Davido Leads Burna Boy, Wizkid Others As Most Followed Nigerian On Social Media

The most followed Nigerian on social media is none other than well-known artist David Adeleke, better known by his stage name Davido.

Top Charts Africa, an entertainment statistics organization, issued a list on Tuesday, and the “OBO” crooner is comfortably at the top with 56.1 million followers across various social media platforms.

Wizkid, with 38.4 million followers, is closely behind Grammy-winning musician Burna Boy, who has 38.6 million followers.

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With 34.3 million followers apiece, Afropop sensations Yemi Alade and Tiwa Savage are tied for fourth place and fifth, respectively.

Actress Mercy Johnson (33.5 million followers), music executive, Don Jazzy (30.1 million followers), singer Simi (29.9 million followers), skit maker, Mark Angel (29.7 million followers), and actress Regina Daniels (28.7 million followers) complete the top ten in that order.

The list was based on followers across four major social media platforms; Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and Tiktok.