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Today's Korean Celebrity Influence Ranking

Celebrity Influence IntelligenceUpdated · June 3, 2026

Celebrity influence, analyzed daily

Backers100 analyzes media coverage, search trends, fan signals, positive impact, and momentum to measure celebrity influence.

Today's #1#1
Lim Young-woong
Lim Young-woong
Backers100 Score
7-day trend
96.200
-0.16Positive Impact boosted by recent donation coverage

Daily Signal

100entities analyzed

7-Day Pulse

Top 1 trend

Positive Impact

88.2top score

Momentum

38rising

Today's #1

#1

Lim Young-woong

Lim Young-woong

Score

96.200

Change

-0.16

7-Day

Today's Celebrity Influence

Celebrities with the strongest influence signals today

  1. 2
    Lee Se-young
    Lee Se-young
    96.190▲ 239+11.50
    yesterday #241
    Fan SignalSearch Trend

    Fan engagement remained steady

  2. 3
    IU
    IU
    95.450-0.04
    yesterday #3
    BrandAd Campaign

    Brand momentum dipped after the campaign ended

  3. 4
    Park Bo-young
    Park Bo-young
    95.300-0.10
    yesterday #4
    Search TrendFan Signal

    Search-volume spike drove the overall lift

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What is Backers100?

Backers100 is an AI-powered ranking service that analyzes the daily influence of Korean celebrities based on news coverage, search interest, fan engagement, brand activity, and charitable/public-good activity data.

Backers100 rankings are calculated from public media coverage, search trends, fan signals, positive impact, and momentum data. Some entries may be adjusted through the data review process.

Frequently asked questions

What is Backers100?

Backers100 is an AI-powered ranking service that publishes the daily influence ranking of Korean celebrities. We analyze 1,842 K-POP idols, actors, and TV personalities across six indicators (Media 30%, Positive Impact 25%, Momentum 20%, Search 15%, Fan signals 5%, Brand 5%) to produce a composite 0–100 score.

How is the influence score calculated?

It is a weighted composite of six indicators: Media (article volume × outlet credibility), Positive Impact (donations, volunteering, ESG), Momentum (14-day vs 7-day mention growth), Search interest, Fan signals (cheers, participation), and Brand (endorsements, campaign tie-ins). See the methodology page for the full formula.

How often are rankings updated?

The daily orchestrator runs at 01:50 KST and aggregation completes by 02:30 KST. A real-time trending ticker refreshes every 5 minutes from news mentions.

What is the Positive Impact score?

A weighted composite of charity, volunteering, public-good campaigns, and ESG activity, classified by AI from verified media coverage. It accounts for 25% of total influence.

What is the difference between Backers100 and Backersby?

Backers100 is the celebrity-influence ranking service operated by The Backers Inc.; Backersby is a celebrity-to-fan social impact platform operated by the same company. The two services share one account.