Kelvin Kiptum is among the top 10 trending personalities in Nigeria, joining Wizkid and Rema.
Kelvin Kiptum has made it to the list of the top 10 most talked about personalities of this week in Nigeria.
Kiptum, made headlines when he broke Eliud Kipchoge’s world record time at the Chicago Marathon, and almost two weeks later, he is still trending.
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The 23-year-old clocked 2:00:35 to shatter Kipchoge’s world record time of 2:01:09 to cross the finish line first. Kipchoge had set the world record during the 2022 Berlin Marathon and it had barely stayed for long.
As per Top Charts Africa, Kiptum is ninth on this week’s list which is led by Wizkid, who was also trending last week.
Nigerian politician and businessman Peter Obi is second on the list and is followed by Khosi Twala who is third. Nigerian media personality and chef Chioma Rowland is fourth on the list.
The fifth on the list is Nigerian Nigerian lawyer, actress, model, social media sensation, and reality television personality Cynthia Nwadiora as the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed is sixth.
The seventh on the trending list Nigerian Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye and British-Nigerian actress and video vixen Venita Akpofure is eighth. Kiptum is placed ninth on the trending list as Nigerian musician Rema sums up the list.
The Social Chart further noted that they use Social Media and Google Analytics to determine the most talked-about personalities for the week.
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