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The most followed people in the world

The biggest social audiences on record — ranked by total following, not by fame.

  1. 1MrBeast
    MrBeast1.5B
  2. 2Cristiano Ronaldo
    Cristiano Ronaldo712.5M
  3. 3Lionel Messi
    Lionel Messi506.7M
  4. 4Taylor Swift
    Taylor Swift505.3M
  5. 5Beyoncé
    Beyoncé349.0M
  6. 6Alejo Igoa
    Alejo Igoa242.0M
  7. 7PewDiePie
    PewDiePie220.0M
  8. 8Elon Musk
    Elon Musk213.0M
  9. 9Topper Guild
    Topper Guild189.6M
  10. 10Drake
    Drake177.7M
  11. 11Mark Rober
    Mark Rober163.6M
  12. 12Justin Bieber
    Justin Bieber158.2M
  13. 13Like Nastya
    Like Nastya156.0M
  14. 14Bad Bunny
    Bad Bunny151.2M
  15. 15Céline Dept
    Céline Dept127.6M
  16. 16IShowSpeed
    IShowSpeed122.1M
  17. 17Ed Sheeran
    Ed Sheeran118.1M
  18. 18Billie Eilish
    Billie Eilish117.5M
  19. 19Ariana Grande
    Ariana Grande116.0M
  20. 20Shakira
    Shakira107.7M
  21. 21Vlad A4
    Vlad A492.6M
  22. 22Fede Vigevani
    Fede Vigevani78.0M
  23. 23Eminem
    Eminem66.9M
  24. 24Marshmello
    Marshmello59.0M
  25. 25Mikecrack
    Mikecrack59.0M

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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