UK: top ten celebrities on Facebook 2020, by number of fans
UK celebrities on YouTube
While Adele is the undisputed queen of Facebook, the rankings vary significantly across each social network. Adele is the third most popular UK celebrity on YouTube, with less than half the subscriber count of Ed Sheeran’s channel. In December 2019, Sheeran’s videos have been viewed more than that of any other UK celebrity, racking up 18.65 billion views in total.
UK celebrities on Twitter
When it comes to Twitter, it seems people are only going in one direction. Of the ten most popular UK celebrity accounts on Twitter, five of those accounts are related to the former boyband, One Direction. Harry Styles leads the pack, having amassed 35.7 million followers in November 2020. Styles runs the second most popular Twitter account overall, with only BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) having more followers.