A tweet about chicken nuggets has now surpassed a celebrity-filled tweet from the Oscars to become the most-retweeted of all time.
Carter Wilkerson’s plea broke Ellen DeGeneres’ record when he passed 3,430,249 retweets on Tuesday.
A spokesperson for Wendy’s said: “We didn’t expect Carter’s response, and we couldn’t anticipate the overwhelming support he has received.”
The company has donated $100,000 (£78,000) to charity in his name.
On 5 April, the 16-year-old from Reno, Nevada, tweeted Wendy’s asking how many retweets he would need to get a year’s free supply of chicken nuggets.
The fast food chain replied within a minute: “18 million.”
“Consider it done,” Mr Wilkerson replied.
He then posted a screenshot of the tweets with the call “HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS.”
