November 17, 2006
eBay India, India's leading online marketplace, announces a unique eBay Bollywood Barometer. The eBay Bollywood Barometer gauges Bollwyood star popularity based on the number of products up for sale on eBay India (www.eBay.in).
eBay Bollywood Barometer: Actors
| Ranking |
Actors |
No. of Live Listings* |
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. |
John Abraham
Shahrukh Khan
Hrithik Roshan
Amitabh Bachchan
Akshay Kumar
Salman Khan
Sanjay Dutt
Abhishek Bachchan
Saif Ali Khan
Aamir Khan |
497
266
164
142
100
91
62
58
57
31 |
eBay Bollywood Barometer: Actresses
| Ranking |
Actors |
No. of Live Listings* |
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. |
Rani Mukherjee
Aishwarya Rai
Preity Zinta
Madhuri Dixit
Kareena Kapoor
Bipasha Basu
Priyanka Chopra
Rekha
Sushmita Sen
Vidya Balan |
134
122
93
66
61
41
36
36
34
16 |
*No. of Live Listings on eBay India (www.ebay.in) on November 17, 2006.
Interestingly, eBay India sellers have listed products in keeping with buyer demand and hence the popular choices all figure in the Barometer with a few surprise entries. The eBay Bollywood Barometer has ranked both the Top 10 Actors and the Top 10 Actresses. The range of products vary from Movie Memorabilia like Film Magazine Covers, Posters, Movies & Books and you can log onto www.ebay.in to bid or buy the exciting products on offer.
Key Highlights
- Rani, Aishwarya & Preity are the Top 3 Actresses on the Barometer.
- Madhuri's comeback announcement seems right on time as she is No. 4 on the Barometer
- The eternal Rekha actually ties with Priyanka Chopra at 36 listings each.
- John, Shahrukh & Hrithik are Top 3 Actors on the Barometer.
- The thinking man's actor Aamir is actually ranked at No. 10.
About eBay India
eBay India (www.ebay.in), India's leading online marketplace, is India's biggest online trading community where anyone can sell or buy almost anything. eBay India is a trading platform offering auctions, quick buy and classifieds modes of person-to-person trading. There are a wide range of products listed on eBay India in an array of categories including Art & Antiques, Apparel, Bollywood, Books & Magazines, Cars & Bikes, Computers, Home and Personal Loans, Electronics, Cameras & Optics, Movies, Music, Health & Beauty, Gifts, Home, Jewellery, Mobile Phones, Real Estate, Toys & Baby Products, Travel etc. eBay India is a 100% subsidiary of eBay.com, The World's Online Marketplace.
About eBay.com
Founded in September 1995, eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) is The World's Online Marketplace® for the sale of goods and services by a diverse community of individuals and small businesses. Today, the eBay community includes more than a hundred million registered members from around the world. People spend more time on eBay than any other online site, making it the most popular shopping destination on the Internet.
People from all over the world buy and sell on eBay. Currently, eBay has local sites that serve Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In addition, eBay has a presence in Latin America through its investment MercadoLibre.com.
