Study
The most followed people in the world
The biggest social audiences on record — ranked by total following, not by fame.
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MrBeast1.5B - 2
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Cristiano Ronaldo712.5M - 3
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Lionel Messi506.7M - 4
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Taylor Swift505.2M - 5
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Beyoncé349.0M - 6
PewDiePie220.0M - 7
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Elon Musk213.0M - 8
Drake177.7M - 9
Mark Rober159.8M - 10
Justin Bieber157.9M - 11
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Bad Bunny150.9M - 12
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Céline Dept125.6M - 13
Alejo Igoa120.0M - 14
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Ed Sheeran118.1M - 15
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Billie Eilish116.4M - 16
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Ariana Grande115.4M - 17
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Shakira104.1M - 18
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Vlad A492.6M - 19
Fede Vigevani76.0M - 20
Eminem66.9M - 21
Mikecrack59.0M - 22
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IShowSpeed58.0M - 23
Jesus Ortiz Paz55.9M - 24TGTechno Gamerz52.5M
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Fernanfloo50.4M
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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