Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday crossed the milestone of 100 million followers on Instagram, becoming the first world leader to achieve the feat on the platform.
Having joined Instagram in 2014, PM Modi’s account has, over the past decade, grown into the most-followed political profile globally. His follower count is more than double that of US President Donald Trump, who currently has around 43.2 million followers.
Among other prominent world leaders, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has about 15 million followers, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva around 14.4 million, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan roughly 11.6 million, and Argentine President Javier Milei about 6.4 million — all well behind PM Modi’s tally.
Within India as well, PM Modi maintains a commanding lead. The second most-followed Indian political leader on Instagram is Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with around 16.1 million followers, followed by Rahul Gandhi with approximately 12.6 million.
Currently on a two-day official visit to Israel (February 25–26), PM Modi on Wednesday became the first Indian Prime Minister to address the Israeli Parliament.
Following his address, he was conferred the “Medal of the Knesset,” the highest parliamentary honour, by the Speaker of the Knesset, Amir Ohana.
Expressing gratitude, the Prime Minister said in a post on X, “I am deeply honoured to receive the Medal of the Knesset. I accept it with humility and gratitude. This honour is not a tribute to an individual, but to the enduring friendship between India and Israel. It reflects the shared values that guide our two nations.”
(With inputs from ANI)
