The Most Lucrative Tweeters

Celebs can net $10K just for one tweet endorsing a product
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 13, 2010 5:00 AM CST
The Most Lucrative Tweeters
Soulja Boy arrives at the 9th Annual BET Awards on Sunday, June 28, 2009, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Twitter represents a new frontier for advertising, with companies like Ad.ly connecting advertisers to much-followed celebrities. The Daily Beast lists the most highly compensated tweeters:

  1. Kim Kardashian: 2,795,369 followers, $10,000 (at least) per tweet.
  2. Soulja Boy: 2,002,848 followers, $10,000 (at least) per tweet.
  3. Dr. Drew Pinsky: 1,832,536 followers, $10,000 (at least) per tweet.
  4. Samantha Ronson: 1,485,813 followers, $7,000-$10,000 per tweet.

  1. Greg Grunberg: 1,400,777 followers, $7,000-$10,000 per tweet.
  2. Khloe Kardashian: 861,701 followers. $5,000-$10,000 per tweet.
  3. Lauren Conrad: 838,218 followers. $5,000-$10,000 per tweet.
  4. Kourtney Kardashian: 762,738 followers. $5,000-$10,000 per tweet.
  5. Audrina Patridge: 638,385 followers. $5,000-$10,000 per tweet.
  6. Kendra Wilkinson: 477,201 followers. $5,000- $10,000 per tweet.

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