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Most influential people on the Internet
JK Rowling
Most people probably follow Rowling on Twitter for the new tidbits she drops about her massively successful Harry Potter franchise. But more recently, she has emerged as a fierce critic of global populism, smacking down figures like U.S. President Donald Trump and former U.K. Independence Party leader Nigel Farage like only a best-selling author can. Perhaps the best demonstration of her power came earlier this month, when Trump suggested, via Twitter, that the mayor of London was wrong for telling citizens to stay calm after the June 3 terror attack. Rowing's direct response — "It's called 'leadership', Donald. The terrorists were dead 8 minutes after police got the call. If we need an alarmist blowhard, we'll call." — received more than twice as many likes and retweets as Trump's original message.
Yao Chen
It takes gumption to speak freely in China, especially when you have a lot to lose. That hasn't stopped the 37-year-old actress, who with 79 million followers is the most popular person on Weibo. She has long been outspoken on the Chinese social media platform, most recently to shine a spotlight on the global refugee crisis. Shortly thereafter, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees re-appointed her as the agency's Goodwill Ambassador, crediting her with bringing refugee issues "into the consciousness of millions of Chinese people."
BTS
Overtaking Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez to spend 27 consecutive weeks atop Billboard's "Social 50" chart, which tracks popularity across different platforms, would be an impressive feat for any artist. It's especially so for BTS, a Korean boy band — the full name, Bangtan Sonyeondan, loosely translates to "bulletproof boy scouts" in English — whose seven members have managed to cultivate a virtual fanbase that could give the Beyhive a run for its money. In 2016, the so-called BTS Armypropelled Wings to No. 26 on the Billboard 200 — the highest-ever debut for a K-pop album — and earlier this year, they helped BTS win Top Social Artist at the Billboard Music Awards. During their acceptance speech, band member Rap Monster (real name: Kim Nam-joon) gave credit where credit was due: "This award belongs to [everybody] around the world who shines the love and light on us," he said.
Donald Trump
The president once claimed that people consider him "the Hemingway of Twitter." But he may be more like the platform's O. Henry: undone with an ironic twist. The itchy Twitter finger that propelled him to the White House now appears to be hurting his presidency. An unsubstantiated accusation that he was wiretapped ended up irritating British intelligence. A reference to possible tapes of his conversations with fired FBI Director James Comey raised eyebrows. (Trump later said he didn't record conversations with Comey.) Old tweets have been scrutinized by skeptical judges and recirculated online when Trump has contradicted a past position. But in spite of — or perhaps because of — the seemingly endless drama, Trump is now the most-followed world leader on Twitter, giving him a tool that's highly effective at getting his message out on his own terms.
Bana Alabed
When a 7-year-old girl tweets that she's scared of dying in a bomb strike, the world takes notice. So, it was with Alabed, whose everyday dispatches from rebel-held East Aleppo ("bombs falling now like rain," "my brothers are very scared, and I don't want that") raised awareness about the horrors of Syria's Civil War at a time when few journalists could even access the region. Although Syrian President Bashar al-Assad initially dismissed the account — which is run by Bana's mom, Fatemah — as anti-government "propaganda," it nonetheless drew widespread coverage, turning Alabed into a posterchild for Syria's thousands of struggling children. Her story has a happier ending than most: In December 2016, she and her family were evacuated to Turkey, where they're now living as refugees. She recently signed a book deal with Simon & Schuster.
Katy Perry
At a time when so many celebrities use social media to burnish their reputations with airbrushed photos and pithy captions, Perry is blazing a trail by ditching her script — at least for a weekend. During her recent 96-hour livestream on YouTube, Perry underwent therapy, practiced transcendental meditation and yoga and even slept while cameras were rolling. It may have been promotional (for Perry's new album, Witness), but it was the closest any major entertainer has come to giving fans the kind of "real" intimacy that social media purports to provide. Although the livestream received its fair share of mockery, it didn't seem to hurt Perry's social impact: She just became the first person to pass 100 million followers on Twitter.
Hudda Kattan
Earlier this year, the New York Times posed a simple question: "Is Huda Kattan the most influential beauty blogger in the world?" The answer just might be yes. Unlike most of her contemporaries, the Iraqi-American makeup mogul eschews YouTube in favor of Instagram, where she regularly treats her 20 million followers to high-glamour tutorials, makeup memes and viral beauty hacks. And that massive online footprint helps her sell make-up in real life, as well: her Huda Beauty line, comprising false lashes, lip gloss, liquid lipsticks and more, is now available everywhere from vending machines in Dubai to Shephora locations around the world.
Source: http://time.com/4815217/most-influential-people-internet/