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Most influential world leaders on social media (2026 ranking)

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Modi keeps first place, 3 points ahead of Trump. bin Hamad Al Thani posts the biggest 30-day gain, at +356.

Who are the most influential world leaders online? As of Oct 25, 2026, the five most influential are Narendra Modi, Donald Trump, Nayib Bukele, Giorgia Meloni, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The Favikon Index World leaders ranks heads of state and government every day by their online influence on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X and LinkedIn. Related rankings: Top 100 US politicians, Presidential 2027, and Top 100 CEOs.

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World leaders: the full ranking

The ranking

Sitting heads of state and government, ranked by Favikon influence score.

#PersonFollowers ↓30D×
1=NMNarendra Modi, head_of_governmentModiIndia315.2M−50.1K0.5×
2=DTDonald Trump, head_of_state_and_governmentTrumpUnited States219.5M+651.6K0.9×
3=NBNayib Bukele, head_of_state_and_governmentBukeleEl Salvador52.9M+589.6K6.1×
4=LILuiz Inácio Lula da Silva, head_of_state_and_governmentInácio Lula da SilvaBrazil46.8M+5.7M3.7×
5=RTRecep Tayyip Erdoğan, head_of_state_and_governmentTayyip ErdoğanTürkiye42.6M+2.6K1.4×
6=EMEmmanuel Macron, head_of_stateMacronFrance36.8M+194.7K1.6×
7=PLPope Leo XIV, head_of_state_and_governmentLeo XIVVatican City32.4M+147.5K2.3×
8=VZVolodymyr Zelenskyy, head_of_stateZelenskyyUkraine32.2M+220.8K1.0×
9=PSPrabowo Subianto, head_of_state_and_governmentSubiantoIndonesia32.1M−99.1K2.3×
10=MRMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, head_of_governmentbin Rashid Al MaktoumUnited Arab Emirates27.3M—1.0×
11=CSClaudia Sheinbaum, head_of_state_and_governmentSheinbaumMexico27M+142.7K1.9×
12=GMGiorgia Meloni, head_of_governmentMeloniItaly25.1M+243.5K2.9×
13=AFAbdel Fattah el-Sisi, head_of_stateFattah el-SisiEgypt23M—3.0×
14=JMJavier Milei, head_of_state_and_governmentMileiArgentina15.8M+25.8K2.4×
15=BNBenjamin Netanyahu, head_of_governmentNetanyahuIsrael15.6M+884.3K1.8×
16=FMFerdinand Marcos Jr., head_of_state_and_governmentMarcos Jr.Philippines14.4M—0.3×
17=WRWilliam Ruto, head_of_state_and_governmentRutoKenya12.2M+65.9K0.2×
18=MZMohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, head_of_statebin Zayed Al NahyanUnited Arab Emirates11.4M+63.2K3.4×
19=AAAbiy Ahmed, head_of_governmentAhmedEthiopia11.2M—2.3×
20=KSKing Salman bin Abdulaziz, head_of_stateSalman bin AbdulazizSaudi Arabia11.2M+34.7K—
21=SSShehbaz Sharif, head_of_governmentSharifPakistan11.1M+3.2K0.7×
22=BSBalen Shah, head_of_governmentShahNepal10.4M—9.9×
23=AIAnwar Ibrahim, head_of_governmentIbrahimMalaysia9.1M+182.4K0.8×
24=TRTarique Rahman, head_of_governmentRahmanBangladesh8.6M+8.1K5.0×
25=KFKeiko Fujimori, head_of_state_and_governmentFujimoriPeru8.2M—5.7×

Not on social media. Not ranked, for lack of an active personal account (only office or royal household accounts, or no official account): Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Mohammed bin Salman, Charles III, Sergio Mattarella, Naruhito, Felipe VI, Willem-Alexander, Frederik X, Carl XVI Gustaf, Mojtaba Khamenei, Droupadi Murmu, Joseph Aoun, Ibrahim Traoré, Kais Saied. Method →

Reach vs. reactions among world leaders

Who gets seen, who gets a reaction

Up: how many times their posts were seen in 30 days. Right: how much they make people react, compared with an account of the same size.

Reactions vs. an account of the same size →

Favikon score v3 · data as of Oct 24, 2026 · 2× = twice as many reactions (likes, comments, shares) as a typical account of the same size, on the same platforms and in the same country · posts under 48 h excluded · 2 people not shown (fewer than 3 posts in 30 days)

Biggest climbers and fallers among world leaders this month

Who's surging, who's stalling

Followers counted on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads · % computed only for accounts with at least 20K followers, to filter out small accounts.

Leaders by platform among world leaders: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, LinkedIn

Who rules each platform

How the World leaders has changed over time

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Head-to-head matchups among world leaders

The matchups

How the Favikon score works

The Favikon score measures online influence, not popularity or voting intention. Every day it combines four signals from the last 90 days: reach (average views per post), engagement (reactions, comments and shares per post), audience (followers) and consistency (how regularly an account posts). Each signal is compared with every account Favikon tracks on the same platform, then TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X and LinkedIn add up to one number. That is why someone strong on a single platform can be compared with someone present on all five. Read the full methodology →

Frequently asked questions

Who is the most influential world leader on social media?

Narendra Modi is the most influential world leader on social media according to the Favikon Index World leaders, with a Favikon score of 9,999 points on Oct 25, 2026. Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele complete the top three. The ranking is recalculated every day.

How often is the World leaders updated?

The Favikon Index World leaders is updated every day. Tracked accounts are refreshed every six hours, and each Favikon score is recalculated daily from the posts of the last 90 days, so ranks and 30-day changes always reflect the latest data.

How is influence measured in the World leaders?

Influence in the Favikon Index World leaders is measured with the Favikon score, which combines reach (views per post), engagement (reactions per post), audience (followers) and posting consistency over the last 90 days. Each signal is compared with all accounts on the same platform. It is not a poll and not a follower count.

Which social media platforms are included?

The Favikon Index World leaders covers TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X (Twitter) and LinkedIn, which all count toward the Favikon score. Facebook and Threads audiences are shown on profiles but are not part of the score. Platforms such as Weibo, WeChat, VK or Telegram are not covered.

Who is included in the World leaders?

Current heads of state and heads of government. Personal accounts only, not office accounts (@POTUS, royal households, presidencies). One exception: the Pope's @Pontifex.

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