Chart News: Hilary Duff #25 on Billboard Social 50

Hilary Duff returns to the Social 50 chart after the singer/actress announced her new single “Sparks” and forthcoming album. The pop star comes in at No. 25 on the chart dated April 18 — a new peak.

The Social 50 ranks the most popular artists on YouTube, Vevo, Facebook, Twitter, SoundCloud, Wikipedia, MySpace and Instagram. (…)

Duff appeared on both ABC’s*Good Morning America*as well as*The Ellen DeGeneres Show*on March 30, speaking about her upcoming new music and TV Land show Younger. The appearances, which were promoted heavily across Duff’s social channels, led to a 33 percent gain in Facebook fans in the week ending April 5, according to Next Big Sound. She also earned a 164 percent increase in new Instagram followers and a 41 percent spike in views to her Wikipedia page.