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Rank
Influencer
Category
Followers
Country
Eng. (Auth.)
1
Sports with a ball
649.4M
India
5.1M
2
Photography
Music
421.8M
United States
2.5M
3
Sports with a ball
Family
504.9M
Argentina
1.4M
4
Modeling
Fashion
289.4M
United States
1.9M
5
Music
376.4M
United States
1.3M
6
Fashion
Modeling
Beauty
394.5M
United States
1.1M
7
Sports with a ball
229M
Brazil
2.1M
8
Music
122.5M
United States
3.6M
9
Music
294.8M
United States
1.2M
10
Fashion
Beauty
358.1M
United States
867.2K
11
Music
Fashion
312.9M
United States
795.5K
12
Sports with a ball
123.2M
France
2.5M
13
Music
105.5M
Thailand
2.4M
14
Music
86.2M
Indonesia
2.8M
15
Music
Fashion
164.2M
United States
1M
16
Music
Beauty
150.1M
United States
1.2M
17
Music
83M
Indonesia
2.3M
18
Music
49.9M
South Korea
3.4M
19
Art/Artists
Music
50.3M
United States
2.9M
20
Music
Lifestyle
Cinema & Actors/actresses
47.5M
Indonesia
3.4M
21
Lifestyle
29.6M
United States
5.2M
22
Sports with a ball
270M
India
600K
23
Cinema & Actors/actresses
86.2M
India
1.8M
24
Music
213.4M
United States
599.8K
25
Photography
685.7M
Iran
210.3K
26
Lifestyle
Fashion
Clothing & Outfits
65.5M
Iran
1.9M
27
Lifestyle
219.9M
United States
503.4K
28
Cinema & Actors/actresses
Fitness & Gym
394.9M
United States
310.7K
29
Shows
Humor & Fun & Happiness
66.1M
United States
1.8M
30
Music
47.1M
United States
2.3M
31
Beauty
80.3M
India
1.5M
32
Music
143.5M
United States
772.1K
33
Music
44.7M
United States
2.5M
34
Music
Beauty
79.8M
Indonesia
1.4M
35
Sports with a ball
Lifestyle
Winter sports
52.8M
Brazil
1.9M
36
Music
53.9M
India
1.9M
37
Music
87.4M
United States
1.1M
38
Music
41.8M
Brazil
2.2M
39
Music
Cinema & Actors/actresses
38.6M
United States
2.4M
40
Lifestyle
Modeling
54.3M
United States
1.7M
41
Shows
Lifestyle
53M
Brazil
1.4M
42
Music
58.9M
United States
1.4M
43
Music
76.7M
United States
1.2M
44
Finance & Economics
Business & Careers
92.4M
India
1M
45
Cinema & Actors/actresses
Lifestyle
37.6M
United States
1.9M
46
Music
Cinema & Actors/actresses
249.3M
United States
272.6K
47
Sports with a ball
159.8M
United States
442.8K
48
Sports with a ball
26.6M
Spain
2.9M
49
Sports with a ball
136M
Brazil
529.2K
50
Music
153.9M
United States
398.8K

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