Fan following<br><br><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Let’s talk about the fan following now. And to be fair to the newcomers, let’s leave aside Shahrukh Khan here since he has been on the scene for close to two decades. Though, as stated earlier, all this counts, but let’s do away with obvious facts and instead focus on parameters which are comparable. <br><br><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>So where does Deepika Padukone fan following stand when compared to Sonam Kapoor, another debutant? A search at Orkut Community (Orkut.com) reveals that Sonam’s on-the-internet popularity stands at bare 28% of Deepika. While Sonam has 69 communities dedicated to her, Deepika stands tall (no pun intended) at a whopping 247! <br><br><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>There is a huge gap even if one looks at the number of members in Top-3 communities of Deepika and Sonam. While Deepika fans cumulate 29492 in number, Sonam stands at 19513, a clear 33% behind.