Study finds Barack and Michelle Obama are most admired man and woman in Singapore today
Former first couple outrank the country’ president and prime minister and rank highly worldwide too
By Jessica Lin
Former US president Barack Obama may no longer be the most powerful leader in the free world, but it seems his popularity is not fading.
Both Obama, 56, and his wife, Michelle Obama, 54, have been named the most admired man and woman among internet users in Singapore in 2018.
Barack and Michelle Obama were given admiration scores of 12.7 per cent and 11.7 per cent respectively.
Unfortunately, few Singaporeans made the lists.
At eighth place, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was the only Singaporean on the men’s list, with an admiration score of 4.10 per cent.
On the women’s list, President Halimah Yacob was the only Singaporean, with a 12th place rank and score of 2.90 per cent.