G.E.M most popular celebrity on social media; beats Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen

Famous pop singer G.E.M tops the list of the most popular celebrities on social media.

Pop singer Gloria Tang Tsz-kei, popularly known as G.E.M, has proved her popularity once again by topping the list of 'Dominant Personalities on Social Media in the Honk Kong city '.

Earlier in the year, the pop diva was recognized by Forbes in its inaugural 30 Under 30 Asia list.

The research data collected by 'Alive Not Dead', an online artist community and "Lamplight Analytics", a social media data analysts, shows the ranks given to famous celebrities according to their popularity on Facebook and Instagram.

While the 24-year-old bagged the first spot, Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen got the second and third rank respectively. Shawn Yue and singer Denise Ho completed the top five spots.

According to report on SCMP, the data was calculated through the numbers of likes, share, comments and overall social media engagement of the fans on social media accounts of the celebrities.

Speaking about the influence of fans on social media, Sam Olsen, CEO of Lamplight, said: "While social media mentions by volume provide some indication of online influence, engagement is a much better indicator. For the stars, engaged fans are passionate fans – they are the ones that attend your concerts, buy your music and watch your movies."