Stephen Hawking: 1942-2018: British physicist had nearly 4.6 mln followers on Weibo

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Hawking was a big name in China, has nearly 4.6 million followers on Weibo, a Twitter-like social media platform. He posted his first message in April 2016, sending his greetings to China, and sharing his impression of the country. The message became an instant hit, spurring more than 2 million Weibo users to follow the scientist within 24 hours.

Last November, in response to a question raised by Wang Junkai, a lead-man of the Chinese boy-band "TFBoys", Hawking posted a video response on Weibo.