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The most followed founders

The founders with the biggest social audiences, ranked by total following rather than fame.

Elon Musk

Founders

2nd213.0M · Followers

MrBeast

YouTubers

1st1.6B · Followers

Drake

Musicians

3rd178.2M · Followers
MrBeast tops this list.

Followers: 1.6B, ahead of Elon Musk at 213.0M.

Next on the board
  1. 4thEminemMusicians67.4M
  2. 5thKaty PerryMusicians47.4M
  3. 6thWiz KhalifaMusicians30.8M
  4. 7thDhar MannFounders27.7M
  5. 8thSqueezieCreators20.2M
  6. 9thLinus SebastianYouTubers16.9M
The rest of the list16
PlaceNameCountryCategoryFollowers
10thLil WayneMusiciansUnited StatesMusicians14.6M11thCasey NeistatYouTubersUnited StatesYouTubers12.7M12thKanye WestMusiciansUnited StatesMusicians12.6M13thKylie JennerModelsUnited StatesModels12.3M14thEmma ChamberlainCreatorsUnited StatesCreators12.0M15thCassey HoFoundersUnited StatesFounders11.1M16thWill SmithActorsUnited StatesActors10.7M17thRoman AtwoodYouTubersUnited StatesYouTubers10.0M18thKevin GatesMusiciansUnited StatesMusicians9.3M19thBadshahMusiciansIndiaMusicians8.5M20thMadonnaMusiciansUnited StatesMusicians8.4M21stAmr DiabMusiciansEgyptMusicians7.5M22ndPatrick Bet-DavidFoundersUnited StatesFounders7.2M23rdJawed KarimFoundersUnited StatesFounders6.7M24thChristina AguileraMusiciansUnited StatesMusicians6.3M25thJoyner LucasMusiciansUnited StatesMusicians6.3M
How far this reaches

Ranked by total sourced social following: the largest audience on record per person, drawn mainly from YouTube, where we source reliably.

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