Virat Kohli becomes most popular Asian celebrity on Instagram with 75.7 million followers

Cricketers are one of most followed celebrities in India. India is a cricket-crazy nation where sport is considered to be a religion, which is why it doesn't come as a surprise that  Indian cricketers have a massive fan following, both in real world and on social media. One such cricketer is Indian captain Virat Kohli, who is most followed Indian on Instagram. w, RCB captain has added ar fear in his cap as he becomes first Asian celebrity on Instagram with 75.5 million followers.

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Virat Kohli Instagram followers: RCB captain becomes first Asian celebrity to reach 75.5 million followers mark on Instagram

Virat Kohli's fan following has only kept on increasing despite t stepping foot on cricket field since March due to COVID-19. testament of his popularity can be judged from fact that Team India skipper is one of most rewned sports personalities across world due to his increasing fan following on various social media platforms. 

In fact, Virat Kohli Instagram followers count increased by a staggering 3.1 million in just 15 days. On August 10, Virat Kohli Instagram followers count was 72.4 million. Currently, Virat Kohli Instagram followers count stands at 75.7 million. He is far ahead from second-most popular Asian celebrity, Priyanka Chopra (56 million) and Deepika Padukone (52 million).

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Recently, Virat Kohli achieved a new milestone when he overtook NBA and Los Angeles Lakers star, LeBron James, in terms of popularity on social media.  RCB captain crossed 70 million mark on Instagram, while LeBron James, had about 69 million followers on social media platform. By reaching 70 million mark, Virat Kohli made history by becoming first Indian to touch that figure.

RCB star also enjoys an ermous following of about 36.9 million on Facebook. On or hand, 37.3 million people follow Indian captain on Twitter. Overall, Kohli has a following of nearly 150 million across all three major social networking sites.

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What is Virat Kohli net worth?

According to Forbes, Virat Kohli net worth figure from past year is estimated to be around ₹196 crore (US$26 million). Moreover, his overall net worth is estimated to be around ₹900 crore (US$119 million) according to multiple reports, while ors claim that Kohli is worth ₹1,700 crore (though unverified). A major part of Virat Kohli net worth comes from his own business investments and endorsements.

Virat Kohli net worth also comprises of his earnings from Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as an active Indian cricket player, which is ₹7 crore (US$925,730) per annum. Virat Kohli salary figure lies around ₹24 crore (US$3.1 million) per year considering that he earns ₹17 crore (US$2.24 million) per season from Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League (IPL) as well.

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Disclaimer: above Virat Kohli net worth information is sourced from various websites and media reports. website does t guarantee a 100% accuracy of figures.

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