We thought it would be interesting to crunch a few numbers to see which country stars have the biggest reach on social media.
Taking into account an artist’s total number of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram followers, we compiled a list of the Top 20 country stars with the biggest social media reach. While total Twitter, Facebook and Instagram followers aren’t the be-all and end-all of social media reach, it’s a handy indicator.
It’s also interesting to see the platforms where individual artists excel. For instance, Blake Shelton has—by far—the most Twitter followers, while Carrie Underwood excels on Facebook and Instagram.
Take a look at the results below. [Editor’s note: we tried to be thorough in our search, but it’s possible we unintentionally omitted an artist who should be in the Top 20]
| # | Name | TOTAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Blake Shelton | 19,346,420 | 8,637,363 | 1,680,439 | 29,664,222 |
| 2. | Carrie Underwood | 6,916,321 | 10,488,928 | 5,924,876 | 23,330,125 |
| 3. | Luke Bryan | 8,907,977 | 8,099,653 | 3,678,905 | 20,686,535 |
| 4. | Miranda Lambert | 6,514,923 | 7,843,590 | 3,165,946 | 17,524,459 |
| 5. | Jason Aldean | 3,309,361 | 8,310,224 | 1,859,973 | 13,479,558 |
| 6. | Lady Antebellum | 2,487,092 | 9,628,610 | 1,172,134 | 13,287,836 |
| 7. | Tim McGraw | 2,797,745 | 7,780,719 | 1,649,661 | 12,228,125 |
| 8. | Brad Paisley | 4,177,288 | 6,758,774 | 843,497 | 11,779,559 |
| 9. | Keith Urban | 3,395,117 | 5,675,834 | 1,337,612 | 10,408,563 |
| 10. | Kenny Chesney | 2,508,131 | 5,956,388 | 774,317 | 9,238,836 |
| 11. | Dolly Parton | 4,593,602 | 3,751,172 | 712,308 | 9,057,082 |
| 12. | Reba McEntire | 1,911,242 | 6,113,250 | 992,285 | 9,016,777 |
| 13. | Zac Brown Band | 1,673,980 | 5,867,112 | 462,385 | 8,003,477 |
| 14. | Rascal Flatts | 1,757,660 | 5,876,720 | 13,673 | 7,648,053 |
| 15. | George Strait | 285,443 | 7,013,049 | 67,873 | 7,366,365 |
| 16. | Florida Georgia Line | 1,939,455 | 3,810,496 | 1,485,385 | 7,235,336 |
| 17. | Dierks Bentley | 2,384,492 | 2,964,282 | 1,342,709 | 6,691,483 |
| 18. | Toby Keith | 1,048,957 | 4,812,180 | 225,346 | 6,086,483 |
| 19. | Eric Church | 2,007,767 | 3,377,611 | 578,573 | 5,963,951 |
| 20. | Shania Twain | 845,253 | 4,526,793 | 531,235 | 5,903,281 |
Brad Paisley by Jim Shea/Schmidt Relations; Luke Bryan courtesy UMG; Blake Shelton by Brian Bowen/NBC The Voice; Jason Aldean by James Minchin/The Greenroom PR; Tim McGraw by Danny Clinch/Big Machine Records; Carrie Underwood courtesy Schmidt Relations; Miranda Lambert by Marc Nader/True PR
