Bollywood king Shahrukh Khan came second followed by Salman Khan

Aishwarya Rai has again proved to be the most popular Indian celebrity on the Web. In the latest polls Aishwarya Rai led the race with 90 points way ahead of other Bollywood and sports celebrities from the subcontinent.

Bollywood king Shahrukh Khan came second with 24, followed by Salman Khan 20, Kareena Kapoor 16, Rani Mukherjee 15 and Hrithik Roshan with 13. A surprise inclusion in the top 10 was Sneha Ullal who debuted this year in the movie “Lucky”. The most popular among sports celebrities was India’s new craze Sania Mirza with 11 points.

The site desifans.com is a unique website with the motto “for the fans, by the fans” and carries news and articles about specific Indian celebrities maintained by fans from all over the globe. The popularity engine results at http://www.desifans.com/hotmeter awards the points every month by combining data from various sources on the internet related to the popularity of the celebrities on the internet. Desifans.com carries news, views and articles from fans of various Indian celebrities including Aishwarya Rai, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, Sania Mirza, Hrithik Roshan, Amitabh Bachchan, Saurav Ganguly, Rani Mukherjee, Kareena Kapoor and other prominent stars from the Indian subcontinent.