#FIRSTLOOK: TWITTER CANADA’S YEAR-END HIGHLIGHTS OF 2017

You know we love our Twitter. 2017 was a big year for Canadians in entertainment with several new milestones achieved. Straight from Twitter, we break down for you some of the most-talked-about and followed Canadians!

Top 5 most-mentioned Canadian actors accounts on Twitter in 2017
o Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen)
o Ryan Reynolds (@VanCityReynolds)
o Shay Mitchell (@shaymitch)
o Stephen Armell (@StephenAmell)
o Nina Dobrev (@ninadobrev)

Top 5 most-mentioned Canadian musician accounts (solo artists) on Twitter in 2017
o Justin Bieber (@JustinBieber)
o Shawn Mendes (@ShawnMendes)
o Sebastian Olzanski (@sebtsb)
o The Weeknd (@TheWeeknd)
o Drake (@drake)

Top 5 most-mentioned Canadian television hashtags (scripted programs) on Twitter in 2017
o #OrphanBlack – Orphan Black
o #SchittsCreek – Schitt’s Creek
o #Letterkenny – Letterkenny
o #AliasGrace – Alias Grace
o #KimsConvenience – Kim’s Convenience

In August 2017, Justin Bieber (@JustinBieber) became the first Canadian account to reach 100,000,000 Twitter followers.

Other Canadian entertainment personalities whose Twitter accounts hit major follower milestones in 2017:
o Shawn Mendes, musician (@ShawnMendes) – 10,000,000 (May 2017)
o Seth Rogen, actor (@Sethrogen) – 5,000,000 (February 2017)
o The Weeknd, musician (@TheWeeknd) – 5,000,000 (May 2017)
o The Arcade Fire, music (@arcadefire) – 1,000,000 (June 2017)
o Eric Alper, music journalist (@thatEricAlper) – 1,000,000 (August 2017)
o PartyNextDoor, musician (@partynextdoor) – 1,000,000 (August 2017)

 

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