Originally posted by: unicornhugs
I’m actually surprised that Bilal’s hype isn’t closer to Wahaj’s during TB since IM is getting good numbers. I expected Bilal to be a lot more popular than Wahaj since his performance is also being appreciated. I expected Wahaj’s to decline especially now that he doesn’t have any show on air. I don’t think he will ever reach that TB high again, not even with TB2. That was just insane! No wonder he is taking advantage of every opportunity. The hype won’t last forever
On insta, Bilal's engagement now is at par with Wahaj's engagement in peak TB days.
Who knows maybe in absolute terms, the hype of Wahaj at peak TB and Bilal at peak IM are equal. But in relative terms, it seemed bigger for Wahaj because their starting points were so different.
Bilal was already an A lister before IM so in relative terms, he could only go up so much. Wahaj came from the B and C lists to the A list during TB so the jump seemed much bigger. Like people already know Bilal so they don't need to google him but Wahaj many people heard about the first time due to Tere Bin - which could.explain difference in search intensity.
But Bilal is definitely at the top of the game right now. I personally think if it weren't for TB2 in the pipeline, Wahaj wouldn't even be one third as popular as he is now.
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