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Rank
Influencer
Category
Followers
Country
Eng. (Auth.)
1
Sports with a ball
646.4M
India
8.3M
2
Music
283.1M
United States
4.1M
3
Sports with a ball
Family
504.7M
Argentina
1.9M
4
Photography
Music
423M
United States
2.1M
5
Music
376.7M
United States
2.1M
6
Music
295.1M
United States
2.3M
7
Modeling
Fashion
290.1M
United States
2.1M
8
Music
66.7M
United States
8.6M
9
Fashion
Modeling
Beauty
395.2M
United States
1.1M
10
Sports with a ball
270.8M
India
1.7M
11
Sports with a ball
122.8M
France
3.2M
12
Music
105.3M
Indonesia
3.5M
13
Sports with a ball
227.3M
Brazil
1.6M
14
Music
121.8M
United States
2.6M
15
Music
Fashion
313.6M
United States
770.1K
16
Fashion
Beauty
358.9M
United States
771.4K
17
Music
86M
Indonesia
3.5M
18
Music
Beauty
150.4M
United States
1.5M
19
Music
Beauty
79.7M
Indonesia
3.6M
20
Music
Fashion
164.7M
United States
1.3M
21
Art/Artists
Music
50.2M
United States
4.3M
22
Lifestyle
220.5M
United States
879.1K
23
Music
82.4M
Indonesia
2.6M
24
Cinema & Actors/actresses
86.2M
India
2.1M
25
Cinema & Actors/actresses
94.3M
India
2M
26
Lifestyle
Music
46.9M
South Korea
3.6M
27
Music
49.9M
South Korea
3.2M
28
Lifestyle
Fashion
Clothing & Outfits
64.8M
Iran
2.3M
29
Music
70.5M
Colombia
1.9M
30
Music
Lifestyle
Cinema & Actors/actresses
47.1M
Indonesia
3.4M
31
Lifestyle
Modeling
54.1M
United States
2.6M
32
Music
143.8M
United States
939.9K
33
Lifestyle
27.1M
United States
5M
34
Music
45.7M
United States
2.5M
35
Beauty
80.5M
India
1.6M
36
Music
Cinema & Actors/actresses
249.9M
United States
408.2K
37
Sports with a ball
Lifestyle
Winter sports
52.6M
Brazil
2.2M
38
Music
40.9M
Brazil
2.8M
39
Music
58.8M
United States
1.8M
40
Shows
Humor & Fun & Happiness
64M
United States
1.8M
41
Cinema & Actors/actresses
69M
India
1.7M
42
Cinema & Actors/actresses
92.6M
India
1.1M
43
Shows
Lifestyle
52.6M
Brazil
1.5M
44
Music
43.6M
United States
2.1M
45
Cinema & Actors/actresses
Lifestyle
38M
United States
1.8M
46
Music
87.5M
United States
916.6K
47
Finance & Economics
Business & Careers
92.2M
India
1M
48
Sports with a ball
159.6M
United States
488.4K
49
Cinema & Actors/actresses
Fitness & Gym
394.8M
United States
210.3K
50
Music
Cinema & Actors/actresses
38.4M
United States
2M
1
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