HypeAuditor has released the list of the top 10 K-pop group and artist accounts with the highest follower growth in 2023.
Topping the chart is Lalisa Manobal (BLACKPINK’s Lisa), known as lalalalisa_m on Instagram, who witnessed a staggering increase of 12.7 million followers, reaching the notable landmark of over 100 million followers. Remarkably, Lalisa is one of only 39 global accounts to achieve this feat.
In second place is Roseanne Park (BLACKPINK’s Rose), with her account roses_are_rosie drawing in 7.5 million new followers over the year.
Lee Felix (Stray Kids) clinches the third position, adding 7.4 million new followers to his account. His growth rate of 187% was the highest among all the accounts featured in the list.
It’s impressive to note that all these accounts rank among the top 500 fastest-growing accounts globally for 2023.
Additionally, these K-pop groups and artists demonstrated a high engagement rate with their followers. Engagement rate on Instagram measures how actively users interact with content. A high engagement rate indicates strong, positive interaction with the content shared on an account.
For comparison, even with the highest subscriber growth, Cristiano Ronaldo, who is in first place, has an engagement level of just 1.68%.
In fourth to tenth place are:
4. BLACKPINK’s Jennie +7.3 million
5. NewJeans official +6.5 million
6. aespa Karina +5.83 million
7. BTS Suga +5.8 million
8. BTS V +5.3 million
9. BTS J-Hope +5 million
10. BLACKPINK official +4.4 million
What are your thoughts on these rankings? Do the leaders of this list surprise you, or did they match your expectations?
