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

The motivational speaker gained 141,186 new followers from across Facebook and Twitter in the 2016 ranking.

He is followed by Bishop Dag Heward-Mills, who gained the highest number of new followers (290,210) among pastors.

Below are the top 10 Most Influential Pastors on Social Media:

1. Dr. 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. Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah

8. Bishop James Kwaku Saah

9. Rev. Joseph Eastwood Anaba

10. Prophet Victor Kusi Boateng

According to the report, 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 ranking.

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 report noted.

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 Ranking was conducted by Avance Media, CliQAfrica and Dream Ambassadors Foundation GH.