A week after debuting on The Hollywood Reporter's Top Actors chart (dated Aug. 8), George Takei spends his first week at No. 1, ruling the Aug. 15-dated list.
The Top Actors chart is a ranking of the most popular actors on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Google Plus, with global data provided by social media analytics company MVPindex. The chart's methodology blends social engagement on the platforms along with weekly additions of followers/subscribers. The latest tracking week ended Aug. 7.
Takei leads Lin-Manuel Miranda, Patrick Stewart, Will Smith and Seth Rogen on the latest tally, with Stewart spending his first week in the top 10.
Previous top 10 entrants Robert Downey Jr., Dwayne Johnson, Mark Hamill, Ricky Gervais and Zendaya round out the list.
See the top 10 below (and for the full 25-position list, check out the THR issue dated Aug. 15), and for more charts on The Hollywood Reporter, check out the Top Comedians and Top TV Personalities charts.
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10. Zendaya
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The actress/singer celebrated scoring the cover of Marie Claire's September issue with multiple posts on social media, including photos of the cover itself. The posts helped her land a 249 percent boost in Twitter likes.
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9. Ricky Gervais
Image Credit: Gary Gershoff/WireImage Last week: 5
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8. Mark Hamill
Image Credit: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images Last week: 3
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7. Dwayne Johnson
Image Credit: Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images Last week: 18
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6. Robert Downey Jr.
Image Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images Last week: 11
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6. Seth Rogen
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4. Will Smith
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Last week: 4
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3. Patrick Stewart
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Stewart announced on social media Aug. 4 that he's returning to the Star Trek franchise to play his longtime role of Jean-Luc Picard, portraying the iconic character for the first time since 2002. "I look forward to working with our brilliant creative team as we endeavor to bring a fresh, unexpected and pertinent story to life once more," he wrote in a statement. Stewart's Facebook posts were shared 84,000 times and he was mentioned 10,000 times on Twitter.
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2. Lin-Manuel Miranda
Image Credit: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Last week: 6
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1. George Takei
Image Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Last week: 2
"Can you imagine being Don [Trump] Jr. and waking up to see your father's unhinged tweet basically confirming that you committed a federal crime by violating election law?," Takei tweeted Aug. 6. "Uh…Dad?" The tweet helps him to his first No. 1 rank on Top Actors, jumping 84 percent in Twitter likes.
