Canada has produced some top-level talent over the years, from musicians to actors and athletes, and a new study has revealed which Canadian celebrities are favoured most by the public.
The study by Ontario Casinos, an online casino comparison site, analyzed multiple indicators of popularity including social media following, engagement rates, and reaction to online articles to determine which Canadian-born celebrities people like best.
Justin Bieber was found to be the most popular Canadian celebrity overall, largely thanks to his massive social media presence and “overwhelmingly positive online mentions,” the study found.
Drake locked in the second spot with 50 per cent of articles written about him garnering a “favourable reader reaction.” He also has the second most significant social media presence and nearly three million monthly Google searches that underscore the interest encircling the Toronto-born artist.
The Weeknd, A.K.A Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, took third place, followed by The Notebook actress Rachel McAdams, pop singer Shawn Mendes and Barbie star Ryan Gosling.
Justin Bieber and Celine Dion are Canada’s most frequently Google-searched celebs, with Bieber racking up five million searches per month, followed by Celine Dion who boasts just shy of 4.1 million monthly Google searches, and The Weeknd with 3.4 million searches, according to the study. 
Meanwhile, Justin Bieber and Drake are the most followed Canadian celebs, with Bieber accumulating nearly 405 million followers across Instagram and Twitter. Drake has 179.3 million followers across both platforms, Shawn Mendes has 99.1 million, The Weeknd 79.1 million and Avril Lavigne 32.6 million, the study said.
Moreover, 69 per cent of online articles written about Bieber are received positively by readers, with only one per cent seeing unfavourable reactions.
The Justin Bieber hashtag has a staggering 48.5 billion views on TikTok. Drake has 31.5 billion views on his hashtag, The Weeknd has 21.8 billion, Shawn Mendes has 10.6 billion and Ryan Gosling has 6.5 billion.
To decipher who the most loved Canadian celebrities are, Ontario Casinos analyzed a list of the 30 most talked-about Canadian celebrities online based on the following metrics.
- Number of Instagram followers
- Number of Twitter followers
- Monthly Google search volume
- Number of TikTok hashtag views
- Percentage of articles about the celebrity readers ‘loved’
- Percentage of articles about the celebrity that made readers ‘angry’
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