Rapper Eminem has become the first person to reach 60 million 'friends' on Facebook.com.

The Slim Shady star passed the milestone on the social networking website on Monday, and now boasts 60,093,667 'likes' on his page.

Eminem's Love The Way You Lie collaborator Rihanna is not far behind on Facebook, she has 59,381,829 'likes', but the rapper is still only the fourth most popular entertainer on YouTube.com with two billion views on his channel.

He first took the mantle of most popular celebrity on Facebook after eclipsing Michael Jackson in February 2011.