Top 60 Trending And Most Popular Celebrities Of 2021 So Far (8 of 12)
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Zayn Malik

Zayn Malik became popular as part of the One Direction band, but soon decided to part ways and start his solo career. He surely made the right choice, as the singer has gone on to register hits after hits after he quit the band in 2015, and has popular albums like Nobody is Listening and Mine of Mine under his belt. He has also paired up with popular celebs such as Sia and Taylor Swift.
While the talented singer keeps a low profile, he was always in the news because of his dating history. Zayn had a breakup with Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards that was in the news a lot. He then went on to date Gigi Hadid, and has a cute daughter with her!
Net worth: $75 million
Instagram followers: 40 million
Twitter followers: 30 million
Did You Know? While he was a part of the 1D band that was considered one of the best worldwide, he has revealed that he never liked their music!
Ben Affleck
One of the leading A-listers of this generation, Ben Affleck is one of the most talented actors ever. The actor has won two Academy Awards along with three Golden Globe Awards and is known for popular flicks such as Pearl Harbor, Good Will Hunting, Armageddon, and Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Since his rise in 1984, Ben Affleck hasn’t looked back.
Ben Affleck continues to generate headlines because of his alcohol addiction and failed relationships with the likes of Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez.
The actor was recently trending because of his reunion with earlier girlfriend Jennifer Lopez.
The newspapers were busy creating their headlines as J.Lo and Ben were back together after a hiatus of fifteen years!
Scarlett Johannsson

One of the many actors to have made it on this list of trending celebrities, Scarlett Johannsson is known for her portrayal of Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow in Marvel movies. In fact, she has recently been in the news as she is set to get a solo movie Black Widow, and is the second female Marvel character to have done so (after Captain Marvel).
Scarlett Johannsson is also known for flicks such as Lucy, Jojo Rabbit, Lost in Translation, and Marriage Story to name a few. She was the highest-earning actress in 2018 and 2019 and is also ranked ninth on the list of highest-grossing box office actors of all time.
Scarlett was married to actor Ryan Reynolds from 2008 to 2011 but later divorced him. She is married to Colin Jost, who is a comedian. Apart from being a versatile actress, she is also known as a sex symbol in the industry.
Net worth: $165 million
Did You Know? Scarlett Johannsson is also a singer and has even recorded an album titled Anywhere I Lay My Head.
Sebastian Stan
Sebastian Stan is known for playing the popular Marvel character Bucky Barnes/ Winter Soldier in the Captain America saga, and has also reprised his role in movies like Black Panther, Ant-Man, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and most recently, was seen in TV series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
The TV series has brought him a lot of fame and the series is considered one of the biggest hits of the year. Sebastian Stan has also worked in Once Upon a Time, Gossip Girl, and Political Animals.
Net worth: $8 million
Instagram followers: 7 million
Did You Know? Since he is a half-Romanian, Sebastian Stan can speak Romanian and English fluently!
Elizabeth Olsen

After a culmination of the epic saga with Avengers: Endgame, Marvel is back with TV shows on Disney+ that are made like big-budget movies, and have some of the biggest Hollywood stars in them. It isn’t a surprise then that the actors reprising their roles in the TV shows are all over the news.
WandaVision hit the TV screens first, which stars Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda and Paul Bettany as Vision. Elizabeth Olsen has turned out to be even more famous than her twins (the Olsen twins) and has become one of the most searched celebs on the planet.
Elizabeth Olsen also stars in Marvel movies as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and has worked in other feature films like Ingrid Goes West and Godzilla. The actress has also produced and acted in a TV series titled Sorry for Your Loss, for which she won the Critics’ Choice Television Award nomination.
Net worth: $11 million
Did You Know? The Marvel actress almost quit her acting career after the press continued with the abuse of her sister’s eating disorder.