DHAKA: Millions of internet users across the world are accessing facebook still arguably making the social network a sort of Internet-based country all its own.

Not surprisingly, some of the most popular people on the site are celebrities, athletes, journalists, musicians, political leaders and other prominent individuals.

For the past few weeks, one of Facebook’s most popular people has been pop star Shakira. On Friday, her Facebook page crossed the 100 million fan mark.

The six most popular persons on facebook are:

6: Michael Jackson (#10)
76 million plus likes



Michael Jackson, one of the most widely beloved entertainers and profoundly influential artists of all-time, leaves an indelible imprint on popular music and culture.

5: Vin Diesel (#9)
81 million plus likes



The “Fast & Furious” action star, who turns 47 on July 18.  He was born Mark Sinclair Vincent in New York City. His mother was an astrologer/psychologist and adoptive father was an acting instructor but never knew his biological father.

4: Rihanna (#6)
89 million plus likes



Born February 20, 1988 in Saint Michael, Barbados, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, better known by her stage name Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist, actress, and fashion designer.

Both her debut album, Music of the Sun (2005) and its follow-up A Girl Like Me (2006) peaked in the top ten on the US Billboard 200 chart. The albums spawned the US Billboard Hot 100 top two hit single Pon de Replay and her first Hot 100 number-one on the chart, SOS.

3. Eminem (#5)
91.8 million plus likes



Born on October 17, 1972, Marshall Bruce Mathers III, popularly known by his stage name Eminem and by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and actor.

Eminem is the best-selling artist of the 2000s in the United States. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 82nd on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and declared him The King of Hip Hop. Eminem has achieved ten number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and has sold more than 115 million albums and singles worldwide.

2. Cristiano Ronaldo (#4)
91.9 million plus likes



Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, born February 5, 1985 is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and captains the Portugal national team.

He became the world's most expensive player when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 in a transfer worth $132 million. Ronaldo's contract with Real Madrid, under the terms of which he is paid €21 million per year (after taxes), makes him the highest-paid footballer in the world, and his buyout clause is valued at €1 billion.

1. Shakira (#3)
100 million plus likes



Pop star Shakira is the first person, and yet the only, either alive or dead to enter into the 100 million Facebook fans club. And she has been listed in Guinness World Records.

The Colombian singer-songwriter reached the benchmark figure after posting a photo of herself in the Maracanã Stadium in Rio, Brazil last Sunday, prior to her performance during the closing ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Sources: Facebook, Wikipedia

BDST: 1525 HRS, JUL 20, 2014