John Dumelo Among Most Followed Africans On Social Media
Awards-winning Ghanaian actor John Dumelo has made the list of 2017 African Social Media Power Report most followed Africans on social Media.
He placed 8th in the top ten most followed Africans on Facebook with a total of 5.1million followers.
This could however mean that John Dumelo is possibly the most followed Ghanaian entertainer on Facebook in Ghana.
Meanwhile Senegalese rapper Akon and Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah are the two most followed Africans on the social media channels. This includes Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, according to the African Social Media Power Report: Top 50 Footballers and Entertainers. The list was released on Friday, January 26, 2018.
The Power 50 has a combined following of almost 400million. A number that is more than half the population of Europe and twice the population of Nigeria, Africa’s most populated country.
The Power 50 weighs the social media influence of African pop culture stars and football personalities. It was compiled by Lagos-based sports communication company, CampsBay Media.
“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,” said Lolade Adewuyi, chief strategist at CampsBay Media.
“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. We hope that the Power Report will be an annual ranking to gauge their growing impact as well as enable market planners and researchers to see the possibilities inherent in their influence.”
On the list are personalities from 12 countries. Filling the top 10 places are Akon, Salah, footballer Didier Drogba, Moroccan stand-up comedian Gad el Maleh. There are also; South African comedian and TV show host Trevor Noah, Cameroonian footballer Samuel Eto’o. Moroccan actor Jamel Debbouze, Nigerian singer Davido and South African actress Charlize Theron are inclusive.
On the African Social Media Power Report: Top 50 are 13 actors/actresses, 14 singers, nine rappers, eight footballers, four comedians and two music producers/DJs.
The report also includes a list of the top 50 African footballers and top 50 African entertainers on the three social media platforms. You can download the in the full report on their website:www.campsbaymedia.com.ng
