The works of world famous authors continue to captivate readers for centuries. From the famous tragedies and comedies of William Shakespeare to the fantastic worlds of J. G. H. Tolkien - many authors have really stood the test of time. Which of the writers are most popular today the British company "McGowan Transcriptions" decided to find out, and even in an unusual way - by the number of English-language mentions-hashtags on Instagram?
William Shakespeare became the most popular on the social network: 2,010,059 hashtags with the name of the English writer were found on Instagram, as well as 1,515,950 mentions of his works, among which the most were Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Midsummer Night's Dream. … In particular, the researchers recorded a sharp increase in the number of references in April 2016, when the world celebrated the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.
The second place in the ranking was taken by John Ronald Ruel Tolkien - the British author who gave us The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. The number of hashtags with the name of the writer is 964,045, and the number of references to his works is 4,911,565. In particular, the greatest intensity of publications on the social network is associated with the release of screen versions of Tolkien's famous works: in 2003-2004 and 2012-2014.
The third in the ranking of the most popular was the American writer Edgar Allan Poe in terms of the number of publications about him 789 022. The fourth place was taken by the American writer Maya Angelou (591 462), the fifth - Jane Austen (544 636). Also in the top 10 were Oscar Wilde (521,451), Ernest Hemingway (477,880), Francis Scott Fitzgerald (277,612), Mark Twain (273,270) and George Orwell (258,547).
