the second most popular worldwide. The red heart should be considered basic, according to Cosmo’s guide to twenty different heart emojis, and should only be used once when addressing a loved one.