This is an award presented annually in conjunction with the release of the South African Social Media Landscape study by media analytics.
Trevor Noah distinguished himself on social media by having the biggest followings in South Africa across all these platforms. They key numbers that earned him the honor include:
Twitter – 2.5million followers.
Facebook – 2.6million Likes.
Instagram – 371k followers;
YouTube – 255 000 subscribers, with over 26.3 million views.
‘Trevor has not only made a successful transition from being a leading South Africa performer to being a global media star, but has also shown how it is possible to create a successful presence across diverse social media platforms,’ said Arthur Goldstuck, managing director of World Wide Worx,
Noah does not have the biggest following in any of the individual networks, but is the only person who features among the top performers across all these networks.
