We know them as influencers, celebrities, worth following, and millions of following. Recently Virat Kohli’s Instagram following crossed the 200 million threshold. Here’s a quick look at 15 top names that have Instagram followers hooked onto the web:
Cristiano Ronaldo: 451 million
Portuguese forward footballer currently is with Manchester United. As captain of his national team, he won five Ballon d’Or Awards and four European Golden Shoes. Named the world’s highest-paid athlete in 2016 and 2017 by Forbes, he is the first footballer to earn US$1 billion in his career.
Kylie Jenner: 345 million
A social media celebrity and businesswoman, she is the founder of Kylie Cosmetics. Kylie has come a long way from the E! reality television series ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians‘ (2007 to 2021). The Jenner sisters were named in Time magazine’s list of ‘most influential kids in the world in 2014 and 2015,’ citing their significant influence among youth. She was named the most influential personality in the fashion industry by the New York Post in November 2018.
Lionel Messi: 335 million
An Argentine professional footballer, he heads the national team and plays forward for Paris Saint-Germain. Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or trophies and six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020, he was nominated to the Ballon d’Or Dream Team. He is primarily acknowledged as the finest player globally and widely regarded as one of the greatest. Forbes named him the world’s highest-paid athlete in 2019 and 2022. In 2020, he became the second player in history to earn more than $1 billion.
Selena Gomez: 325 million
Primarily an American singer, actor, and producer, she is best known as Alex Russo in Disney Channel’s ‘Wizards of Waverly Place.’ According to Billboard, Gomez has sold over seven million albums and 22 million singles globally. She has won numerous awards, including Billboard’s ‘Woman of the Year in 2017.’ In 2020, Time magazine named her one of the world’s ‘100 Most Influential People.’ Since she was 17, she has worked with several charity organizations and has been a UNICEF ambassador.
Dwayne Johnson: 320 million
Known by his ring name ‘The Rock,’ this American actor, businessman, and previous professional wrestler is regarded as one of the greatest expert wrestlers of all time. He wrestled for WWE for eight years before pursuing his career as an actor. One of the arena’s maximum-paid actors, his movies have grossed over $3.5 billion in North America and over $10.5 billion globally. He was named in 2016 and 2019 by Time magazine as one of the world’s most influential people.
Kim Kardashian: 316 million
An American socialite and entrepreneur. In 2007, she and her family started appearing on the E! reality television show ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ (2007–2021). Time magazine named Kardashian one of the year’s 100 most influential individuals. Kardashian was the highest-paid reality television celebrity in 2015, with total earnings expected to exceed US$53 million.
Ariana Grande: 315 million
She has garnered numerous awards, including two Grammys, as a singer, songwriter, and actress. She was on Time’s annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2016 and 2019 and on the Forbes Celebrity 100 (2019–2020). Billboard named Grande ‘Woman of the Year’ (2018) and the greatest pop star of 2019. She is involved with numerous charity groups and was an outspoken supporter of animal rights, mental health, gender, racial, and LGBT equality.
Beyoncé: 302 million
A singer, songwriter, and actor, she rose to prominence as the main singer of Destiny’s Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, in the late 1990s. She is one of the world’s best-selling recording artists, having sold 120 million records worldwide. She is the first solo artist whose first six studio albums debuted at the top of the Billboard 200. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has acknowledged her as the ‘Top Certified Artist of the Decade’ and Billboard as the ‘Top Female Artist of The Decade.’ She has won numerous awards, more than any other singer. Billboard declared her the highest-earning black musician of all time in 2014. She was named one of Time’s 100 women who defined the twentieth century in 2020.
Khloe Kardashian: 249 million
A media personality, socialite, and model from the United States, she too is part of ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians.’ She works in the retail and fashion industries alongside her sisters, Kourtney and Kim.
Kendal Jenner: 241 million
A model, media personality, and socialite from the United States. She is Kris Jenner’s and Caitlyn Jenner’s daughter, and she rose to popularity on the reality television show ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians.’ Jenner debuted at No. 16 on Forbes magazine’s 2015 list of top-paid models, earning an estimated $4 million annually. Jenner was declared the world’s highest-paid model by Forbes in 2017.
Justin Beiber: 240 million
He is well-known for his genre-blending musicianship and significant impact on modern popular music. He is regarded as one of the best-selling musicians of all time, with over 150 million records sold worldwide. He has three RIAA Diamond distinctions. He has multiple awards and 33 Guinness World Records to his name. In 2011, Time named Bieber one of the world’s 100 most influential people, and he was ranked one of the top 10 most powerful celebrities by Forbes in 2011, 2012, and 2013.
Taylor Swift: 213 million
An American singer-songwriter, she is famous for her ability to lyric her personal life. With 11 Grammy Awards and over 200 million records worldwide, she is regarded as one of the best-selling musicians of all time. Her concert tours are some of the highest-grossing in history. Featured on Time 100 and Forbes Celebrity 100 rankings, she is a pop icon thanks to her influential career and vocal assertion of women’s empowerment and advocacy of artists’ rights.
Jennifer Lopez: 212 million
Lopez is a pop culture phenomenon known as ‘J.Lo,’ a singer, actor, and dancer. She is the most influential Hispanic entertainer in North America, with a total film gross of US$3.1 billion and estimated global record sales of 70 million. She was named the world’s most powerful celebrity and the world’s 38th most influential woman by Forbes in 2012. In 2018, Time named her one of the world’s top 100 most influential people.
Virat Kohli: 200 million
Former Indian cricket team captain and an international cricketer from India, he plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He captained the Indian cricket team in 213 matches across all three formats between 2013 and 2022. Kohli is one of India’s most successful Test captains, having won 40 of his 68 matches. With expected earnings of almost $26 million, he was ranked 66th on Forbes’ list of the top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world for the year 2020.
Nicki Minaj: 193 million
She is a rapper, singer, and composer known for her variety, intelligent lyrics, dynamic rhyming flow, and use of alter egos and accents. Minaj, crowned the ‘Queen of Rap’ and the ‘Queen of Hip Hop’ by several media outlets, is also one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with more than 100 million albums sold worldwide. She has been named “one of the most influential rappers of all time” by the New York Times and other publications.
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