Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Picture credit: DPR PMO by way of ANI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has crossed the huge milestone of 100 million followers on Instagram, making him the primary world chief and politician to attain this feat on the platform, officers stated on Thursday (February 26, 2026).
Prime Minister Modi joined Instagram in 2014, and over the previous decade, his account has developed into one of the partaking digital areas amongst world leaders, officers stated.
Amongst main world leaders, Mr. Modi now has the best variety of Instagram followers. He has greater than twice as many followers as U.S. President Donald Trump on the social media platform.
The mixed follower depend of the subsequent 5 main world leaders continues to be decrease than Mr. Modi’s particular person complete, officers stated.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds the second spot with 43.2 million followers.
He’s adopted by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto with 15 million followers, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with 14.4 million followers, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with 11.6 million followers and Argentine President Javier Milei with 6.4 million followers.
In India, the hole in followers is critical, as Mr. Modi is way forward of different Indian political leaders on Instagram.
The second spot is held by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with roughly 16.1 million followers, adopted by Congress chief Rahul Gandhi with roughly 12.6 million followers.
Printed – February 26, 2026 11:57 am IST
