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Most Influential World Leaders in Africa (2026 ranking)

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Suluhu Hassan keeps first place, 6 points ahead of Ahmed Tinubu. Clotaire Oligui Nguema posts the biggest 30-day gain, at +685.

Who are the most influential world leaders online? As of Oct 27, 2026, the five most influential are Samia Suluhu Hassan, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Paul Kagame, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and Abiy Ahmed. The Favikon Index World leaders (Africa) 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 (Africa): the full ranking

The ranking

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

#Person30D×
1#20SSSamia Suluhu Hassan, head_of_stateSuluhu HassanTanzania9,921+213.1×Strongest on Instagram, 98% of interactionsInstagram 98% · 795.3K interactionsX 2% · 18.9K interactions
2#21BABola Ahmed Tinubu, head_of_state_and_governmentAhmed TinubuNigeria9,915+45.4×Strongest on Instagram, 74% of interactionsInstagram 74% · 458.1K interactionsX 26% · 160K interactions
3#27PKPaul Kagame, head_of_stateKagameRwanda9,876+13.1×Strongest on Instagram, 89% of interactionsInstagram 89% · 297.9K interactionsX 7% · 21.2K interactionsTikTok 3% · 11K interactionsYouTube 1% · 4.2K interactions
4#33AFAbdel Fattah el-Sisi, head_of_stateFattah el-SisiEgypt9,799+443.3×Strongest on Instagram, 80% of interactionsInstagram 80% · 196.4K interactionsX 20% · 49.6K interactions
5#36AAAbiy Ahmed, head_of_governmentAhmedEthiopia9,777+2852.3×Strongest on TikTok, 81% of interactionsTikTok 81% · 676.4K interactionsX 10% · 84.3K interactionsInstagram 8% · 66K interactionsYouTube 1% · 4.5K interactions
6#38AOAlassane Ouattara, head_of_stateOuattaraCôte d’Ivoire9,758—1.3×Strongest on TikTok, 95% of interactionsTikTok 95% · 83.7K interactionsX 5% · 4.5K interactions
7#39JDJohn Dramani Mahama, head_of_state_and_governmentDramani MahamaGhana9,755−333.2×Strongest on Instagram, 96% of interactionsInstagram 96% · 196.9K interactionsX 4% · 9.3K interactions
8#40HHHakainde Hichilema, head_of_state_and_governmentHichilemaZambia9,749+802.5×Strongest on TikTok, 48% of interactionsTikTok 48% · 61.4K interactionsInstagram 38% · 48.2K interactionsX 14% · 17.4K interactions
9#43FTFélix Tshisekedi, head_of_stateTshisekediCongo - Kinshasa9,733−321.2×Strongest on TikTok, 62% of interactionsTikTok 62% · 291K interactionsInstagram 32% · 149.1K interactionsX 6% · 27.8K interactionsYouTube 0% · 22 interactions
10#53ATAbdelmadjid Tebboune, head_of_stateTebbouneAlgeria9,682−2240.7×Strongest on YouTube, 61% of interactionsYouTube 61% · 15.4K interactionsTikTok 21% · 5.3K interactionsX 18% · 4.7K interactions
11#57YMYoweri Museveni, head_of_stateMuseveniUganda9,613−211.6×Strongest on X, 64% of interactionsX 64% · 73K interactionsInstagram 36% · 40.5K interactions
12#62FZFatima Zahra El Mansouri, head_of_governmentZahra El MansouriMorocco9,526+3024.3×Strongest on Instagram, 92% of interactionsInstagram 92% · 624.5K interactionsTikTok 8% · 50.7K interactions
13#66BDBassirou Diomaye Faye, head_of_stateDiomaye FayeSenegal9,499−533.3×Strongest on Instagram, 72% of interactionsInstagram 72% · 24K interactionsX 28% · 9.1K interactions
14#72HSHassan Sheikh Mohamud, head_of_stateSheikh MohamudSomalia9,410+1225.6×Strongest on TikTok, 100% of interactionsTikTok 100% · 243.9K interactions
15#74AHAbdul Hamid Dbeibah, head_of_governmentHamid DbeibahLibya9,366——Strongest on X, 100% of interactionsX 100% · 4.3K interactions
16#78FGFaure Gnassingbé, head_of_governmentGnassingbéTogo9,322+132.0×Strongest on TikTok, 77% of interactionsTikTok 77% · 13.7K interactionsInstagram 11% · 2K interactionsLinkedIn 7% · 1.2K interactionsX 5% · 827 interactions
17#85EMEmmerson Mnangagwa, head_of_state_and_governmentMnangagwaZimbabwe9,249—0.9×Strongest on Instagram, 72% of interactionsInstagram 72% · 47.1K interactionsX 28% · 18.2K interactions
18#88WRWilliam Ruto, head_of_state_and_governmentRutoKenya9,195—0.2×—Data updating
19#90HAHamza Abdi Barre, head_of_governmentAbdi BarreSomalia9,146—3.1×Strongest on TikTok, 98% of interactionsTikTok 98% · 58.8K interactionsX 2% · 1.4K interactions
20100+AGAssimi Goïta, head_of_stateGoïtaMali8,487−38—Strongest on X, 100% of interactionsX 100% · 4.5K interactions
21100+CRCyril Ramaphosa, head_of_state_and_governmentRamaphosaSouth Africa8,463−126≤0.2×Strongest on X, 100% of interactionsX 100% · 106.1K interactions
22100+BCBrice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, head_of_state_and_governmentClotaire Oligui NguemaGabon8,426+6851.0×Strongest on TikTok, 95% of interactionsTikTok 95% · 29.2K interactionsInstagram 4% · 1.2K interactionsX 1% · 277 interactions
23100+DSDenis Sassou Nguesso, head_of_stateSassou NguessoCongo - Brazzaville7,994—3.3×Strongest on TikTok, 99% of interactionsTikTok 99% · 19.9K interactionsX 1% · 151 interactions
24100+PBPaul Biya, head_of_stateBiyaCameroon7,782+50≤0.2×Strongest on X, 100% of interactionsX 100% · 1.6K interactions
25100+MMMohamed al-Menfi, head_of_stateal-MenfiLibya7,127+290—Strongest on X, 100% of interactionsX 100% · 261 interactions

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 26, 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 · 6 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

Biggest gains · 7d

  1. FZFatima Zahra El Mansouri, head_of_governmentFatima Zahra El MansouriInstagram+306.1K665K total
  2. AFAbdel Fattah el-Sisi, head_of_stateAbdel Fattah el-SisiInstagram+30K3.6M total
  3. SSSamia Suluhu Hassan, head_of_stateSamia Suluhu HassanInstagram+27K3.1M total
  4. YMYoweri Museveni, head_of_stateYoweri MuseveniX+9.8K3.8M total
  5. PKPaul Kagame, head_of_statePaul KagameInstagram+9.7K1.8M total

Biggest % gains · 7d

  1. FZFatima Zahra El Mansouri, head_of_governmentFatima Zahra El MansouriInstagram+85.3%+306.1K
  2. JLJoão Lourenço, head_of_state_and_governmentJoão LourençoInstagram+5.2%+3.7K
  3. AAAbiy Ahmed, head_of_governmentAbiy AhmedInstagram+3.1%+7.7K
  4. BCBrice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, head_of_state_and_governmentBrice Clotaire Oligui NguemaTikTok+2.4%+6.9K
  5. YMYoweri Museveni, head_of_stateYoweri MuseveniInstagram+1.6%+5.8K

Declines and slowdowns

  1. BABola Ahmed Tinubu, head_of_state_and_governmentBola Ahmed TinubuX+76vs. +34.5K before
  2. JLJoão Lourenço, head_of_state_and_governmentJoão LourençoX−687-day decline

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 (Africa) 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?

Samia Suluhu Hassan is the most influential world leader on social media according to the Favikon Index World leaders (Africa), with a Favikon score of 9,921 points on Oct 27, 2026. Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Paul Kagame complete the top three. The ranking is recalculated every day.

How often is the World leaders (Africa) updated?

The Favikon Index World leaders (Africa) 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 (Africa)?

Influence in the Favikon Index World leaders (Africa) 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 (Africa) 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 (Africa)?

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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