Modi Becomes First World Leader To Hit 100 Million Instagram Followers

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has surpassed the landmark figure of 100 million followers on Instagram, becoming the first serving world leader and politician to reach the milestone on the social media platform.

Having joined Instagram in 2014, Modi has, over the past decade, transformed his account into one of the most active and widely followed digital platforms among global leaders.

Significantly, his follower count is more than double that of President Donald Trump on the platform.

In fact, the combined number of followers of the next five major world leaders does not surpass Modi’s individual tally.

Trump stands second with 43.2 million followers. He is followed by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto with 15 million followers, Brazilian President Lula with 14.4 million followers, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with 11.6 million followers, and Argentine President Javier Milei with 6.4 million followers.

In the social media platform X, Modi has 106.2 followers, while on Facebook, he has maintained a following of 54 million.

Within India as well, the Prime Minister maintains a substantial lead over other political leaders on Instagram.

The second position is held by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with around 16.1 million followers, followed by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with approximately 12.6 million followers. (IANS)