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The most followed people in the world

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

Cristiano Ronaldo

Footballers

2nd716.5M · Followers

MrBeast

YouTubers

1st1.6B · Followers

Lionel Messi

Footballers

3rd507.1M · Followers
MrBeast tops this list.

Followers: 1.6B, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo at 716.5M.

Next on the board
  1. 4thTaylor SwiftMusicians505.4M
  2. 5thBeyoncéMusicians349.4M
  3. 6thAlejo IgoaYouTubers242.0M
  4. 7thPewDiePieYouTubers218.0M
  5. 8thElon MuskFounders213.0M
  6. 9thTopper GuildYouTubers189.6M
The rest of the list16
PlaceNameCountryCategoryFollowers
10thDrakeMusiciansCanadaMusicians178.2M11thMark RoberYouTubersUnited StatesYouTubers166.2M12thJustin BieberMusiciansCanadaMusicians158.3M13thLike NastyaYouTubersRussiaYouTubers156.0M14thBad BunnyMusiciansUnited StatesMusicians151.2M15thCéline DeptInfluencersBelgiumInfluencers127.6M16thIShowSpeedStreamersUnited StatesStreamers122.8M17thEd SheeranMusiciansUnited KingdomMusicians118.3M18thBillie EilishMusiciansUnited StatesMusicians117.7M19thAriana GrandeMusiciansUnited StatesMusicians116.1M20thShakiraMusiciansSpainMusicians108.3M21stVlad A4YouTubersBelarusYouTubers92.8M22ndFede VigevaniCreatorsUruguayCreators79.0M23rdEminemMusiciansUnited StatesMusicians67.4M24thMikecrackYouTubersSpainYouTubers59.0M25thMarshmelloMusiciansUnited StatesMusicians59.0M
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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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