Most Followed

DJ Zinhle

David Miller

786K

@DavidMillerSA12

@DJZinhle

AB de Villiers

Trevor Noah

@bonang_m

@MinnieDlamini
Minnie Dlamini

554K

@ABdeVilliers17

ON AVERAGE ALL THE CELEBRITIES INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY HAVE MORE FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER THAN THEY DO
ON FACEBOOK. TELEVISION AND RADIO PERSONALITIES MAKE UP THE BULK OF THE MOST FOLLOWED CELEBRITIES IN THE
COUNTRY ON THIS PLATFORM.

AB De Villiers

Bonang Matheba

1.23M

2.68M

#2

Trevor Noah
Followers

Industry

Industry

Industry

Followers

Industry

Industry

Followers

Industry

Industry

Industry

Pearl Thusi
Followers

Industry

Unathi Msengana
Followers

Industry

Anele Mdoda
Followers

#10

Industry

754K

Followers

Industry

420K

Albie Morkel
Followers

Industry

Dineo Ranaka

#9

Industry

769K

Followers

451K

JP Duminy
Followers

Industry

DJ Zinhle

#8

Faf Du Plessis
Followers

Followers

#7

Black Coffee

Industry

Boitumelo Thulo

#6

Jacques Kallis
Followers

Followers

#5

Graeme Smith

Industry

Helen Zille

#4

DJ Fresh
Followers

Followers

#3

Gareth Cliff
Followers

Minnie Dlamini

Terry Pheto
Followers

Industry

367K
TWITTER INTERESTING FACT

6/10 of the males in the top ten are cricket players and all the men in the top ten are over the age of 30.

Trevor Noah

Minnie Dlamini

554K

426K

#2

Cassper Nyovest
Followers

Industry

419K

#3

Industry

366K

Industry

Industry

Samkelo Ndlovu
Followers

#10

K.O.
Industry

201K

Followers

Industry

267K

PHOTOGRAPHY

Followers

Industry

Khanyi Mbau

#9

Industry

209K

Followers

292K

Craig Howes
Followers

Industry

Thembi Seete

#8

Ricky Rick

220K

Followers

321K

PHOTOGRAPHY

Followers

Industry

Nandi Mngoma

#7

Industry

253K

Followers

335K

Gareth Pon
Followers

Industry

Amanda Du Pont

#6

Industry

265K

Followers

372K

Dale Steyn
Followers

Industry

Pearl Thusi

#5

Industry

297K

Followers

385K

Somizi
Followers

Boitumelo Thulo

#4

Industry

335K

Industry

533K

AKA
Followers

Followers

536K

AB de Villiers
Followers

Bonang Matheba

DJ Zinhle
Followers

Industry

253K
INTERESTING FACT

Instagram is the only social media platform where we have more than one hip hop star in the top ten and is the only
platform with the most spread of professions from comedy to choreography to sports, music and photography.

David Miller

DJ Zinhle

786K

2.6M
SPORT

#2

Trevor Noah
Followers

Industry

2.6M
1.2M

#3

Industry

Industry

Industry

Industry

Industry

479K

Followers

Industry

POLITICS

Nomzamo Mbatha
Followers

Industry

Pearl Thusi
Followers

Industry

158K
#10

Oskido
Followers

Helen Zille

#9

Industry

503K

Industry

237K

Euphonik
Followers

Followers

#8

Gareth Cliff

519K

ENTERTAINMENT

283K

SPORT

Followers

Industry

Zizo Beda

#7

Itumeleng Khune

597K

Followers

338K

SPORT

Followers

Industry

Lee-Ann Liebenberg

#6

AB De Villiers

797K

Followers

348K

SPORT

Followers

Industry

Boity Thulo

#5

Industry

955K

Followers

374K

Morne Morkel
Followers

Lira

#4

Cassper Nyovest

1.1M

Industry

663K

ENTERTAINMENT

Followers

Followers

773K

Black Coffee
Followers

Bonang Matheba

Industry

Pearl Modiadie
Followers

Industry

153K
INTERESTING FACT

9/10 of the male celebrities are above the 500k mark unlike the female celebrities where its only the top three that
have more than 500k likes on their page.

Statistics Last Updated 30 August 2015

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