The "Wolf of Wall Street" star's tweets rank at an average reading level of grade 7.5. Time speculates that, as an environmental activist, DiCaprio often tweets about ocean conservation and global warming, which most likely helped him earn the top spot.
For their study, Time used a popular reading comprehension test known as Simple Measure Of Gobbledygook (SMOG) and analyzed the reading levels of the tweets produced by the 500 most-followed celebrities on Twitter. The SMOG test measures the number of three-syllable words used in the text of a tweet to calculate the years of education required to understand it.
Here are the top 10 smartest celebrities on Twitter, according to Time. We've included unrelated sample tweets from each celebrity, because of course:
Leonardo DiCaprio
#Didyouknow the ocean is the #1 protein source for over 1 billion people worldwide? #OurOcean2014 http://t.co/o4EdAoLqLk
— Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) June 16, 2014Pattie Mallette
Dear Sweet Beliebers, Please stop telling me my son makes you horny. Its NOT something a mom wants to hear. Love Mom #ThingsYouDontTellMom
— Pattie Mallette (@pattiemallette) July 12, 2014Jimmy Kimmel
Are hamsters recyclable?
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) July 4, 2014Ludacris
Lovin this UFC fight right now!!!
— Ludacris (@Ludacris) July 6, 2014Green Day
EAST BAY: By the Punx, For the Punx, About the Punx. http://t.co/fOnHLXnQgF #eastbaypunk #punk pic.twitter.com/9aF5nf0oL9
— Green Day (@GreenDay) June 3, 2014Samuel L. Jackson
HAPPY FATHERS DAY to all the MEN that are Positively engaged in the lives of their kids!! U sperm donors need not apply!
— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) June 15, 2014Usher
.@shakira Seems like @adamlevine just couldn't let you have all the fun #BlondeMoment pic.twitter.com/56rhr55RXJ
— Usher Raymond IV (@Usher) May 8, 2014JWoww
LOL tonight's #MarriageBootCamp is drama & I'm hoping I don't go into labor watching it lmao I'm live-tweeting the craziness… you ready!?
— JWOWW (@JENNIWOWW) July 12, 2014Wyclef Jean
You fail only when you stop questioning yourself and your talent #ClefWords
— Wyclef Jean (@wyclef) June 3, 2014Jessie J
Me: "Mum do you want a peppermint tea? Mum: "No thanks, can I have a hot water. #Turnup
— Jessie J (@JessieJ) July 4, 2014Not impressed? In another analysis of more than 1 million tweets, Time found that the average Twitter user tweets at a fourth-grade reading level. You can test your own Twitter grade level or any other Twitter user's here.