NICOLA Sturgeon is the most influential woman in the UK, according to a new online report.
Scotland’s First Minister saw off the likes of screenwriter and actress Michaela Coel and the Queen in The Body Shop's study, which looked at Google searches, Wikipedia page views, social media followers and even gifs.
Sturgeon was also named among the most influential people in the world, ranking 20th on the leaderboard.
That places the SNP leader alongside US vice president Kamala Harris and American star Oprah Winfrey.
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Sturgeon ranked ahead of former first lady Michelle Obama and former US presidential candidate Hilary Clinton.
The study reports that Nicola Sturgeon was Google searched more than 5.2 million times in the UK in 2020.
This places her ahead of megastars Taylor Swift, Kylie Jenner and Beyonce. The First Minister was only behind by Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Kim Kardashian, according to the report.
Sturgeon also received nearly one million views on her Wikipedia page. The First Minister's social media followers also numbered 1.5m.
The Body Shop said: “First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon comes top with a staggering 5.2m Google searches from the UK alone.
“Queen Elizabeth II is the second most searched for influential woman with a total of 1.1m UK searches.
"Third position goes to British actress and screenwriter Michaela Coel who received over 750,000 UK searches.”
It added: “It’s both positive and encouraging to see a variety of women from different professions achieving such high popularity through Google searches and inspiring the next generation of influential women.”
Sturgeon has previously ranked highly among world leaders, with Vogue naming her among the top 25 most influential women in August.
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Meanwhile, in 2020, experts crowned the FM the fifth most eloquent world leader.
The Body Shop continued: “As a brand we are inspired by women every day and strive to serve women through self-love, both in our products and messaging.
"That’s why we have undertaken research to find out who the most influential women are around the world.
"From singer-songwriters to politicians, we believe every woman has the ability to inspire and influence in a positive way.”
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