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Davido, Wizkid top list of 60 most-followed Nigerians on Twitter [See full list]

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August 2, 2019

A Nigerian data company StatiSense has released a ranking of the most followed Nigerians on micro-blogging site Twitter as of August 1 2019.

StatiSense tweeted the ranking via its Twitter handle @StatiSense on Thursday evening.

The ranking revealed that Nigerian entertainers – singers, actors, actresses, comedians and others are the most-followed people on the micro-blogging site.

Singer Davido tops the list with 5.05 million followers, he is followed by Wizkid with 4.66 million followers.

Also in the top eight are Don Jazzy with 3.40 million followers, Tiwa Savage 2.99 million, DBanj 2.98 million, Banky W 2.50 million, Olamide 2.43 million and 2Baba 2.37 million.

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Sitting in the ninth and 10th spot on the ranking is President Muhammadu Buhari and his vice Prof Yemi Osinbajo with 2.17 million and 2.13 million followers respectively. The presidential candidate of PDP in the February 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar followed them at 11th spot with 2.05 million followers.

Despite being dominated by entertainers and a few politicians, two Nigerian clerics also found their way into the list sitting at 26th and 39th spot respectively.

Pastor Sam Adeyemi of Daystar Christian Centre with 910,000 followers on 26th spot is the most followed Nigerian pastor, he is trailed by Pastor Poju Oyemade of the Covenant Christian Center with 664,000 followers on 39th spot.

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See full list:

@iam_Davido 5.05m
@WizkidAyo 4.66m
@DonJazzy 3.40m
@TiwaSavage 2.99m
@iamdbanj 2.98m
@BankyW 2.50m
@Olamide_YBNL 2.43m
@official2baba 2.37m
@Mbuhari 2.17m
@ProfOsinbajo 2.13m
@Atiku 2.05m
@lindaikeji 1.95m
@Iceprincezamani 1.91m
@PeterPsquare 1.90m
@GenevieveNnaji 1.78m
@Basket_Mouth 1.75m
@BukolaSaraki 1.71m
@ToolzO 1.28m
@Realomosexy 1.18m
@TONTOLET 1.11m
@AkinwunmiAmbode 1.09m
@NOIweala 1.04m
@rudeboypsquare 984K
@DeleMomodu 949K
@ElDeetheDon 937K
@sam_adeyemi 910K
@obyezeks 907K
@ritaUdominic 885K
@TonyOElumelu 871K
@realFFK 858K
@Alibabagcfr 800K
@SympLySimi 848K
@ShehuSani 760K
@RenoOmokri 735K
@tundefashola 707K
@falzthebahdguy 708K
@Ebuka735K
@Omojuwa 696K
@pastorpoju 664K
@AlikoDangote 614K
@abati1990 573K
@tokstarr 573K
@Cuppymusic 553K
@ToluOgunlesi 501K
@abikedabiri 493K
@ogundamisi 445K
@kfayemi 424K
@fkeyamo 347K
@seunokin 321K
@OgbeniDipo 272K
@BashirAhmaad 233K
@DrJoeAbah 226K
@KadariaAhmed 201K
@segalink 184K
@eggheader 156K
@chamberlainusoh 149K
@Nedunaija 138K
@AbdulAbmJ 136K
@Akaebube 130K
@OloriSupergal 125K

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See the tweet:

Top 60 Nigerian Twitter Handles (Aug 1, 2019)@iam_Davido 5.05m@WizkidAyo 4.66m@DonJazzy 3.40m@TiwaSavage 2.99m@iamdbanj 2.98m@BankyW 2.50m@Olamide_YBNL 2.43m@official2baba 2.37m@Mbuhari 2.17m@ProfOsinbajo 2.13m@Atiku 2.05m@lindaikeji 1.95m@Iceprincezamani 1.91m

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— StatiSense (@StatiSense) August 1, 2019