Australia's most popular emojis for 2026 revealed

World Emoji Day, celebrated annually on July 17, marks its 13th year recognising the universal picture characters. Approximately 9.9 million Australians regularly use emojis, with just over half believing these symbols communicate feelings better than words. Emojipedia's 2026 rankings reveal the fight cloud emoji in third place, the orca emoji as runner-up, and the distorted face emoji as the top new emoji among Australians.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.