This statistic presents the top categories of celebrities or public figures followed on social media platforms by social media users worldwide as of April 2018. According to the findings, 57 percent of respondents reported to following music artists and bands across the various social media platforms, while 50 percent of social media users stated to be following actors, actresses, and other television and movie stars.
Most popular categories of celebrities or public figures followed on social media platforms according to social media users worldwide as of April 2018
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MusicWatch. (August 6, 2018). Most popular categories of celebrities or public figures followed on social media platforms according to social media users worldwide as of April 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/947376/top-categories-of-celebrities-followed-on-social-media/
MusicWatch. "Most popular categories of celebrities or public figures followed on social media platforms according to social media users worldwide as of April 2018." Chart. August 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947376/top-categories-of-celebrities-followed-on-social-media/
MusicWatch. (2018). Most popular categories of celebrities or public figures followed on social media platforms according to social media users worldwide as of April 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947376/top-categories-of-celebrities-followed-on-social-media/
MusicWatch. "Most Popular Categories of Celebrities or Public Figures Followed on Social Media Platforms According to Social Media Users Worldwide as of April 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947376/top-categories-of-celebrities-followed-on-social-media/
MusicWatch, Most popular categories of celebrities or public figures followed on social media platforms according to social media users worldwide as of April 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947376/top-categories-of-celebrities-followed-on-social-media/ (last visited June 08, 2023)
Most popular categories of celebrities or public figures followed on social media platforms according to social media users worldwide as of April 2018 [Graph], MusicWatch, August 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/947376/top-categories-of-celebrities-followed-on-social-media/