Showbiz: One Direction named most popular X Factor act in social media history

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One Direction named most popular X Factor act in social media history Oct 23rd 2012, 17:44 One Direction have been named the most popular X Factor act in social media history. One Direction have been named the most popular X Factor act in social media history (Picture: PA) The social impact list takes into consideration all forms of popular social network activity, including Facebook likes, Twitter followers and YouTube views. According to social chart Starcount, the Live While We're Young singers - who finished in third place behind Matt Cardle and Rebecca Ferguson in 2010 - amassed a grand total of 117.5 million points. X Factor 2006 winner Leona Lewis scooped second place with 27.8m points, while Cheryl Cole former mini-me Cher Lloyd secured third place with 26m points. Last year's winners Little Mix are in fourth position with 9.7 million points and Cardle is in fifth. Frankie Cocozza and Jedward also made it into the top ten. It's been an impressive day for One Direction who bagged fifth place on Heat magazine's under-30s British rich list today, after accumulating an estimated wealth of £26.3million since leaving Simon Cowell's hit ITV show. The most popular X Factor acts in social media history are as follows: 1. One Direction (117m points) 2. Leona Lewis (27.8m points) 3. Cher Lloyd (26m points) 4. Little Mix (9.7m points) 5. Matt Cardle (5.8m points) 6. X Factor Australia (4.4m points) 7. Frankie Cocozza (4.3m points) 8. Jedward (4.1m points) 9. Rebecca Ferguson (4m points) 10. Amelia Lily (3.4m points)

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