Perez Hilton and other bloggers top Forbes’ Top 25 Web Celebs list

Forbes Magazine recently released its list of Top 25 web celebrities, compiling the most popular and/or influential online personalities today.

The magazine defined “Web Celeb” as a person famous primarily for creating or appearing in internet-based content and for being highly recognizable to a Web-based audience. The shortlisted personalities were then ranked according to their web references in Google, Alexa traffic and Technorati rank of their website, and TV, radio, and other press mentions.

Entertainment gossip blogger Perez Hilton topped the list followed by a string of bloggers and blog owners.

Only goes to show that, on the internet, just about anyone can be a star.

Wonder when a Filipino can be included on the list? Can YouTube sensation Charice Pempengco manage to grab a slot next year? We hope! But first, she’ll have to create a website or YouTube channel first then work her way towards becoming popular worldwide in order to be part of the list.

The Web Celeb 25

#1. Perez Hilton (Mario Lavandeira)
Age: 29
What: Celebrity gossip blogger (www.perezhilton.com)

Controversial gossip blogger Perez Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, styles himself as “The Queen of Mean” and has earned a rabid following, thanks to his sense of humor, snarky voice and irreverent habits — like doodling rude captions on paparazzi photos. His blog is hugely popular and Perez is increasingly becoming a TV star, with gigs including guest-hosting The View, appearing as a contestant on MTV’s Celebrity Rap Superstar and hosting his own series of specials, What Perez Sez, on VH1.

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