Final tweet from Chadwick Boseman becomes most liked tweet ever

The actor's tragic death was announced last weekend

Last Saturday, it emerged that Chadwick Boseman had sadly passed away.

Chadwick Boseman was best-known for playing T'Challa in Marvel movie 'Black Panther'.

The actor had been battling colon cancer privately for the past four years.

His family and team confirmed the news in a moving statement posted on Twitter.

It read: "A true fighter, Chadwick preserved through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much.

"From 'Marshall' to 'Da 5 Bloods', August Wilson's 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' and several more, all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy."

The post has earned more than 7 million likes.

On Saturday it became the most liked tweet ever (The previous most-liked tweet was by Barack Obama, with 4.3 million).

Twitter announced: "Most liked Tweet ever. A tribute fit for a King. #WakandaForever."

Boseman is survived by his wife, Taylor Simone Ledward.