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Wizkid, Davido make list of most followed Africans on social media
Nigerian pop stars Wizkid, Davido and South African stand-up comedian Trevor Noah are listed among the most followed Africans on the social media space according to a list compiled by CampsBay Media- a Lagos-based sports communication company.
The compilation tagged “the African Social Media Power Report: Top 50 Footballers and Entertainers” which weighs the social media influence of African pop culture stars and football personalities was released recently and it draws its ratings from social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
According to Lolade Adewuyi, chief strategist at CampsBay Media, the personalities listed have a combined following of almost 400 million, a number that is more than half the population of Europe and twice the population of Nigeria.
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He said; “In a world where social media continues to play a big role, the influence of African entertainers and footballers, the crème of popular culture on our continent, continues to fascinate and that is why we have compiled this list.”
“We have tried as much as possible to gather the top African pop and sport stars into the list in order to show their influence across the three key social media platforms of Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.”
Prominent on the list is Senegalese musician Akon who is ranked number one followed by footballers Mohamed Salah and Didier Drogba, Moroccan stand-up comedian Gad el Maleh, Cameroonian footballer Samuel Eto’o, Moroccan actor Jamel Debbouze, Nigerian singer Wizkid and South African actress Charlize Theron.
The top 50 list includes 13 actors/actresses, 14 singers, nine rappers, eight footballers, four comedians and two music producers/DJs.
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