NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday turned the primary world chief and politician to cross 100 million followers on Instagram, marking a brand new milestone in his world digital presence.PM Modi, who joined the Meta-owned platform in 2014, now has greater than twice the followers of US President Donald Trump, who stands second with 43.2 million followers. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto follows with 15 million, whereas Brazil’s president has 14.4 million. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has 11.6 million followers and Argentine President Javier Milei has 6.4 million. The mixed follower rely of those 5 leaders stays beneath Modi’s particular person tally.
Inside India, the hole between Modi and different political leaders can also be vast. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has 16.1 million followers, whereas Congress MP and chief of opposition within the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has round 12.6 million.Individually, surveys present PM Modi main world approval scores amongst chosen world leaders. As of December 2025, PM Modi held a 70 per cent approval ranking, in keeping with Statista, putting him on the prime of the checklist. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ranked second with 63 per cent, adopted by Argentina’s Javier Milei at 60 per cent. US President Donald Trump ranked eleventh with a 43 per cent approval ranking.In line with the newest knowledge launched by US-based enterprise intelligence agency Morning Seek the advice of, primarily based on surveys carried out between February 2 and February 8, 2026, Modi ranked first with a 67 per cent approval ranking. Czech Republic’s Andrej Babis stood second with 59 per cent. Sanae Takaichi ranked fifth with 56 per cent, whereas Trump was positioned eleventh with a 40 per cent approval ranking.Morning Seek the advice of’s 2025 knowledge had additionally positioned Modi on the prime of its ‘Democratic Chief Approval Rankings’ checklist with a 75 per cent rating, adopted by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at 59 per cent. Trump had ranked eighth with an approval ranking below 45 per cent.