# Buy & Sell Shares in Celebrities By Cowbag | Published 2007-03-20 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buy-sell-shares-in-celebrities References: [bbc](http://www.bbc.co.uk) CELEBDAQ is a [celebrity stock exchange game](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cast-swapper) from the [BBC](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roblox-3). Simply put you buy & sell shares in celebrities not companies. There is also a sports version available. Its free to play - just sign up at www.bbc.co.uk/celebdaq. You get £10,000 to start and its up to you to make as much profit as you can by [buying and selling 'shares'](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stock-simulation) in listed celebrities. Share value of celebrities depends on the amount of press coverage they get. Top shares on the 20th March (as I write this) are Heather Mills and Louis Walsh, biggest loosers are Ray Quin. Be warned, its very addictive. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.1/10 - Popularity: 4% | Activity: 20% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Celebrity Stock Exchange:** The CELEBDAQ game from BBC, where users buy and sell shares in celebrities, reflects a growing trend of novelty investment platforms. - **Gamification of Trading:** Similar games could be developed by trading platforms to educate new investors, make trading more approachable and provide additional revenue streams. - **Celebrity Influence Index:** Increasing popularity of celebrity-based investment platforms presents an opportunity for data-driven companies to develop a metric to quantify the effect of celebrities on markets and stocks. ### Who This Affects Most - **Finance:** The CELEBDAQ game highlights the potential for unique investment platforms that can capture a wider audience than traditional finance tools. - **Entertainment:** Gamification of celebrity culture could be an opportunity for media and entertainment companies to tap into a new revenue stream and engage with a growing target market. - **Data Analytics:** Data analytics companies can create specialized metrics to be used in games like CELEBDAQ that offer new opportunities for data-driven insights. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI Celebrity Chats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-celebrity-chats.md) - [Wealth Simulation Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spend-bill-gates-money.md) - [Realistic Investment Simulations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/asset-manager-quest.md) - [Gamble-Like Stock Investing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stock-market.md) - [Celebrity Social Feeds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bereal-1.md) - [Interactive Fantasy Sport Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trading-competitions.md) - [Simulated Trading Competitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/simulated-trading.md) - [Bitcoin Price Mini-App Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miniapp-game.md) - [Football Challenge Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beat-the-icon.md)