Shraddha beats Deepika socially

With 56.5 million followers, the Stree actress has displaced Deepika Padukone from the spot of the third most-followed Indian celeb on Instagram; Deepika has 52 million followers. Shraddha, interestingly, is closing in on Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ number of followers, which is 58 million worldwide.

Incidentally, just a few months back, Deepika and Priyanka’s names surfaced over fake following numbers on Instagram. According to the reports, 48% of Deepika’s followers are bots.

On the other hand, Shraddha’s Instagram followers have only increased in numbers since last year.

The actress keeps engaging her fans on her account, sharing glamorous pictures, brand endorsements, birthday wishes, and promotional videos while often raising voice for the social concerns, especially around animals.

Presently, the spot of the most followed Indian celebrity is reserved by Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli, with 82 million followers from across the world.

The most followed person in the world is footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, with 241 million followers.