June 30, 201511 yr From Forbes Magazine The Social 100: Twitter's Most Followed Celebrities Coldplay comes in at #49 When Justin Bieber tweets, almost 65 million people read it. On Instagram, 30.9 million people like his shirtless selfies. 72 million people follow his Facebook page’s every like, comment and post. But what Bieber lacks are the millions needed to put him on this year’s list of 100 top-earning celebrities. Social media is often tapped as an indicator of a star’s power. Those who have a high Twitter or Instagram following could easily reach tens of millions of fans with just 140 characters or a single image. But, surprisingly, number of followers does not always translate to number of dollars. In fact only eight out of the 20 celebrities with the highest Twitter following made our Global Celebrity 100 list of the 100 highest earning celebrities. With this massive fan base, Perry skyrocketed to number three on our list of highest-earning entertainers—the highest earning non-boxer—making $135 million. While earnings from her Prismatic World Tour made up most of that hefty sum, endorsement deals with CoverGirl, Coty and Claire’s brought in millions. It is in these deals that social media plays such an important role. With a tweeted snapshot of puckered lips attributed to the CoverGirl gloss shine or a pair of glittery earrings accompanied by a link to the Claire’s website, Perry can reach more people in these brands’ target market than most traditional advertisements. Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and Cristiano Ronaldo have similarly used their fame to increase their fortunes. These celebrities—all who have at least 36 million Twitter followers—boast diverse endorsements deals, ranging from sneakers to soft drinks to underwear, that have helped land them on the Celeb 100. But with general disparity between the highest earners and top names on Twitter, it seems there are many stars who could cash in on their social media popularity. The Disney duo of Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, who are among the top twenty celebrities with the highest Twitter following, could probably sell sweaty gym socks to their screaming teenage fans, while Shakira could charm her way into anyone’s heart—and wallet. But perhaps companies should wait until 2016 before they chose their next spokesperson: With over 60 million followers, Barack Obama is right up there with Perry and the Biebs. Twitters 100 Most Followed Celebrities [TABLE] <tbody>[TR] [TD]Rank[/TD] [TD]Name[/TD] [TD]Handle[/TD] [TD]Followers[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1[/TD] [TD]Katy Perry[/TD] [TD]@katyperry[/TD] [TD] 71 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2[/TD] [TD]Justin Bieber[/TD] [TD]@justinbieber[/TD] [TD] 64 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]Barack Obama[/TD] [TD]@BarackObama[/TD] [TD] 60 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]Taylor Swift[/TD] [TD]@taylorswift13[/TD] [TD] 59 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]5[/TD] [TD]Lady Gaga[/TD] [TD]@ladygaga[/TD] [TD]47 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]6[/TD] [TD]Rihanna[/TD] [TD]@rihanna[/TD] [TD]47 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]7[/TD] [TD]Justin Timberlake[/TD] [TD]@jtimberlake[/TD] [TD] 46 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]8[/TD] [TD]Ellen DeGeneres[/TD] [TD]@TheEllenShow[/TD] [TD] 44 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]9[/TD] [TD]Britney Spears[/TD] [TD]@britneyspears[/TD] [TD] 42 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]10[/TD] [TD]Cristiano Ronaldo[/TD] [TD]@Cristiano[/TD] [TD] 36 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]11[/TD] [TD]Kim Kardashian West[/TD] [TD]@KimKardashian[/TD] [TD] 32 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]12[/TD] [TD]Jennifer Lopez[/TD] [TD]@JLO[/TD] [TD] 32 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]13[/TD] [TD]Shakira[/TD] [TD]@shakira[/TD] [TD] 32 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]14[/TD] [TD]Selena Gomez[/TD] [TD]@selenagomez[/TD] [TD] 30 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]15[/TD] [TD]Ariana Grande[/TD] [TD]@ArianaGrande[/TD] [TD] 29 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]16[/TD] [TD]Demi Lovato[/TD] [TD]@ddlovato[/TD] [TD]28 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]17[/TD] [TD]Oprah Winfrey[/TD] [TD]@Oprah[/TD] [TD]28 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]18[/TD] [TD]P!nk[/TD] [TD]@Pink[/TD] [TD]26 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]19[/TD] [TD]Jimmy Fallon[/TD] [TD]@jimmyfallon[/TD] [TD]26 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]20[/TD] [TD]Harry Styles[/TD] [TD]@Harry_Styles[/TD] [TD]24 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]21[/TD] [TD]One Direction[/TD] [TD]@onedirection[/TD] [TD]23 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]22[/TD] [TD]Drake[/TD] [TD]@Drake[/TD] [TD]23 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]23[/TD] [TD]Lil Wayne[/TD] [TD]@LilTunechi[/TD] [TD]23 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]24[/TD] [TD]Kaka[/TD] [TD]@KAKA[/TD] [TD]23 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]25[/TD] [TD]Adele[/TD] [TD]@OfficialAdele[/TD] [TD]22 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]26[/TD] [TD]Bill Gates[/TD] [TD]@BillGates[/TD] [TD]22 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]27[/TD] [TD]Niall Horan[/TD] [TD]@NiallOfficial[/TD] [TD]22 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]28[/TD] [TD]Alicia Keys[/TD] [TD]@aliciakeys[/TD] [TD]22 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]29[/TD] [TD]LeBron James[/TD] [TD]@KingJames[/TD] [TD]22 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]30[/TD] [TD]Bruno Mars[/TD] [TD]@BrunoMars[/TD] [TD]21 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]31[/TD] [TD]Pitbull[/TD] [TD]@pitbull[/TD] [TD]20 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]32[/TD] [TD]Liam Payne[/TD] [TD]@Real_Liam_Payne[/TD] [TD]20 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]33[/TD] [TD]Wiz Khalifa[/TD] [TD]@wizkhalifa[/TD] [TD]20 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]34[/TD] [TD]Miley Cyrus[/TD] [TD]@MileyCyrus[/TD] [TD]20 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]35[/TD] [TD]Louis Tomlinson[/TD] [TD]@Louis_Tomlinson[/TD] [TD]19 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]36[/TD] [TD]Kevin Hart[/TD] [TD]@KevinHart4real[/TD] [TD]19 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]37[/TD] [TD]Marshall Mathers[/TD] [TD]@Eminem[/TD] [TD]19 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]38[/TD] [TD]Nicki Minaj[/TD] [TD]@NICKIMINAJ[/TD] [TD]19 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]39[/TD] [TD]Avril Lavigne[/TD] [TD]@AvrilLavigne[/TD] [TD]19 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]40[/TD] [TD]Neymar[/TD] [TD]@neymarjr[/TD] [TD]18 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]41[/TD] [TD]Emma Watson[/TD] [TD]@EmWatson[/TD] [TD]18 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]42[/TD] [TD]David Guetta[/TD] [TD]@davidguetta[/TD] [TD]17 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]43[/TD] [TD]Daniel Tosh[/TD] [TD]@danieltosh[/TD] [TD]17 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]44[/TD] [TD]Ashton Kutcher[/TD] [TD]@aplusk[/TD] [TD]17 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]45[/TD] [TD]Conan O’Brien[/TD] [TD]@ConanOBrien[/TD] [TD]17 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]46[/TD] [TD]Niel Patrick Harris[/TD] [TD]@ActuallyNPH[/TD] [TD]16 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]47[/TD] [TD]Mariah Carey[/TD] [TD]@MariahCarey[/TD] [TD]15 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]48[/TD] [TD]Amitabh Bachchan[/TD] [TD]@SrBachchan[/TD] [TD]15 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]49[/TD] [TD]Coldplay[/TD] [TD]@coldplay[/TD] [TD]15 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]50[/TD] [TD]Christina Aguilera[/TD] [TD]@xtina[/TD] [TD]14 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]51[/TD] [TD]Kourtney Kardashian[/TD] [TD]@koutneykardash[/TD] [TD]14 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]52[/TD] [TD]Zayn Malik[/TD] [TD]@zaynmalik[/TD] [TD]14 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]53[/TD] [TD]Jim Carrey[/TD] [TD]@JimCarrey[/TD] [TD]14 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]54[/TD] [TD]Khloe Kardashian[/TD] [TD]@khloekardashian[/TD] [TD]14 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]55[/TD] [TD]Chris Brown[/TD] [TD]@chrisbrown[/TD] [TD]14 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]56[/TD] [TD]Beyoncé Knowles[/TD] [TD]@Beyoncé[/TD] [TD]14 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]57[/TD] [TD]Ed Sheeran[/TD] [TD]@edsheeran[/TD] [TD]14 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]58[/TD] [TD]Ryan Seacrest[/TD] [TD]@RyanSeacrest[/TD] [TD]13 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]59[/TD] [TD]Shah Rukh Khan[/TD] [TD]@iamsrk[/TD] [TD]13 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]60[/TD] [TD]Paris Hilton[/TD] [TD]@ParisHilton[/TD] [TD]13 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]61[/TD] [TD]Agnes Monica[/TD] [TD]@agnezmo[/TD] [TD]13 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]62[/TD] [TD]Will.I.Am[/TD] [TD]@iamwill[/TD] [TD]13 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]63[/TD] [TD]Ivete Sangalo[/TD] [TD]@ivetesangalo[/TD] [TD]13 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]64[/TD] [TD]Aamir Khan[/TD] [TD]@aamir_khan[/TD] [TD]13 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]65[/TD] [TD]Leonardo DiCaprio[/TD] [TD]@LeoDiCaprio[/TD] [TD]13 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]66[/TD] [TD]Narendra Modi[/TD] [TD]@narendramodi[/TD] [TD]13 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]67[/TD] [TD]Ashley Tisdale[/TD] [TD]@ashleytisdale[/TD] [TD]12 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]68[/TD] [TD]Kanye West[/TD] [TD]@kanyewest[/TD] [TD]12 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]69[/TD] [TD]Tyra Banks[/TD] [TD]@tyrabanks[/TD] [TD]12 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]70[/TD] [TD]Alejandro Sanz[/TD] [TD]@AlejandroSanz[/TD] [TD]12 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]71[/TD] [TD]Blake Shelton[/TD] [TD]@blakeshelton[/TD] [TD]12 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]72[/TD] [TD]Salman Khan[/TD] [TD]@BeingSalmanKhan[/TD] [TD]12 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]73[/TD] [TD]Snoop Dogg[/TD] [TD]@SnoopDogg[/TD] [TD]12 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]74[/TD] [TD]Ronaldinho Gaucho[/TD] [TD]@10Ronaldinho[/TD] [TD]12 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]75[/TD] [TD]Ricky Martin[/TD] [TD]@ricky_martin[/TD] [TD]12 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]76[/TD] [TD]Simon Cowell[/TD] [TD]@SimonCowell[/TD] [TD]12 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]77[/TD] [TD]Mohamad Alarefe[/TD] [TD]@MohamadAlarefe[/TD] [TD]12 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]78[/TD] [TD]Charlie Sheen[/TD] [TD]@charliesheen[/TD] [TD]11 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]79[/TD] [TD]Claudia Leitte[/TD] [TD]@ClaudiaLeitte[/TD] [TD]11 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]80[/TD] [TD]Dalai Lama[/TD] [TD]@DalaiLama[/TD] [TD]11 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]81[/TD] [TD]Maroon 5[/TD] [TD]@maroon5[/TD] [TD]11 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]82[/TD] [TD]Kendall Jenner[/TD] [TD]@KendallJenner[/TD] [TD]11 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]83[/TD] [TD]Andrés Iniesta[/TD] [TD]@andresiniesta8[/TD] [TD]11 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]84[/TD] [TD]Carly Rae Jepsen[/TD] [TD]@carlyraejepson[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]85[/TD] [TD]Zac Efron[/TD] [TD]@ZacEfron[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]86[/TD] [TD]Marcos Mion[/TD] [TD]@marcosmion[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]87[/TD] [TD]Luciano Huck[/TD] [TD]@LucianoHuck[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]88[/TD] [TD]Gerard Piqué[/TD] [TD]@3girardpique[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]89[/TD] [TD]Raditya Dika[/TD] [TD]@radityadika[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]90[/TD] [TD]Deepika Padukone[/TD] [TD]@deepikapadukone[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]91[/TD] [TD]Juanes[/TD] [TD]@juanes[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]92[/TD] [TD]Sean Combs[/TD] [TD] @iamdiddy[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]93[/TD] [TD]Kevin Durant[/TD] [TD] @KDtrey5[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]94[/TD] [TD]Ludacris[/TD] [TD] @Ludacris[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]95[/TD] [TD]Ahmad Mazin Alshugairi[/TD] [TD] @أحمد الشقيري[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]96[/TD] [TD]Paulina Rubio[/TD] [TD] @paurubio[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]97[/TD] [TD]Danilo Gentili[/TD] [TD] @DaniloGentilo[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]98[/TD] [TD]Kelly Clarkson[/TD] [TD] @kelly_Clarkson[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]99[/TD] [TD]Usher[/TD] [TD] @Usher[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]100[/TD] [TD]Paulo Coelho[/TD] [TD] @paulocoelho[/TD] [TD]10 million +[/TD] [/TR] </tbody>[/TABLE] http://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2015/06/29/twitters-most-followed-celebrities-retweets-dont-always-mean-dollars/
July 1, 201511 yr Ricky Martin has 12m followers? :laugh3: Would be interesting to see a Facebook list, I think Coldplay would be ranked higher on there
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