Nigerians featured prominently on Top Charts Africa’s list of the Most Talked About People of 2024.
Nigerians secured 18 positions in the top 30 recently published on the chart body’s website.
Leading the list is Nigerian singer Wizkid, who has remained a trending topic throughout the year due to his ongoing feud with Davido and the release of his latest album, Morayo.
Kenyan President William Ruto secured the second spot on the list.
Ruto gained international attention in June when thousands of Kenyans protested against a tax hike proposal.
After demonstrators stormed the Kenyan Parliament, he reportedly rejected the controversial bill on June 28 and instead signed the “Appropriations Bill 2024” into law to address the budget deficit caused by the bill’s rejection.
Nigerian Afrobeats singer Davido holds the third spot on the list.
His year-long prominence peaked in June with his highly publicized wedding to his wife, Chioma, popularly dubbed ‘Chivido 2024.’
Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, along with Dangote Group President, Aliko Dangote, former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Nigerian crossdresser Bobrisky, South African singer Tyla, Nigerian politician Peter Obi, and South African music star Liema Pantsi, rounded out the top 10.
Baltasar Engonga, the controversial former Equatoguinean public official who gained Internet fame after his private videos leaked online, also featured on the list.
Lists of those who made it:
1. Wizkid
2. President William Ruto
3. Davido
4. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
5. Aliko Dangote
6. Raila Odinga
7. Bobrisky
8. Tyla
9. Peter Obi
10. Liema Pantsi
11. Rema
12. Rigathi Gachagua
13. Khosi Twala
14. Former President Uhuru Kenyatta
15. Ademola Lookman
16. Asake
17. Very Dark Man
18. Drill
19. Nyesom Wike
20. President Cyril Ramaphosa
21. Reno Omokri
22. Rose Owusu Konadu
23. Victor Osimhen
24. Baltasar Engonga
25. Sharon Ooja
26. Toyin Abraham
27. Babu Owino Paul
28. Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina
29. Danny Walter
30. Pastor Enoch Adeboye
