Davido, First African Artist With 20 Million Instagram Followers

Award-winning Afrobeat musician David Adeleke aka Davido has reached 20 million Instagram followers, making him the first African artist to cross the threshold. The Nigerian singer also continues to maintain his No.1 spot as the most followed African artist on social media.

Nigeria's most popular artist, Davido, has just passed the 20 million Instagram follower mark, making him the first African artist to achieve these statistics. He still continues to maintain his No.1 place as the most followed African artist on the main social media platforms, ahead of his compatriots, Wizkid (12.1 million) or even Burna Boy (6.6 million), which won awards at the last Grammys Awards in Los Angeles.

The boss of the DMW label did not hesitate to celebrate this feat by going to his page to announce the good news. He also revealed a collaboration from a song by Zlatan Ibile and Mayorkun. “20 million subscribers! “, He wrote in a caption.

This is not the first time Davido has set an Instagram record as he is the first Nigerian artist to reach 1 million, 2 million, 5 million, 10 million and 15 million subscribers on the platform. In addition, Davido's hit song “Fall” became the first Nigerian music video to reach 100 million views in 2017, and in 2021 it became the first music video to reach 200 million views on YouTube.

The artist has been praised by several of his subscribers in his comment section. “Congratulations Davido, God bless you. We are looking forward to the new collaboration with Zlatan Ibile and Mayorkun ”, reacted a fan. “Davido is the most famous African artist in the world. Long live you Igwe (the king), ”wrote another.