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Biggest fanbase at peak: Rihanna vs. Katy vs. Dua


Who had the biggest fanbase at their peak?  

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  1. 1. Who had the biggest fanbase at their peak?

  2. 2. Who had more GP support at their peak?



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Katy Perry's

 

her fans really dominated back then, the amount of facebook groups/posts/youtube channels..

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10 minutes ago, Artistofthedecade said:

Some fanbases love to switch between record sales, combined pure sales and units depending on their mode so it is hard to figure out which but i guess you were talking about pure album sales 

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You're diverting and not really answering to the points I made.

 

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8 minutes ago, GreenEnvy said:

TD was released on a worse album sales environment than GGGB.

While I do agree with this, it doesn't change that Loud sold about the same with TD pure with less time and a less vigorous and extensive album campaign. To claim that Rihanna's albums don't sell as much for her singles when Katy has the bigger singles to album sales ratio during their peaks is wild. Rihanna consistently sold more albums than Katy in their respective careers 

 

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Katy in the middle of TD era had the GP and the fanbase in her hands and that was obvious given every single doing crazy well and the video views being astronomical. Not to mention her transitioning into the PRISM era and Roar moved 500,000~ digital units in its first week. She had songs that were just promo singles (Walking on Air, Dark Horse) go to #1 on US iTunes, not to mention the Prismatic World Tour grossing 200 million. It's insane to think how popular she was and how hard she fell off given how universally loved she was :deadbanana:


Riri was always a GP darling and people will always go hard for her, she will never not be successful but she never had good peaks from the get-go. It was always a wait and see - although if she dropped something now it would probably be her biggest album/single because everyone is so hungry for her. The Navy I always felt were more casual, rather than a ride-or-die for her.

 

Dua is kinda a Riri scenario for me, she will never have huge, huge peaks - despite FN being absolutely massive and pop excellence but she will always have the 'cool factor' and I feel she'll always be relevant.

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4 minutes ago, Marry The Gods said:

I don't know. The fact that Rihanna still has impressive streams and is STILL out-streaming a lot of our faves with their recent LPs kinda indicates she has some form of a fanbase. The fact that Gen-Z are streaming her work is quite amazing since they were still kids when ANTi came out. I have no doubt Rihanna's next album will be a success. 

I agree with that absolutely. Consistently being able to outstream Katy despite Katy having more newer music during this period indicates a bigger fanbase overall. But I think what the OP and most posters are arguing here is online presence in terms of social media accounts and devoted fans that mass vote or organize to help their faves in a BTS fashion and Rih really never had that, which I don't think it a bad thing. A dedicated fanbase like that doesn't necessarily mean more success, a more laid-back and loyal fanbase that actively still consumes music even if they won't participate in fan-voted polls is more valuable to any artist and that's why Rihanna still has better prospects for her future than Katy in terms of commercial success if she ever comes back to music.

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Even Part of me, her flop single, debuted with impressive points, so I guess Katy had the gp and fans support.

 

Dua has little support from her fanbase

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Katy for both

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2 hours ago, GreenEnvy said:

The topic is about peaks not about whether Rihanna has a bigger fanbase than Katy now which is obviously the case.

If Katy's fanbase was actually a fanbase they would not have abandoned her so quickly 

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THE DUA LIPA SETUP:wanda:

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Rihanna's success is more organic than fanbase driven so I voted for Katy.

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3 hours ago, Badgalbriel said:

Katy had a much bigger fan base at some point. I've never met a Rihanna fan in real life, I've met people that said they liked her, but never people with her poster on the wall or some scheisse like this. Everyone likes Rihanna, they just don't go hard hard for her.

this is true
like I know EVERYONE loves rih, but I don't know a single person in real life who has her as her fave.

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50 minutes ago, rihannafan said:

If Katy's fanbase was actually a fanbase they would not have abandoned her so quickly 

Fans move on from artists, you know that right?

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I was a Katycat so her :-*

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10 minutes ago, Dreamer2023 said:

Fans move on from artists, you know that right?

Eh, if they moved on so quickly then clearly it wasn't much of a fanbase 

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23 minutes ago, Dreamer2023 said:

Fans move on from artists, you know that right?

Yeap, for example Taylor’s fanbase is absorbing a chunk of Olivia, Billie and Ariana Grande’s fanbase :deadbanana2:

 

15 minutes ago, rihannafan said:

Eh, if they moved on so quickly then clearly it wasn't much of a fanbase 

“fans” can be so fake / unloyal

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1 minute ago, DoubleRainbow! said:

Yeap, for example Taylor’s fanbase is absorbing a chunk of Olivia, Billie and Ariana Grande’s fanbase :deadbanana2:

 

“fans” can be so fake / unloyal

Sounds like the GP to me

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Katy for both. 

She had the highest album weeks in the US, had a film in theaters that did relatively well and as an average, her singles' sales at the time were incredibly high. 

 

She did lose more steam than the rest though but at her peak, she had a more solid fanbase. 

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miss @lonnie is losing it in here :ahh: 

 

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3 minutes ago, halcyonday said:

miss @lonnie is losing it in here :ahh: 

 

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Why would I? If Katy did indeed have this big fanbase at some point, then much good it did her in the end seeing where her career is at now

 

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It kinda depends on where you are from. Here in LatAm, Katy > Dua > Rih at their peaks. I think Katy had the biggest peak in the US and Australia too. However, Rihanna clearly had a bigger fanbase in Europe, especially the UK.

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15 minutes ago, k4rmabutterfly said:

It kinda depends on where you are from. Here in LatAm, Katy > Dua > Rih at their peaks. I think Katy had the biggest peak in the US and Australia too. However, Rihanna clearly had a bigger fanbase in Europe, especially the UK.

Why are you lying? In 2015, both Rihanna and Katy did Rock in Rio and Rihanna's set was much bigger and more popular (also she closed the festival IIRC)

 

https://www.bet.com/article/696p8v/rihanna-celebrates-record-breaking-show-in-rio

 

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Rihanna rocked Rio De Janeiro to record-breaking numbers this past weekend. The “BBHMM” singer headlined the Roc in Rio festival in Brazil’s famous city, earning the music event its highest ratings ever.   

 

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7 minutes ago, rihannafan said:

Why are you lying? In 2015, both Ribanna and Katy did Rock in Rio and Rihanna's set was much bigger and more popular (altho she close the festival IIRC)

 

https://www.bet.com/article/696p8v/rihanna-celebrates-record-breaking-show-in-rio

 

 

Both shows were sold out anyways. And Katy also sold out 2 more shows in Sao Paulo and Curitiba in the same month, she also did a whole leg in LatAm the same year too (which Rih never did).

 
Total album sales (pure)

 

Mexico: Rih 270k x  Katy 320k

Argentina: Rih 20k x Katy 92k

Brazil: Rih 525k x Katy 485k

 

Mind you Katy only had 3 successful albums, while Rihanna has 7.

 

So yeah… I’m not saying Katy is bigger than Rihanna in LatAm overall but her fanbase was definitely bigger.

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7 minutes ago, k4rmabutterfly said:

Both shows were sold out anyways. And Katy also sold out 2 more shows in Sao Paulo and Curitiba in the same month, she also did a whole leg in LatAm the same year too (which Rih never did).

 
Total album sales (pure)

 

Mexico: Rih 270k x  Katy 320k

Argentina: Rih 20k x Katy 92k

Brazil: Rih 525k x Katy 485k

 

Mind you Katy only had 3 successful albums, while Rihanna has 7.

 

So yeah… I’m not saying Katy is bigger than Rihanna in LatAm overall but her fanbase was definitely bigger.

Using chartmasters as Source :rip: and still failing to mention that Rihanna still sold more overall albums in LatAm according to Chartmasters. The reality is, if Katy had a fanbase, she wouldn't be such a flop now. Fanbases, by definition, are loyal, at least a little bit.

 

That's why Rihanna's soundtrack LMU opened with more streams than most people's regular singles.

 

And no, their Rock in Rio sets were nowhere near on the same level, Rihanna devoured. And thats a direct comparison.

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2 minutes ago, rihannafan said:

Using chartmasters as Source :rip: and still failing to mention that Rihanna still sold more overall albums in LatAm according to Chartmasters. The reality is, if Katy had a fanbase, she wouldn't be such a flop now. Fanbases, by definition, are loyal, at least a little bit.

 

That's why Rihanna's soundtrack LMU opened with more streams than most people's regular singles.

 

And no, their Rock in Rio sets were nowhere near on the same level, Rihanna devoured. And thats a direct comparison.

PRISM certifications in LatAm


Mexico 270k

Brazil 80k

 

350k

 

Teenage Dream


Argentina 40k

Brazil 100k

Mexico 60k

 

200k


GGGB (Rih’s best performing album) 

 

Brazil 120k

Mexico 50k

 

170k


Yes, I know Rihanna’s career is bigger in LatAm but aren’t we talking about PEAKS? Katy had a bigger peak and a more dedicated fanbase, it’s very simple to understand.

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3 minutes ago, k4rmabutterfly said:

PRISM certifications in LatAm


Mexico 270k

Brazil 80k

 

350k

 

Teenage Dream


Argentina 40k

Brazil 100k

Mexico 60k

 

200k


GGGB (Rih’s best performing album) 

 

Brazil 120k

Mexico 50k

 

170k


Yes, I know Rihanna’s career is bigger in LatAm but aren’t we talking about PEAKS? Katy had a bigger peak and a more dedicated fanbase, it’s very simple to understand.

How much of that is GP and how much is fanbase? 

 

Your numbers don't really say much tbh considering it's three countries and Rihanna has a bigger peak in one of them. 

 

Not to mention that Rihanna had the bigger fanbase in the US, Middle east, Europe, Africa etc. The question in the OP is not really a debate unless you're delusional or hate Rihanna

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