Meta-owned social media platforms, Instagram and Facebook, are popular in Kenya, and Kenyan celebrities are among the most popular users on the platforms.
These celebrities use their Instagram and Facebook accounts to share their lives with fans, promote their work, and connect with other celebrities.
Here is a list of the top 12 most followed Kenyan celebrities on Instagram as of December 27, 2024.
Lupita Nyong’o (11.3 M followers) is an award-winning actress who has starred in films like the ’12 Years a Slave’, ‘Black Panther’, and ‘Us’. She is the most followed Kenyan celebrity on Instagram and has a global following.
Octopizzo (4.8M followers) is a rapper, songwriter, and businessman. He is one of the most popular rappers in Kenya and has a large following in East Africa.
Eric Omondi (4.7M followers) is a comedian, actor, and radio personality. He is known for his hilarious and sometimes controversial skits on social media.
Most followed celebrities in Kenya on Instagram
Tanasha Donna (4.1M followers) is a singer, songwriter, and model. She is known for her hit songs ‘Gere’ and ‘Radio Love.’
Akothee (3.6M followers) is a singer, songwriter, and businesswoman. She is known for her energetic stage presence and her controversial yet lavish lifestyle.
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Bahati (3.6M followers) is a singer, songwriter, and businessman. He is one of the most popular singers in Kenya and has a large following in East Africa.
Betty Kyallo (3.3M followers) is a media personality and businesswoman. She is known for her work as a news anchor and TV host.
Daniel “Churchill” Ndambuki (2.9M followers) is a Kenyan comedian who hosts the comedy television show Churchill Show and a radio presenter at Classic 105.
Diana Marua (2.9M followers) is a singer, songwriter, and businesswoman. She is also the wife of singer Bahati.
Phelix Odiwour “Jalang’o” (2.9M followers) is a former radio presenter and now serving as Lang’ata Member of Parliament.
Size 8 Reborn (2.8M followers) is a singer, songwriter, and businesswoman. She is known for her gospel music and her work as a brand ambassador.
Njugush (2.8M followers) is a comedian, actor, and radio personality. He is known for his hilarious skits on topical issues on his social media platforms.
Internationally, Cristiano Ronaldo (646M followers) and Lionel Messi (504M followers) are the two most followed athletes in the world on Instagram.
In addition, Selena Gomez (423M followers) is the most followed woman in the world on Instagram.
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On the other hand, below is a list of some of the most followed Kenyan celebrities and public figures on Facebook as of December 27, 2024.
Daniel “Churchill” Ndambuki (4.7M), Lupita Nyong’o (3.8M), MCA Tricky (3.3M), Akothee (2.9M), President William Ruto, Raila Odinga (2.1 M) and Eric Omondi (2.8 M), Bahati (2.6M), Jackie Vike “Awinja” (2.6M), and Samidoh (2M).
Others include Njugush (1.8M) Henry Desagu(1.8M), Betty Kyallo and Fred Arocho (both 1.7M), Larry Madowo, Mulamwah , Vinnie Baite and Michael Olunga (all 1.6M), Carol Radull (1.5M), Jalang’o Mwenyewe (1.5M) Diana Bahati (1.4M), Sauti Sol (1.4M), Mammito Eunice (1.4M), Size 8 Reborn (1.3M), Cabinet Secretary Ali Hassan Joho, King Kaka, Vera Sidika, Maina Kageni, and Babu Owino (all 1.2M).
Muthoni Mukiri, Jeff Koinange and Mercy Masika (all 1.1M), Octopizzo, Mama Rachel Ruto, Terence Creative, DJ Joe Mfalme, Dr. King’ori and Stephen Mukangai (all 1M), and Dem wa Facebook (986,000) are also among the most followed.
The most followed Kenyan media stations and news outlets on the Meta-owned platform include Citizen TV Kenya (7.5M), NTV Kenya (5.5M), Kenyans.co.ke (1.9M) and KTN News Kenya (1.5 M).
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