"你在微博上有多少个粉丝？"

Translation: How many fans do you have on Weibo?

[woa7dSD5]

Is 个 necessary here?

[mikey_dredz]

I'm only just learning Mandarin - but a google search of "多少粉丝" without the "个" returns a lot of results. I'm guessing it's optional? (but duo marks it as wrong)

[jim140738]

i think "followers" instead of "fans" sounds more natural

[James_learns_ZW]

friends instead of fans should be allowed

[GregorRick]

I think 'friends' or 'followers' would be better than 'fans'.

[hhif12]

fans??? You mean followers?

[George792719]

I guess the reason it is 'fans' is because the actual Chinese characters 粉丝 fen-si make a sound like 'fans" when they are spoken out loud.

It's a bit sad if people on Weibo see everything like this. Like somehow having many fans makes up for a bit of self-confidence in your own self and your own thoughts and opinions. Also does everybody want to be like a movie or pop star these days?

[Egg148526]

I eat A$$

[Monty916207]

Not sure about Weibo, but we would not fan on FB.

[Monty916207]

*say fan

[Anon341685]

Surely only celebrities have fanatics ?