Updated August 2026
Top Indian Instagram Earners 2026
What India's most followed Instagram accounts would earn per sponsored post, estimated from published rate benchmarks. Tap any name for the full breakdown by Reel, carousel, static post and story.
| # | Creator | Followers | Est. per Reel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat Kohli Sports | 272.6M | ₹1.47 Cr – ₹2.45 Cr |
| 2 | Shraddha Kapoor Entertainment & Comedy | 93.2M | ₹37.75 L – ₹62.91 L |
| 3 | Priyanka Chopra Jonas Entertainment & Comedy | 92.9M | ₹37.63 L – ₹62.71 L |
| 4 | Alia Bhatt Entertainment & Comedy | 85.6M | ₹34.67 L – ₹57.78 L |
| 5 | Katrina Kaif Entertainment & Comedy | 78.9M | ₹31.95 L – ₹53.26 L |
| 6 | Deepika Padukone Entertainment & Comedy | 78.2M | ₹31.67 L – ₹52.78 L |
| 7 | Neha Kakkar Entertainment & Comedy | 76.2M | ₹30.86 L – ₹51.44 L |
| 8 | Salman Khan Entertainment & Comedy | 72.6M | ₹29.4 L – ₹49.01 L |
| 9 | Jacqueline Fernandez Entertainment & Comedy | 68.3M | ₹27.66 L – ₹46.1 L |
| 10 | Urvashi Rautela Entertainment & Comedy | 67.9M | ₹27.5 L – ₹45.83 L |
| 11 | Anushka Sharma Entertainment & Comedy | 67.6M | ₹27.38 L – ₹45.63 L |
| 12 | Akshay Kumar Entertainment & Comedy | 65.2M | ₹26.41 L – ₹44.01 L |
| 13 | Disha Patani Entertainment & Comedy | 60.4M | ₹24.46 L – ₹40.77 L |
| 14 | Kriti Sanon Entertainment & Comedy | 58M | ₹23.49 L – ₹39.15 L |
| 15 | Sunny Leone Entertainment & Comedy | 55.1M | ₹22.32 L – ₹37.19 L |
| 16 | Sachin Tendulkar Sports | 51.6M | ₹27.86 L – ₹46.44 L |
| 17 | Jannat Zubair Rahmani Entertainment & Comedy | 51.6M | ₹20.9 L – ₹34.83 L |
| 18 | Rashmika Mandanna Entertainment & Comedy | 51.4M | ₹20.82 L – ₹34.7 L |
| 19 | Kartik Aaryan Entertainment & Comedy | 50.4M | ₹20.41 L – ₹34.02 L |
| 20 | MS Dhoni Sports | 50.3M | ₹27.16 L – ₹45.27 L |
| 21 | Hrithik Roshan Entertainment & Comedy | 48.9M | ₹19.8 L – ₹33.01 L |
| 22 | Shah Rukh Khan Entertainment & Comedy | 48.5M | ₹19.64 L – ₹32.74 L |
| 23 | Shahid Kapoor Entertainment & Comedy | 48.4M | ₹19.6 L – ₹32.67 L |
| 24 | Ranveer Singh Entertainment & Comedy | 47.9M | ₹19.4 L – ₹32.33 L |
| 25 | Nora Fatehi Entertainment & Comedy | 46.5M | ₹18.83 L – ₹31.39 L |
| 26 | Rohit Sharma Sports | 46.3M | ₹25 L – ₹41.67 L |
| 27 | Hardik Pandya Sports | 45.3M | ₹24.46 L – ₹40.77 L |
| 28 | Varun Dhawan Entertainment & Comedy | 45.1M | ₹18.27 L – ₹30.44 L |
| 29 | Sara Ali Khan Entertainment & Comedy | 44.9M | ₹18.18 L – ₹30.31 L |
| 30 | Kapil Sharma Entertainment & Comedy | 44.6M | ₹18.06 L – ₹30.11 L |
| 31 | Parineeti Chopra Entertainment & Comedy | 42M | ₹17.01 L – ₹28.35 L |
| 32 | Tiger Shroff Entertainment & Comedy | 39.4M | ₹15.96 L – ₹26.59 L |
| 33 | Madhuri Dixit Nene Entertainment & Comedy | 38.3M | ₹15.51 L – ₹25.85 L |
| 34 | Samantha Ruth Prabhu Entertainment & Comedy | 38M | ₹15.39 L – ₹25.65 L |
| 35 | Anushka Sen Entertainment & Comedy | 37.8M | ₹15.31 L – ₹25.52 L |
| 36 | Amitabh Bachchan Entertainment & Comedy | 36.4M | ₹14.74 L – ₹24.57 L |
| 37 | Kiara Advani Entertainment & Comedy | 35.8M | ₹14.5 L – ₹24.16 L |
| 38 | Shreya Ghoshal Entertainment & Comedy | 33.7M | ₹13.65 L – ₹22.75 L |
| 39 | Faisal Shaikh Entertainment & Comedy | 33.6M | ₹13.61 L – ₹22.68 L |
| 40 | Avneet Kaur Entertainment & Comedy | 30.6M | ₹12.39 L – ₹20.66 L |
| 41 | Awez Darbar Entertainment & Comedy | 30.5M | ₹12.35 L – ₹20.59 L |
| 42 | Tamannaah Bhatia Entertainment & Comedy | 28.4M | ₹11.5 L – ₹19.17 L |
| 43 | Pooja Hegde Entertainment & Comedy | 27.9M | ₹11.3 L – ₹18.83 L |
| 44 | Allu Arjun Entertainment & Comedy | 27.8M | ₹11.26 L – ₹18.77 L |
| 45 | Janhvi Kapoor Entertainment & Comedy | 26.8M | ₹10.85 L – ₹18.09 L |
| 46 | Diljit Dosanjh Entertainment & Comedy | 26.6M | ₹10.77 L – ₹17.95 L |
| 47 | Jasprit Bumrah Sports | 24.5M | ₹13.23 L – ₹22.05 L |
| 48 | Ram Charan Entertainment & Comedy | 24.4M | ₹9.88 L – ₹16.47 L |
| 49 | KL Rahul Sports | 24.1M | ₹13.01 L – ₹21.69 L |
| 50 | Ajey Nagar (CarryMinati) Entertainment & Comedy | 21.5M | ₹8.71 L – ₹14.51 L |
| 51 | Bhuvan Bam Entertainment & Comedy | 21M | ₹8.51 L – ₹14.18 L |
| 52 | Elvish Yadav Entertainment & Comedy | 20.6M | ₹8.34 L – ₹13.9 L |
| 53 | Shubman Gill Sports | 19M | ₹10.26 L – ₹17.1 L |
| 54 | Dhruv Rathee Education | 18.2M | ₹9.83 L – ₹16.38 L |
| 55 | Ashish Chanchlani Entertainment & Comedy | 18.1M | ₹7.33 L – ₹12.22 L |
| 56 | Rishabh Pant Sports | 16.3M | ₹8.8 L – ₹14.67 L |
| 57 | Mahesh Babu Entertainment & Comedy | 15.4M | ₹6.24 L – ₹10.39 L |
| 58 | Shreyas Iyer Sports | 15.3M | ₹8.26 L – ₹13.77 L |
| 59 | Prabhas Entertainment & Comedy | 13.9M | ₹5.63 L – ₹9.38 L |
| 60 | Nischay Malhan Entertainment & Comedy | 13.8M | ₹5.59 L – ₹9.31 L |
| 61 | Manisha Rani Entertainment & Comedy | 13.1M | ₹5.31 L – ₹8.84 L |
| 62 | Sai Pallavi Entertainment & Comedy | 13M | ₹5.26 L – ₹8.78 L |
| 63 | Abhishek Malhan Entertainment & Comedy | 12.7M | ₹5.14 L – ₹8.57 L |
| 64 | Nayanthara Entertainment & Comedy | 10M | ₹4.05 L – ₹6.75 L |
| 65 | Sourav Joshi Lifestyle & Vlogs | 9.7M | ₹4.37 L – ₹7.28 L |
| 66 | Prajakta Koli Entertainment & Comedy | 8.7M | ₹3.52 L – ₹5.87 L |
| 67 | Jr NTR Entertainment & Comedy | 8.1M | ₹3.28 L – ₹5.47 L |
| 68 | Ajjubhai (Total Gaming) Gaming | 7.3M | ₹3.29 L – ₹5.47 L |
| 69 | Harsh Beniwal Entertainment & Comedy | 7M | ₹2.83 L – ₹4.72 L |
| 70 | Mrunal Panchal Beauty & Fashion | 6.2M | ₹3.07 L – ₹5.12 L |
| 71 | Gaurav Chaudhary Tech & Gadgets | 6M | ₹3.51 L – ₹5.85 L |
| 72 | Ranveer Brar Food & Cooking | 4.6M | ₹2.07 L – ₹3.45 L |
| 73 | Kusha Kapila Entertainment & Comedy | 4.4M | ₹1.78 L – ₹2.97 L |
| 74 | Ranveer Allahbadia Lifestyle & Vlogs | 4.3M | ₹1.94 L – ₹3.23 L |
| 75 | Ankur Warikoo Finance & Investing | 3.9M | ₹2.46 L – ₹4.09 L |
| 76 | Shivesh Bhatia Food & Cooking | 3.7M | ₹1.67 L – ₹2.77 L |
| 77 | Komal Pandey Beauty & Fashion | 1.9M | ₹94,100 – ₹1.57 L |
| 78 | Dolly Singh Beauty & Fashion | 1.8M | ₹89,100 – ₹1.49 L |
| 79 | Kabita Singh Food & Cooking | 1.8M | ₹81,000 – ₹1.35 L |
| 80 | CA Rachana Phadke Ranade Finance & Investing | 1.2M | ₹75,600 – ₹1.26 L |
Method and honesty: follower counts are approximations from published reporting, each sourced on the individual pages, and reviewed August 2026. Rates are estimates from our public pricing model, not quoted prices. Nobody listed here is affiliated with InfluencerMetric.
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