In this age of technology, information is spreading more quickly on microblogs, weibo in Chinese, than through the traditional channels of newspaper and television. Microblogging has completely altered the way people communicate with and relate to each other, as well as the way they obtain information.

For celebrities however, microblogging is more like a very powerful tool to attract media and fans. By sharing their feelings, photos, schedules and even their daily lives with the public, the following ten superstars have attracted tens of millions of followers on China's two main microblogs, namely weibo.com and t.qq.com.

   Guo Jingming (郭敬明)

 Fans on weibo.com (till 3:30 p.m. Aug. 22): 14,618,813

Fans on t.qq.com (till 3:30 p.m. Aug. 22): 20,133,142

Age: 29

Guo Jingming is currently the best-selling young novelist in the country and particularly enjoys a great popularity with Chinese teenagers. Guo published his first work --"On the Edge of Love and Hurt"- in 2002 and rose to fame the following year thanks to his fantasy novel "City of Fantasy." Last year, after publishing his novel series "Tiny Times," Guo became the best-earning author of the year in China, making a whopping 24.5 million yuan in royalties. He made it to number 53 on the 2011 Forbes' Top 100 Celebrities in China List.

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