Nigerian entertainment is gaining global dominance (especially music) and we can all agree that social media played and is playing a great role in the huge success of our entertainment industry.
Celebrities understand the importance of social media and they make conscious efforts to boost their followership and visibility online. Celebrities like Rema, Mayorkun, Starboy Terri, Joeboy, Zinoleesky, and many others were discovered online and got record deals from A-list artists.
Even brands who are looking for celebrities to hand over endorsement deals use the followership and engagement of celebrities as a metric to determine their relevance. In this post, we will be looking at the most followed Nigerian celebrities on Instagram, ranked in descending order.
Musicians dominated the list with Davido emerging as the most followed Nigerian on Instagram with 28 million followers and he was followed by musicians, Tiwa Savage & Wizkid who have 17.7 million followers each. After musicians, we have actresses also dominating the list with Funke Akindele coming in at the 5th position with 16 million and Mercy Johnson appearing in the 8th position with 13.8 million followers, and no Big Brother Naija ex-housemate made the list.
See the complete list below.
| Rank | Celebrity | Username | Number of Followers | Profession |
| 1 | Davido | @Davido | 28 million | Musician |
| 2 | Tiwa Savage | @tiwasavage | 17.7 million | Musician |
| 3 | Wizkid | @wizkidayo | 17.7 million | Musician |
| 4 | Yemi Alade | @yemialade | 17.5 million | Musician |
| 5 | Funke Akindele | @funkejenifaakindele | 16 million | Actress, politician |
| 6 | Burna Boy | @burnaboygram | 15.4 million | Musician |
| 7 | Don Jazzy | @donjazzy | 15.1 million | Music producer, Record label owner, Musician, Businessman |
| 8 | Mercy Johnson | @mercyjohnsonokojie | 13.8 million | Actress |
| 9 | Ini Edo | @iniedo | 13.8 million | Actress |
| 10 | Regina Daniels | @regina.daniels | 13.6 million | Actress |
| 11 | E-Money | @iam_emoney1 | 13.6 million | Businessman, Record Label Owner |
| 12 | AY | @aycomedian | 13.1 million | Comedian, Actor |
| 13 | Mr. P (Peter Okoye) | @peterpsquare | 12.3 million | Musician, Actor, Businessman |
| 14 | Simi | @symplysimi | 12 million | Musician |
| 15 | Broda Shaggi | @brodashaggi | 12 million | Comedian, Actor, Musician |
| 16 | Olamide | @olamide | 11.4 million | Musician |
| 17 | Mercy Aigbe | @realmercyaigbe | 11.3 million | Actress |
| 18 | Tekno | @teknomiles | 10.5 million | Musician |
| 19 | Kizz Daniel | @kizzdaniel | 10.1 million | Musician |
| 20 | Adekunle Gold | @adekunlegold | 9.5 million | Musician |
| 21 | Falz | @falzthebahdguy | 9.4 million | Musician |
| 22 | Cuppy | @cuppymusic | 9.3 million | Disc Jockey, Musician |
| 23 | Toyin Abraham | @toyin_abraham | 9 million | Actress |
| 24 | Patoranking | @patorankingfire | 8.9 million | Musician |
| 25 | Rudeboy (P Square) | @iamkingrudy | 8.8 million | Musician |
| 26 | Basketmouth | @basketmouth | 8.6 million | Comedian, Actor |
| 27 | Genevieve Nnaji | @genevievennaji | 8.4 million | Actress |
| 28 | Phyno | @phynofino | 8.3 million | Musician |
| 29 | Chidinma Ekile | @chidinmaekile | 8.2 million | Musician |
| 30 | 2baba | @official2baba | 8.1 million | Musician |
| 31 | Annie Idibia | @annieidibia1 | 8 million | Actress |
| 32 | Tonto Dikeh | @tontolet | 7.6 million | Actress |
| 33 | Tunde Ednut | @mufasatundeednut | 7.4 million | Blogger |
| 34 | Rita Dominic | @ritadominic | 7.4 million | Actress |
| 35 | Zlatan Ibile | @zlatan_ibile | 7.3 million | Musician |
| 36 | Linda Ikeji | @officiallindaikeji | 7 million | Blogger |
| 37 | Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha | @chiomakpotha | 6.9 million | Actress |
| 38 | Naira Marley | @nairamarley | 6.8 million | Musician |
| 39 | Reekado Banks | @reekadobanks | 6.6 million | Musician |
| 40 | Odunlade Adekola | @odunomoadekola | 6.3 million | Actor |
| 41 | Rema | @heisrema | 6.1 million | Musician |
| 42 | Mayorkun | @iammayorkun | 6.1 million | Musician |
| 43 | Zubby Michael | @zubbymichael | 6 million | Actor |
| 44 | Poco Lee | @poco_lee | 6 million | Dancer |
| 45 | Bella Naija Weddings | @bellanaijaweddings | 5.7 million | Blog |
| 46 | Adesua Etomi-Wellington | @adesuaetomi | 5.7 million | Actress |
| 47 | Ruth Kadiri Ezerika | @ruthkadiri | 5.7 million | Actress |
| 48 | YabaLeftOnline Media | @yabaleftonline | 5.6 million | Blog |
| 49 | Toke Makinwa | @tokemakinwa | 5.6 million | Multi-Media Personality |
| 50 | Omotola Jalade Ekeinde | @realomosexy | 5.5 million | Actress |
| 51 | Cute Abiola | @thecuteabiola | 5.4 million | Comedian |
| 52 | Nancy Isime | @nancyisimiofficial | 5.3 million | Actress, Media Personality |
| 53 | Teni | @tenientertainer | 5.2 million | Musician |
| 54 | Korede Bello | @koredebello | 5.1 million | Musician |
| 55 | Tems | @temsbaby | 5 million | Musician |
| 56 | Hip Tv | @officialhiptv | 5 million | Television Channel |
| 57 | Bolanle Ninalowo | @iamnino_b | 5 million | Actor |
| 58 | Taaooma | @taaooma | 4.9 million | Comedian |
| 59 | Flavour | @2niteflavour | 4.9 million | Musician |
| 60 | Banky W | @bankywellington | 4.9 million | Musician, Politician |
| 61 | Bobrisky | @bobrisky222 | 4.9 million | Social Media Personality |
| 62 | Craze Clown | @crazeclown | 4.8 million | Comedian |
| 63 | Lasisi Elenu | @lasisielenu | 4.7 million | Comedian |
| 64 | Mr Eazi | @mreazi | 4.6 million | Musician |
| 65 | Kcee | @iam_kcee | 4.6 million | Musician |
| 66 | Cubana Chief Priest | @cubana_chiefpriest | 4.6 million | Celebrity Barman, Businessman |
| 67 | Alexx Ekubo | @alexxekubo | 4.6 million | Actor |
| 68 | Chika Ike | @chikaike | 4.6 million | Actress |
| 69 | Jane Mena | @janemena | 4.5 million | Dancer |
| 70 | Uche Jombo | @uchejombo | 4.5 million | Actress |
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