20 pop-culture fan bases that go harder than any others

Justin Bieber isn’t in the headlines as much anymore, but that doesn’t mean the world will ever forget the rabid ways of the Beliebers in the mid-2000s.

Star Wars has had a grip on many since the late ‘70s, and although there have been some Jar Jar Binks bumps along the way, fans’ fervor is still raging strong.

Thanks to streaming, The Office has gone from a 2000s hit series to a show that continues to gain momentum with each passing year. Thanks to its timeless comedy and well-assembled ensemble, everyone who watches can relate to it somehow. Plus, go to any local trivia night where the theme is The Office and be amazed at how much people can recall from the show.

Swifties are a whole new breed of fans — and not one to toy with.

Well, not so much Tim Burton, but rather his work. From The Nightmare Before Christmas to Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice, fans of Burton’s macabre style will argue until they’re blue in the face that he’s the most imaginative director of our time.

Friends helped define a generation while providing continuous joy for fans long after the show left the air in 2004.

If there was one fanbase people should dare not mess with, it’s the BeyHive. They don’t mess around when it comes to their lord and savior, Beyoncé.

Marvel fans started out just reading the comics, but over the years, the fandom has expanded to movies and now television, so to say that people into this are extreme would be an understatement.

RuPaul’s Drag Race started out as a singular reality show that aired once a year in the US. Today, it’s a worldwide phenomenon that has grown its fandom into somewhat of an army.

Despite being far from the glory days of MTV playing the likes of NSYNC and Backstreet Boys 24/7, the fervor fans still have for them is still ever present. In 2023, NSYNC fans went insane over a song for the third Trolls movie, while BSB fans have never left their favorite boy band’s side — even making their Las Vegas residency one of Sin City’s most lucrative shows on the Strip.

Those who doubt the love people have for anime have never been to or come near an anime convention.

There has to be some reason a show like that has lasted over two decades and counting.

Jonas Brothers fans will love them until the year 3000 and beyond, and it’s not hard to understand why with their delightful pop that has a layer of light, Disney-fied rock.

Two words: Disney Adults.

Fans have to be more than obsessed to stick with a show that feels like it takes the length of a presidential term in between seasons.

Everything from “Leave Britney alone” to “Free Britney” has proved that Britney Spears' fans are ready and willing to go to battle for her.

There is a legion of people who watched the original movies in the ‘80s and fell head over heels for a group of dudes in jumpsuits busting the paranormal.

Was everyone aware that there was a BravoCon where fans could experience the drama of all their favorite Housewives in person?

Don’t try to argue with Barbz about who the queen of hip-hop is. You’ll lose.

The CW has produced a handful of shows that have created quite the commotion, like The Vampire Diaries and Riverdale, but none quite compare to the dedication of Supernatural fans who tuned in weekly for 15 seasons.