Founder and General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church, Dr. Mensa Otabil has been ranked the 2016 Most Influential Pastor on Social Media, according to the 2016 Ghana Social Media Report.

Pastor Otabil who also doubles as a motivational speaker, gained 141,186 new followers from across Facebook and Twitter, social media platforms used in the 2016 ranking.

Following keenly is Bishop Dag Heward Hills who also gained the highest number of new followers among pastors in 2016 numbering 290,210.

Below are the 2016 Top 10 Most Influential Pastors on Social Media:

  1. Mensa Otabil
  2. Bishop Dag Heward-Mills
  3. Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams
  4. Apostle Opoku Onyinah
  5. Prophet Kakra Baiden
  6. Bishop Charles Agyin-Asare
  7. Sam Korankye Ankrah
  8. Bishop James Kwaku Saah
  9. Joseph Eastwood Anaba
  10. Prophet Victor Kusi Boateng

Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Opoku Onyinah made an impressive rise from the 2015 ranking to take a new 4th position in the 2016 rankings.

Potential entrants onto the next Ghana Social Media Rankings include: Prophet Bernard Nelson-Eshun, Dr Lawrence Tetteh, Robert Ampiah-Kwofi and Rev. Steve Mensah

The ranking which was based on the GSMR Score was analysed from their Social Media followings, Growth Difference, Engagements, Post Reaches and Mentions.

The 2016 Ghana Social Media Rankings was conducted by Avance Media, CliQAfrica and Dream Ambassadors Foundation GH.