Carter Wilkerson's post asking U.S. food chain Wendy's how many retweets he needed for a year's supply of nuggets has now been shared on the social media site more than 3.42 million times.
A tweet from a USA teenager asking a food chain for free chicken nuggets has become the most retweeted of all time. The fast food chain tweeted back "18 million", sending Wilkerson scrambling.
Wilkerson didn't make it to 18 million, a record that will have to wait for another day.
Wilkerson's tweet has since received more than 3.5 million retweets, with Twitter confirming the new record.
After Twitter officially announced that Wilkerson's message was the most retweeted in history, he ribbed DeGeneres.
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Nor did he likely expect to unseat DeGeneres' tweet of a star-studded selfie from the 2014 Oscars, which previously held the record for the most retweets.
In his tweet, he had asked how many retweets were needed to receive 365 days of free nuggets. "If you think I'm going to lose that record to some chicken nugget kid, you are out of your clucking mind". The company was also donating $100,000 to The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.
He then turned to the Internet with the simple plea, "Help me please". A few weeks ago, Wilkerson updated his objective, saying that if he broke Ellen's record, Wendy's would give $100,000 to the Dave Thomas Foundation, which helps find homes for children in foster care.
Wilkerson appeared on DeGeneres' show last month.
"From there, Carter launched a Twitter campaign, with his hashtag, "#NuggsforCarter," becoming a social media sensation that spawned its own website complete with Nuggs merchandise. Before Ellen, Wilkerson was just a guy wanting free food. In the process, he ended up with the most retweets ever on Twitter.
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