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Back in 2018, it was revealed that the then-US President had over 33.4 million fake followers on Twitter. That was 61% of his total followers at the time!
In 2014, Kim Kardashian lost 1.3 million followers following a purge of fake accounts on Instagram.
Fast forward to 2021 and 26% of her Instagram followers are in fact fake. Not to mention her Twitter, where the percentage bumps up to 48%.
In 2021, Gaga still ranks quite high on the number of fake Twitter followers, at around 39%. Her "Little Monsters" seem to be doing alright on Instagram though.
The pop star also suffered a massive drop in followers back in 2018, when Twitter purged fake accounts. She went from 85.57 followers to 83.24 million!
Swift seems to attract (or buy?) a large percentage of her followers on Instagram, too. One 2019 study pointed to 46% of fake followers, while a 2021 one estimated that she had about 26% of fake accounts following her.
While most of Rihanna's Instagram followers seem to be legit, as of 2021 about 42% of her Twitter followers are suspected to be fake.
The singer's Instagram account was audited back in 2013. The result? Some 46% of her followers were fake! As for her Twitter account, Perry lost 2.8 million fake followers in the 2018 purge.
Things didn't improve much for the singer in 2019, with a study pointing to 44% of fake overall social media followers. Though the percentage fell to 28%, she's still no. 2 in 2021 for the amount of fake Instagram followers. As for Twitter, Perry scores high again, with 41% of fake followers.
The Portuguese soccer star leads the charts in 2021 as the most-followed celeb on Instagram. Still, about 23% of the accounts are estimated to be fake.
Ronaldo's number of fake followers on Twitter is even higher: a whopping 48%!
The famous TV host lost two million followers in the 2018 Twitter purge. In 2019, 49% of the accounts following DeGeneres on social media were reportedly fake.
It turns out, some Beliebers are indeed fake. The singer lost 3.5 million followers on Instagram in 2014 and 2.6% of his Twitter followers back in 2018, following purges from both social networks.
Back in 2013, the music mogul gained 85,000 followers in a single day, only to lose nearly 400,000 of them a few months later.
The entrepreneur and TV personality surely has enough money to buy all the followers he wants. It looks like this was the case back in 2013, when a report showed that Cuban had an estimated 25% of fake Twitter followers.
Back in 2012, it was revealed that only 21% of the singer's followers on Twitter were legit. Two years later, Shakira lost nearly 150,000 Instagram followers. They were, of course, fake.
Has our favorite Latin pop star learned her lesson in 2021? Not quite. She still has an estimated 40% of fake Twitter followers.
This member of the Kardashian clan also had plenty of fake social media followers back in 2019. Around 46%, to be more precise.
The singer had an estimated 46% of fake social media followers in 2019. Fast forward to 2021, and the number went down to 25% on Instagram. Though Grande still has an estimated 46% of fake followers on Twitter.
Some 43% of fake followers is how much Khloé Kardashian had on Instagram and Twitter (combined), back in 2019. And in 2021, an estimated 26% of her Instagram followers are fake.
The Brazilian soccer star is also a social media star in 2021. Though an estimated 27% of his Instagram followers are fake. And the percentage goes up to 44% on Twitter.
The co-founder of Microsoft is no. 2 in 2021 when it comes to fake Twitter followers, with an estimated 54%!
Sources: (Ranker) (PR Week) (PCMag) (Harper's Bazaar)
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Kourtney Kardashian tops the list in 2021, with an estimated 28% (or 32.48 million) fake Instagram followers!
What's more impressive: having one million dollars, or one million followers on social media? Whatever your answer might be, the importance of having lots of followers in this day and age can't be denied. After all, a higher number usually means more profit for the celeb.
Well, several surveys and studies have been conducted over the years, and it has been revealed that many famous faces have, in fact, lots of fake followers. Both Twitter and Instagram have also conducted purges of fake accounts, which of course had an impact on the number of followers these stars had. It should be noted that these numbers change daily; they are just estimates calculated at a specific date and time.
Celebs caught with fake social media followers
One star has over 32 million fake Instagram followers!
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What's more impressive: having one million dollars, or one million followers on social media? Whatever your answer might be, the importance of having lots of followers in this day and age can't be denied. After all, a higher number usually means more profit for the celeb.
Well, several surveys and studies have been conducted over the years, and it has been revealed that many famous faces have, in fact, lots of fake followers. Both Twitter and Instagram have also conducted purges of fake accounts, which of course had an impact on the number of followers these stars had. It should be noted that these numbers change daily; they are just estimates calculated at a specific date and time.
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