One of the things that qualify people as celebrities or “influencers” these days is a large social media following. In Cameroon and the World at large, Social media plays an enormous role, not only does it help to market the influencer, it also help to strengthen fans loyalty. We will be focusing on the three main social media apps, i.e Facebook, Instagram and twitter.
Mind you, the statistics may change anytime because Celebrities gain followers daily. However, at the time of writing this article, these were the Most Followed Cameroonian Celebrities on Social Media in 2022. On our list today, we will be sharing with you the ten most followed Cameroonian celebrities on Social Media in the year 2022.
1.) Samuel Eto’o
For the tenth year running, Cameroonian Football legend Samuel Eto’o has remained the most followed Cameroonian celebrity on Social media. Interestingly, the FECAFOOT President has more followers on social media than some of the biggest celebrities around the world. Samuel Eto’o holds a record of 14 million followers on Facebook, 6.3 million followers on Instagram, and 1.8 million followers on Twitter.
Joint Total of 22.000.000
2.) Joel Embiid
Joel Hans Embiid, a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) stands as the second most followed Cameroonian on social media. He has secured this position for some time now jealously for himself as his fame excavate yearly. For the record, Joel Embiid has 6.2 million followers on Instagram, 845k on Facebook and 2.1million on Twitter.
Joint Total of 9.100.000
3.) Francis Ngannou
It took Francis Ngannou only one year to wrestle the third position from Daphne, making him the third most followed Cameroonian celebrity in Cameroon in the year 2022. UFC Champion Francis Ngannou aka “The Predator” has always been a force to reckon with since his massive win at the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Predator holds over 4 million followers on Instagram, 1.3 million on Facebook, and about 834.6k followers on Twitter.
Joint Total of 6.100.000
4.) Daphne
Daphne was the third most followed Cameroonian celebrity in 2021. However, she has fallen one-step down to the fourth most followed celeb in the country. It is worth nothing that Daphne takes the spot for a very long time in a row after a brief stint as the most followed female celebrity in the country. For that, we give her her roses. Presently, Daphne has 3.6 million followers on Instagram, about 2.1 million on Facebook and 33.3k followers on Twitter.
Joint Total of 5.700.000
5.) Tayc
The fifth most followed Cameroonian celebrity is Cameroonian-French singer and songwriter Tayc. You will agree with us that, Tayc is one of the most decorated Cameroonian music artists in Africa and the World as a whole. His music is traversing across the length and breadth of Africa. He comes in with 2.1 million Instagram followers, 2.8 million followers on Facebook, and 153k followers on the bird app.
Joint Total of 5.000.000
6.) Coco Emilia
Cameroonian Entrepreneur and Socialite Coco Emilia, well known as “Biscuitdemer” has moved one-step forward on this year’s list of most followed Cameroonian celebrity. Biscuitdemer has always understood the assignment and kept fans glued to her social media pages. Her beauty and fashion are one of those things that keep her growing in the social media landscape. The beauty sits at the number 6th position with 3.3million Instagram followers and 914k followers on Facebook.
Joint Total of 4.200.000
7.) Nathalie Koah
Nathalie Koah is next on the list of the most followed Cameroonian celebrities on social media. Nathalie Koah is a former Cameroonian air hostess and one time mistress of Samuel Eto’o. Her book titled “Revenge Porn” (a testimony of her relationship with Samuel Eto’o) published in 2016 brought her to the fame. At the moment, she has over 2.2 million Instagram followers and 1.8 million followers on Facebook.
Joint Total of 4.000.000
8.) Tenor
Occupying the eighth spots on this list is Cameroonian rapper Tenor. He undoubtedly will stand as one of the best rappers in Cameroon at the moment. It will shock you to know that, in the space of one year, Tenor gained over 1.5million followers on Facebook. Probably because of the controversies surrounding him between the year 2021 and 2022. Nevertheless, you can’t deny the fact that he is talented and admired by many people. As of now, Tenor has over 1.5 million followers on Instagram, 2.5 million on Facebook.
Joint Total of 4.000.000
9.) Muriel Blanche
The only Actress on this list is Muriel Blanche. Sadly, this year she dropped two spot to the ninth position. Muriel Blanche’s diversity in the fast growing Cameroon Entertainment industry as a singer, entrepreneur, influencer, and actress has kept her relevant in this list for a long time now. Above all, she has 1.9million followers on Instagram and above 1.4 million followers on Facebook.
Joint Total of 3.300.000
10.) Blanche Bailly
Blanche Bailly sits at the number tenth position of most-followed Cameroonian celebrity in the year 2022. The screen goddess has carved a niche for herself in the music industry and her worth is getting higher by the day. This can be seen as she bags endorsement days here and there and her multiple international collaboration. Currently, she stands at 1.2 million followers on Instagram, 1.8 million on Facebook, and 34.2k followers on Twitter.
Joint Total of 3.000.000