Statistiques Emojis 2026 : Rapport Annuel de la Journée Mondiale des Emojis
Le rapport d'utilisation des emojis le plus complet de 2026 — 10 milliards d'envois quotidiens, 3 790 caractères Unicode et un fossé générationnel qui remodèle la communication numérique. Publié chaque année à la Journée Mondiale des Emojis.
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😂 has been the world's #1 emoji for 10 years running — but Gen Z has quietly replaced it with 💀 for laughter.
For the tenth consecutive year, Face with Tears of Joy tops global charts. But among users aged 12–27, the Skull emoji has become the go-to reaction for anything funny — a shift that signals a broader generational divergence in how emoji are used ironically vs. sincerely.
3,790
Total Emojis
Unicode 16.0
92%
Internet Users
Use emojis regularly
10B+
Emojis Sent Daily
Across all platforms
70%
Messages
Contain at least 1 emoji
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Top 10 des Emojis les Plus Utilisés dans le Monde
Aggregated from major messaging and social platforms in 2026. Year-over-year change vs. 2025.
Face with Tears of Joy
Red Heart
Rolling on the Floor Laughing
Thumbs Up
Loudly Crying Face
Folded Hands
Face Blowing a Kiss
Smiling Face with Hearts
Heart Eyes
Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes
Top Emojis par Pays
Emoji preferences reveal cultural differences in digital expression across the world.
United States
🔥 Fire ranks unusually high vs global avg
United Kingdom
🎉 Party Popper is a UK favourite
France
❤️ Red Heart beats 😂 — #1 most emoji-sending country per capita
Brazil
🙏 Folded Hands ranks #2 — cultural emphasis on gratitude
Japan
🥹 Face Holding Back Tears uniquely popular in Japan
India
🙏 carries spiritual meaning — used for greetings & prayer
Emojis les Plus Utilisés par Plateforme
Emoji preferences vary dramatically across platforms — what dominates WhatsApp looks different on X.
✨ Sparkles is the #1 emoji on Instagram posts — used by 207K+ creators monthly.
Emojis à la Croissance la Plus Rapide (2022–2026)
These emoji saw the most dramatic rise in usage since their introduction — some setting adoption records.
Face Holding Back Tears
+340%
since 2022
Heart Hands
+280%
since 2022
Saluting Face
+220%
since 2022
Melting Face
+195%
since 2022
Face with Peeking Eye
+175%
since 2022
Heart on Fire
+160%
since 2021
Pinched Fingers
+140%
since 2020
Hand with Crossed Fingers
+130%
since 2022
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Nouveaux Emojis en 2025–2026
Unicode 15.1 and 16.0 added over 100 new emoji. These are the ones that already made an impact.
Head Shaking Horizontally
The "no" emoji the world needed. Adopted virally for disagreement and sarcasm.
Head Nodding Vertically
The counterpart "yes" nod. Widely adopted for agreement and affirmation.
Face with Bags Under Eyes
Instantly relatable — became the unofficial emoji of late-night workers and parents.
Updated Bird Emoji
Redesigned across platforms to look more like a generic bird. Widely noticed.
Lime
Finally — lime and lemon are separate emojis. Food communities rejoiced.
Jar
New food storage emoji for cooking communities and recipe content.
Utilisation des Emojis par Catégorie
Smileys dominate usage at 44% — despite being just 4% of available emoji. The emotional core of the language.
Le Fossé Générationnel des Emojis
How different age groups use emoji reveals deep divides in digital communication style.
Gen Z (12–27)
Use emojis ironically — 💀 has replaced 😂 for expressing laughter in Gen Z. Heavy combo use (3–5 emojis at once). 🫶 and 🥹 are generational signatures.
Millennials (28–43)
Highest overall volume — the most emoji-heavy generation. Mix of genuine and ironic use. Most likely to use emojis in work messages.
Gen X (44–59)
Prefer practical, unambiguous emojis. 👍 and ❤️ dominate. Minimal combos. More likely to use emojis only at the end of a message.
Boomers (60+)
Use fewer but more sincere emojis. ❤️ and 😊 are most common. Less aware of evolving meanings — a common source of cross-generational miscommunication.
Les Emojis au Travail
Emoji have moved from personal messaging to boardrooms, inboxes, and Slack channels.
76%
of American workers have used emojis in professional communication
44%
of employees feel more positive about colleagues who use emojis appropriately
56%
higher open rate on email subject lines that include an emoji
#1
👍 Thumbs Up is the most-sent emoji in workplace contexts globally
26%
more engagement on business social posts that include emojis
78%
of HR managers say emojis make workplace communication feel more human
Chronologie des Emojis : Jalons Clés
From 176 Japanese pictographs in 1999 to a global language of 3,790 characters in 2026.
Shigetaka Kurita creates 176 original emoji for NTT DoCoMo in Japan on a 12×12 pixel grid
Unicode 6.0 standardizes emoji — making them work cross-platform for the first time
Apple adds emoji keyboard to iOS 5 — triggering explosive global adoption
😂 becomes Oxford Dictionary's "Word of the Year"; Fitzpatrick skin tone modifiers added for people emoji
Gender-inclusive emoji introduced (👩💼 👨💼); emoji count passes 1,800
Interracial couple emoji and accessibility emoji (🦮 🦽 🦯) added to Unicode 12.0
🤌 Italian pinched fingers becomes viral globally; pandemic drives emoji usage up 30% worldwide
❤️🔥 Heart on Fire debuts — fastest-adopted new emoji in Unicode history at the time
🫶 🥹 🫠 added in Unicode 14.0 — 🫶 and 🥹 shatter adoption records within weeks
Unicode 15.1 adds 118 new emoji including 🙂↔️ and 🙂↕️; emoji count passes 3,600
👍 ruled legally binding in a Canadian court; Google Search adds inline emoji copy — changing referral traffic patterns for emoji sites
Unicode 16.0 brings total to 3,790 emoji; AI chatbots now answer emoji meaning queries — reshaping how people discover emoji
Faits Fascinants sur les Emojis
Surprising things you probably didn't know about emoji.
Emojis are used by 92% of the world's online population — more than speakers of any single language.
World Emoji Day is celebrated on July 17 every year — the date displayed on the 📅 Calendar emoji on Apple devices.
Emojis were invented in 1999 by Shigetaka Kurita at NTT DoCoMo in Japan. The original set had just 176 black-and-white pictographs.
Email subject lines with emojis see a 56% higher open rate compared to plain text subjects across all industries.
10 billion emojis are sent every day — that's 115,000 every single second across all platforms combined.
The average person sends 96 emojis per day. Power users send 300+. 😂 alone accounts for ~8.9% of all emoji sends.
Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, and Twitter/X each design their own unique emoji artwork — the same emoji can look radically different across platforms.
"Emoji" comes from Japanese: 絵 (e = picture) + 文字 (moji = character). It is NOT derived from "emotion" — the similarity is a coincidence.
In 2024, a Canadian court ruled that a 👍 thumbs-up emoji constituted a legally binding contract signature. Emoji are increasingly accepted as legal evidence.
😂 has been the #1 most-used emoji every single year since 2015 — the year Oxford Dictionary named it "Word of the Year."
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😂 has been the world's #1 most-used emoji for 10 consecutive years. Source: bestemojis.com/emoji-stats #WorldEmojiDay
Gen Z has replaced 😂 with 💀 for expressing laughter. The emoji generation gap is real. Source: bestemojis.com/emoji-stats #WorldEmojiDay
10 billion emoji are sent every day — 115,000 per second. Source: bestemojis.com/emoji-stats #WorldEmojiDay
France has the highest emoji usage per capita. French users add emoji to 80%+ of their messages. Source: bestemojis.com/emoji-stats #WorldEmojiDay
92% of internet users use emoji — more than speakers of any single language. Source: bestemojis.com/emoji-stats #WorldEmojiDay
A 👍 emoji was ruled a legally binding contract in a 2024 Canadian court case. Source: bestemojis.com/emoji-stats #WorldEmojiDay
The word "emoji" is NOT related to "emotion" — it comes from Japanese for "picture character." Source: bestemojis.com/emoji-stats #WorldEmojiDay
🥹 Face Holding Back Tears grew +340% since 2022 — the fastest-growing emoji in history. Source: bestemojis.com/emoji-stats #WorldEmojiDay
Questions Fréquentes
What is the most used emoji in the world?
😂 Face with Tears of Joy has been the most used emoji globally since 2015, every single year. It accounts for approximately 8.9% of all emoji usage worldwide across all platforms.
How many emojis exist in 2026?
As of Unicode 16.0, there are 3,790 emoji in the standard. This includes base emoji plus all skin tone variations, gender variations, and flag sequences.
Which country uses the most emojis?
France leads in emoji usage per capita, with French users including emoji in over 80% of their messages. The US, Brazil, India, and Japan round out the top 5.
Are emojis legally binding?
In some jurisdictions, yes. A 2024 Canadian court ruling established that a 👍 thumbs-up emoji constituted acceptance of a contract. Courts worldwide are increasingly treating emoji as evidence of intent.
What is World Emoji Day?
World Emoji Day is celebrated on July 17 every year — the date shown on Apple's 📅 Calendar emoji. It was created in 2014 by Jeremy Burge, founder of Emojipedia, and is now marked by Unicode announcements, platform updates, and emoji trend reports worldwide.
What is the least used emoji?
Flag emoji for lesser-known territories, some technical symbol emoji, and recently-added niche emoji see the lowest usage. The 🫎 Moose emoji added in 2023 is among the lowest-used of recent additions.
À Propos de Ce Rapport
The Best Emojis World Emoji Day Annual Report is published every July 17. Statistics are compiled from Unicode Consortium reports, platform usage data from Apple, Google, and Meta, academic research on digital communication, and aggregated analytics from social media monitoring tools including Meltwater and Brandwatch.
Published: July 17, 2026 | Last updated: July 12, 2026 | Cite as: Best Emojis. (2026). World Emoji Day Annual Report 2026. bestemojis.com/emoji-stats
Sources: Unicode Consortium, Brandwatch, Adobe Future of Creativity, Buffer, Meltwater, HubSpot Research