Social media has become a tool for activism as it is an intersection of technology, culture, and global interaction. Reports across the world say that Instagram happens to be the fastest growing social media site at the moment with more than 400million users.
Celebrities these days use it as a direct medium to reach out to their fans and vice versa. Against this backdrop, MDB examines the most followed Nigerian celebs on the photo sharing social networking platform below:
1.David Adeleke, also known as Davido leads the league of the most followed Nigerian celebrities on Instagram with over 2.3million.
2. Ayo Balogun, aka Wizkid is no2 with about 1.9million followers.
3. Michael Collins aka Don Jazzy comes in third with 1.8 million followers,
4. Nollywood actress and Nigeria’s top songstress, Genevieve Nnaji and Tiwa Savage are next with 1.7million followers each.
5.Funke Akindele comes next close with 1.5million
6. Patoranking and Peter Okoye of P-Square come in 6th with 1.4million followers respectively.
7. Rita Dominic, Olamide and Korede Bello who have 1.2million followers each come in 7th position.
8. 2face Idibia, Phyno as well as Basketmouth who have 1million plus followers are in the 8th position.
9. Actress and fashion icon Mercy Aigbe Gentry is 9th place with 915,000 followers.
10. Nollywood diva, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has about 869,000 followers and is the 10th most followed Nigerian celebrity.
