Maine Mendoza is the most tweeted about Filipino celebrity of 2018

Maine Mendoza is the most tweeted about celebrity, according to Twitter Philippines’ 2018 year-ender released on Wednesday afternoon.

It’s almost expected, given how eventful the year has been for Maine. Apart from releasing her lipstick collaboration with MAC Cosmetics, 2018 saw Maine launched a few projects including a new TV show Daddy’s Girl in the City, which is a consistent viral hit.

This month, she also has a movie coming out for the Metro Manila Film Fest.

Alden Richards, meanwhile, is in the Top 5 most tweeted about celebrity, sitting comfortably at number 4.

In 2018, he took to Twitter to connect with his fans, sharing bits and pieces about Victor Magtanggol, his daily life, and lessons he deems valuable.

Celebrities Maymay Entrate, Kisses Delavin, and Edward Barber complete the list of the 5 most tweeted celebrity accounts of the year.

Meanwhile, K-pop dominated the hashtag game with #BTS and #EXO as the two most tweeted about hashtags in the Philippines for the year.

According to Twitter, “Filipino fans rooted for BTS at the Kids’ Choice Aways, contributing to the band’s success in winning the orange blimp for Favorite Global Music Star.”

Filipino fans of EXO meanwhile used the platform to express their support for the K-pop band, who performed in Manila last April.

#MOREPinoyBiga10, #ABSCBNBall2018, and #MaineMendoza complete the list of 5 most used hashtag of the year.

In the sports front, UP Fighting Maroon Ricci Rivero is the most tweeted about athlete of 2018. He is followed by Alyssa Valdez at number 2.

Completing the 5 most tweeted about athlete are Gretchen Ho, Manny Pacquiao, and Mika Reyes. — LA, GMA News