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Top 10 most followed Twitter accounts in PH for 2016

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Top 10 most followed Twitter accounts in PH for 2016
Anne Curtis is still the most followed Twitter account in the Philippines for 2016

MANILA, Philippines – Who are the 10 most followed Filipinos on Twitter? 

Twitter released its first #YearOnTwitter (#YOT) in the Philippines report on Tuesday, December 6. See who Filipinos deemed to be the most follow-worthy this year.  

10. Alden Richards (@aldenrichards02)

Alden Richards is Al in the Internet phenomenon AlDub. The love team started making massive online waves in 2015. (READ: #AlDub sets new record)

His account was first registered to Twitter on December of 2009 but his first tweet was not sent until the beginning of 2011. 

Despite being tenth on the list, Richards has probably one of the most highly-engaged followers. His tweets get thousands of retweets and likes. See a few here: 

9. Georgina Wilson (@ilovegeorgina)

“It girl,” celebrity host and model Georgina Wilson took the ninth spot.

Her top tweets this year included both a brand endorsement and her support of vice presidential candidate Bongong Marcos in the May 2016 national elections.

She was one of the few celebrities to join Twitter in February 2009. Here’s her first impression of Twitter:


8. Lea Salonga (@msleasalonga)

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga is an internationally recognized singer and actress. 

On Twitter, Salonga is very vocal about her advocacies. See some of her top tweets this year below:

Salonga tweeted this on the day Former President Ferdinand Marcos was buried at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani.

Her daughter is also a fan of two of the most-followed celebrities on Twitter in the country. Hence, the engagement on these posts:

Salonga first joined Twitter on April 16, 2009, when she tweeted her curiosity over whether the platform was better than social networking site Facebook. (We wonder what she thinks of it 7 years later.)


7. @ohteenquotes

An exception to the list, this account is not the personal handle of a celebrity. Created in November 2009, @ohteenquotes tweets relatable things to the average teen.

“A lot of millennials flock to Twitter and express themselves. There’s a lot of authenticity,” said Dickson Seow, Head of Communications for Twitter in Asia Pacific.

See some of its top tweets:

 

Can you relate?

6. Maine Mendoza (@maindcm)

Mendoza is the second half of the love team phenomenon, AlDub. She rose to Internet stardom in 2015 for creating hilarious Dubsmash videos. 

Despite being late to the fame game, she took the number 6 spot in the most followed list this year. Her account was first registered to Twitter in 2009. She began tweeting in 2014.


Just like Richards, her tweets can reach hundreds of thousands in engagement. See some of it below:

5. Daniel Padilla (@imdanielpadilla)

Padilla is an actor and a recording artist. He is Niel in the viral love team #KathNiel. As the center of an engaged community, the tandem has trended almost every night since 2013. 

His top posts this year involved promoting his better half, Kathryn Bernardo, for the 2016 Nickolodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. 

Same post, different days. But still, he garnered high interactions for his tweets.

 

He first joined Twitter in July 2011. See his first tweet: 


4. Kathryn Bernardo (@bernardokath)

She is Kath in #KathNiel. A million followers ahead of her partner, Daniel Padilla, Kathryn Bernardo takes the 4th spot. 

She first joined and tweeted in October 2, 2010. 


Her top tweet this year includes a snap with Daniel Padilla. 

3. Vice Ganda (@vicegandako)

Actor and comedian Vice Ganda took the 3rd spot as the most followed Filipino on Twitter.

He created his account in September 2010 and his first tweet was dedicated to promoting the then one-year-old television variety show Showtime.

 
See some of his top tweets for 2016 below:

2. Angel Locsin (@143redangel)

Angel Locsin is an actress and a commercial model. In 2010, she became FHM Philippines’ sexiest woman.

She joined Twitter in July 2009 but only started tweeting in October of that year. 


Her top tweet this year: 

1. Anne Curtis-Smith (@annecurtissmith)

Filipino celebrity Anne Curtis is still the reigning Twitter queen. She has been the most followed Filipino celebrity since 2011, the same year she breached the one-million mark, another Filipino first. 

Her Twitter account was created in March 2009. Here’s a throwback to her first tweet:


None of her tweets this year beat her best performing tweet from 2015, a welcome to the Pope on his visit to the country. 

The Twitter list did not include brands or organizations.  – Rappler.com

*All the screenshots were taken December 5, 2016.

*Top tweets were identified using MyTopTweet.com, registration of account using twbirthday.com, and first tweet discover.twitter.com/first-tweet.

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