They Are Rich, They Are Famous, They Are Good Looking And We Have Them All In One Place. Here Are the 15 Most Popular African Celebrities on Instagram

It is clear that Nigerian and Bongo musicians has taken over the continent but does their popularity on radio and TV translate to Instagram?
Well apparently it does as we came to find out. Those celebrities whose music was popular on other forms of media translated to their follower ship on Instagram.
When it came to the list of the most popular people on Instagram, Nigerians and Tanzanians took almost all the slots, with the exception of two which were grabbed by Lupita Nyong’o and the other position went to Uganda thanks to Zari Hassan.
Check out the full list below:

1.Lupita Nyong’o 

The Hollywood-based Kenyan native leads the pack with 2.5 Million Followers.

2.Diamond Platnumz

He would have surely grabbed the number one spot were it not for Lupita, no matter what anyone may say Diamond is a certified star with 2 Million Followers .

3.Davido

The 'Dami Duro' Nigerian singer who did the 'Number 1' remix with Diamond, goes head to head with Baba Tiffah with 2 Million followers.

4.Wizkid

Davido's rival's performance on Instagram is not too shabby as he comes in 4th with 1.7 Million followers.

5.Wema Sepetu

Wema Sepetu is known to many outside Tanzania as Diamond's ex, but in Tanzania Wema-the actress is a star in her own right and she comes in 5^th with 1.6 Million followers
6.Don Jazzy

The 33 year old multi award-winning record producer, singer-songwriter, musician and current CEO of Mavin Records gets some love with 1.5 Million followers

7.Jokate Mwegelo

Another ONE of Diamond’s exes who is also a TV presenter performed well with 1.5 million Followers.

8.Zari Hassan

It seems that Diamond has quite an effect on his women as his current beau ,Zari, a Ugandan native enjoys 1.5 Million followers.

9.Tiwa Savage

She is the only Nigerian female artiste who makes it to the top 10 with 1.4 Million followers.

10.Vanessa Mdee

Tero Mdee’s sister who is also a great singer finishes off the top 10 with 1.4 Million followers.

11.Peter P Square

He is one half of the famous twin-Duo, P Square, but it’s clear that Peter is more popular with 1.1 Million followers on the Gram as compared to his brother who only has 573,000 followers.
12.Ali Kiba

He does not follow anyone on the Instagram but he has 1 Million followers.

13.Elizabeth Michael

The award winning Tanzanian actress and fashion icon boasts of 1 Million followers.

14. Chidinma

She may be petite in stature but the MTN Project Fame West Africa winner’s numbers are not so little as she has 1 Million followers.
15.Korede Bello


The 20 year old singer has often been called the 'African Michael Jackson' especially due to how he dresses and styles his hair .And it’s clear that he is following in the late star’s steps when it comes to popularity, as he already has 1 million followers!