Four years ago, the Quantico actress was summoned by Mumbai police related to the fake follower scam. She never spoke about it in interviews or on social media
Priyanka Chopra, Virat Kohli, Kylie Jenner, Cristiano Ronaldo are not just celebrities anymore. They have become global names that are recognized world over. And the more successful they became, the more followers they gathered on social media. Social media validation is something that is here to stay and Bollywood and Hollywood celebrities are completely aware of that.
But what happens when all this social media validation turns out to be completely fake and farce? Many big names in the entertainment industry have taken the wrong path to be able to justify their followers. As per a new report, the aforementioned names have lost millions of followers as Instagram wiped out fake followers and bots.
🔴 Virat Kohli https://t.co/HwqEfWPMGc Instagram Follower Update
Previous : 276,367,027
Current : 274,283,312
Change : -2,083,715 (lost) in the last 2.1d#Instagram #Followers #virat.kohli #Stats pic.twitter.com/fjIxTOmMq5
— Celebrity Radar (@CelebRadar0) May 6, 2026
🔴 Cristiano Ronaldo https://t.co/Ogn7npDQEm Instagram Follower Update
Previous : 673,307,250
Current : 666,695,107
Change : -6,612,143 (lost) in the last 2.1d#Instagram #Followers #cristiano #Stats pic.twitter.com/VwPXY3nt8c
— Celebrity Radar (@CelebRadar0) May 6, 2026
📉| Main female acts and the number of followers they lost after Instagram’s bot purge.
Via: @CelebRadar0 pic.twitter.com/z77joeJ5nt
— Pop Hub (@PopHubOfficial) May 6, 2026
The Instagram followers scam
Back in 2019, Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, a London-based independent music education provider, did some interesting digging, and found out that some of the most followed celebrities on social media have actually bought their followers.
Four years ago, the Quantico actress was summoned by Mumbai police related to the fake follower scam. She never spoke about it in interviews or on social
Media.
Ellen DeGeneres
She topped the list. She has more than 38 million followers on Instagram but the report that came out five years ago exposed her reality; she had over 58% fake followers. No celebrity in India or abroad has spoken about the greed to buy followers to increase their cloud and social media.
First Published:
May 08, 2026, 09:02 IST
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