50 Most Followed Celebrities on Instagram in Nigeria – 2019

The number of followers a celebrity has and the level of engagement with his or her fans are what many brands look out for when they want to make a celebrity their brand ambassador.

Although smaller brands would prefer macro or middle influencers, if you are targeting the A-list celebrities, you may want to go through the list below to see the most followed Nigerians on Instagram in 2019.

Who has the highest followers on Instagram in Nigeria? Check the list below.

Here is the list of celebrities that have the highest number of followers in Nigeria.

1. Davido

Davido tops the list with a whopping 14.1 million followers on Instagram.

2. Funke Akindele

Next is Funke Akindele with  9. 3million followers on Instagram

3. Wizkid

9 million

4. Yemi Alade

Yemi Alade is a Nigerian female musician with the highest Instagram follower. She has 9.3 million followers.

5. Tiwa Savage

Tiwa is following Yemi Alade closely with 9.3million followers

6. Don jazzy

6.8 million followers

7. Peter Okoye

6.7 million followers

8. Ini Edo

Next to Funke Akindele, Ini Edo is the Nigerian actor with the highest Instagram followers. – 6.6 million followers

9. AY

Ay is the Nigerian comedian with the highest Instagram followers at 6. 5million followers

10. Chidinma

6 million followers

11. Tekno

6 million followers

12. Genevieve Nnaji

5.9 million

13. Mercy Johnson Okojie

5.9 million

14. Mercy Aigbe
15. 7 million Instagram followers
16. Olamide

5.6 Million

16. Basket Mouth

5.5 million

17. Patoranking

5.4 million

18. Rita Dominic
19. 3 million
20. Falz

5.2 million Followers

20. Simi

5 Million Followers

21. Phyno

5 million

22. Reekado Banks
23. 9 million
24. Paul Okoye

4.6 million Followers

24. Tonto Dikeh
25. 4.5 million
26. 2baba

4.4 million Followers

26. Korede Bello

4.2 million

27. Adekunle Gold

4.2 million Followers

28. Banky W

4.2 million

29. Linda Ikeji

4.1 million Followers

29 Omotola Jolade Ekeinde

4.1m Instagram Followers

30. Ice prince

3.8  million Followers

31. D’banj
32. 8 million
33. Flavour

3.8 million Followers

33. Odunlade Adekola

Odunlade is the Yoruba male actor with the highest Instagram followers – 3.2 Followers

34. Adesua Etomi

3.1million Followers

35. Bovi

3 million followers

36. Toke Makinwa

2.9 million Followers

37. Bisola Aiyeola

2.4 million Followers

38. Alex Ekubo

2.4 Instagram Followers

39. Ebuka

2 million Instagram Followers

40. Iyabo Ojo

2.1 million Followers

41. Teniola

 1.8 million Followers

42. Lasisi Elenu

Lasisi has 1.8 million Followers

43. Cee-c is the runner up for the 2018 Big Brother Niaja show. She has a whopping 8 million Followers.
44. Alex unusual

Next is Alex Unusual with 1.8m Followers. She is at per with Cee-c

45. Timi Dakolo

The Ace musician Timi Dakolo boasts of 1.7 Followers on Instagram

46. Tunde Ednut

1.6 Followers

47. Rmd – Richard Mofe Damijo

1.5 million Followers

48. Tobi Bakare

1.4 million Followers

49. Nina Ivy

1.4m Instagram Followers

50 Vector

Vector has 1.1 million followers on Instagram followers.

Here we go.

Please note that celebrities Instagram accounts grow so fast. The figures above reflect each celebrities’ followers as of the time our research was made. We would revisit this information to reflect changes as soon as we find any considerable changes.