Virat Kohli becomes first Indian to cross 100 million mark on Instagram

Virat Kohli on Monday notched up 100 million followers on Instagram. He became the first Indian to cross the landmark and the first cricket in the world. He joined the elite 100-million panel consisting of Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Lionel Messi. The International Cricket Council (ICC) welcomed the Indian cricketer to the 100-million club on Instagram. Only Priyanka Chopra is the second Indian with more than 60 million followers on Instagram.

The right-handed batsman has a massive fan base on other social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. His official Facebook page has over 36 million likes. He is followed by 40.8 million people on Twitter.

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Portugal star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed celebrity on Instagram with 266 million followers, followed by famous singer Ariana Grande with 224 million and WWE star Dwayne Johnson with 220 million followers.