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Donald Trump -

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!

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Kim Kardashian -

In 2014, Kim Kardashian lost 1.3 million followers following a purge of fake accounts on Instagram.

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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%.

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Lady Gaga - Lady Gaga is indeed super popular, but she too has been caught with fake followers on her social media accounts. Back in 2018, she lost 2.51 million of them following a Twitter purge.

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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. 

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Taylor Swift -

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!

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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.

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Rihanna - RiRi has lost a fair amount of fake followers on both Instagram and Twitter, following purges in 2014 and 2018. Some 1.2 million and 2.5 million, respectively.

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Rihanna -

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.

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Katy Perry -

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.

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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.

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Cristiano Ronaldo -

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.

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Ronaldo's number of fake followers on Twitter is even higher: a whopping 48%!

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Ellen DeGeneres -

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.

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Barack Obama - Back in 2013, a survey indicated that 53% (19.5 million) of Obama's Twitter followers were fake. Though in 2021 his name does not appear in the top 20 of famous people with the most fake followers.

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Justin Bieber -

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.

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Justin Bieber - So, how is Justin Bieber doing in 2021? Well, on Instagram he's still going strong with fake followers; 26% to be more precise. As for Twitter, the Canadian star has an estimated 40% of fake accounts following him.

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Akon - Akion released his hit song 'Lonely' in 2004, and that's probably how he felt in 2014, when he lost 56% of his Instagram followers!

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Sean Combs -

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.

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Mark Cuban -

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.

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Shakira -

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.

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Shakira -

Has our favorite Latin pop star learned her lesson in 2021? Not quite. She still has an estimated 40% of fake Twitter followers.

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BTS - A 2019 survey found that the K-pop stars had a combined 47% of fake followers on Instagram and Twitter.

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Kourtney Kardashian -

This member of the Kardashian clan also had plenty of fake social media followers back in 2019. Around 46%, to be more precise.

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Kourtney Kardashian tops the list in 2021, with an estimated 28% (or 32.48 million) fake Instagram followers!

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Ariana Grande -

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.

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Khloé Kardashian -

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.

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Priyanka Chopra - The actress scored really high in terms of fake social media followers in 2019: 43%, to be more precise.

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Neymar -

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.

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Bill Gates -

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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