International superstar Shakira, reaching 30 million fans this week with her official Facebook page and become the top 10 most followed listed person on Twitter to reached a new record on social media.
Shakira is already among the top five celebrities with the most friends on Facebook, positioning herself among artists such as Eminem, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Michael Jackson, according to the statistics site Famecount. Moreover, this week Shakira ousted Oprah Winfrey from Twitter’s Top 10 list, according to British newspaper The Independent.
During the Billboard Music Awards 2011ceremony Shakira won big and received the awards for Top Latin Artist and Top Latin Song categories for her 2010 mega hit “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)â€which was the anthem for the 2010 FiFa World Cup Championship in Africa. The pop sensation is currently touring Europe with her successful world tour Sale el Sol.