The 40 Most Followed Pop Stars on Twitter

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How many do you follow?!

As news emerges that Nicki Minaj has overtaken Eminem as the most-followed hip-hop star on Twitter with almost 8.3million pairs of eyes watching her every move, we’ve scoured the ever-expanding social networking site to find the most popular musicians overall.

As of midday on Tuesday 10th January 2012, here are the 40 most followed musicians on Twitter.

How many do you follow?!

1. Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) - 17,873,491

2. Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) - 16,285,360

3. Katy Perry (@katyperry) - 13,720,280

4. Shakira (@shakira) – 12,471,519

5. Britney Spears (@britneyspears) – 12,326,503

6. Rihanna (@rihanna) – 11,725,077

7. Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) – 10,310,697

8. Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) – 9,531,641

9. Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) – 8,286,116

10. Eminem (@eminem) – 8,263,983

11. Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) – 7,773,394

12. Chris Brown (@chrisbrown) – 6,928,455

13. P!nk (@Pink) – 6,524,206

14. Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) – 6,364,926

15. Kanye West (@kanyewest) – 5,980,984

16. Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) – 5,919,808

17. Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) – 5,677,591

18. Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) – 5,557,072

19. 50 Cent (@50cent) – 5,530,066

20. Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) – 5,500,085

21. Coldplay (@coldplay) – 5,236,946

22. Drake (@Drake) – 5,121,678

23. Lil Wayne (LilTunechi) – 4,893,070

24. Ricky Martin (@ricky_martin) – 4,762,964

25. Diddy (@iamdiddy) – 4,542,687

26. Jessica Simpson (@JessicaSimpson) – 4,433,199

27. Miley Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) – 4,353,021

28. Wiz Khalifa (@RealWizKhalifa) – 4,225,788

29. Jennifer Lopez (@JLo) – 4,198,774

30. Claudia Leitte (@ClaudiaLeitte) – 3,919,393

31. Ludacris (@Ludacris) – 3,803,381

32. Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) – 3,688,099

33. Avril Lavigne (@AvrilLavigne) - 3,585,310

34. The Jonas Brothers (@JonasBrothers) – 3,494,885

35. Trey Songz (@TreySongz) – 3,459,796

36. Calle 13 (@Calle13Oficial) – 3,406,586

37. Anahi (@Anahi) – 3,330,058

38. Lily Allen (@MrsLRCooper) – 3,249,222

39. David Guetta (@davidguetta) – 3,216,196

40. Soulja Boy (@souljaboy) – 3,204,592