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In today’s era, people are taking the help of standup comedy to run away from stressful life and smile openly. This is the reason why the popularity of standup comedians in India is no less than that of Bollywood stars. These artists, who created a stir from live shows to YouTube, are now ruling the social media platform Instagram as well. His fan following on Instagram is in crores, which decides who is the real king who rules the hearts of the audience. Based on the recently revealed statistics of Instagram followers, a list of top 7 standup comedians of India has come out, in which the number-1 name may surprise you. Let us know who stands where in this race.
Zakir Khan, the ‘tough boy’ of comedy, is at number seven.
Zakir Khan, who is very popular among the youth due to his excellent poetry and unique style of ‘Sakht Launda’, is at the seventh position in this list. His words go viral on social media in the form of memes. If we talk about his fan following on Instagram, till the time of writing the news, more than 5.8 million (58 lakh) people follow Zakir Khan.
Anubhav Singh Bassi shines at sixth position
Anubhav Singh Bassi, who enthralled the audience with shows like ‘Bas Kar Bassi’ and ‘Qissa Cult’, is one of the most favorite comedians of the youth at present. Bassi, who left advocacy and entered the world of comedy, has a huge fan following on Instagram. At present, the number of his followers on Instagram has crossed 6.2 million (62 lakh).
Veer Das is at fifth position
Veer Das, who has brought fame to India at the international level and is an Emmy Award winning standup comedian, comes fifth in this list. Veer Das is known for his outspoken comedy and satire on political-social issues. The number of fans of Vir Das on Instagram is more than 7.1 million (71 lakh).
Bigg Boss fame Munawar Faruqui’s reign at number four
Munawar Faruqui, who came out of the world of standup comedy and won the trophies of reality shows ‘Lock Up’ and ‘Bigg Boss 17’, does not need any identity today. Millions of fans are crazy about Munavvar’s poetry and his comedy timing. The number of followers of Munawar Faruqui on Instagram is more than 14.7 million (1.47 crore), which places him at fourth place in this list.
Cult comedian Ashish Chanchlani is in third place.
Ashish Chanchlani, who has become a household name with his Vines and funny videos on YouTube, is a big name in the world of standup and digital comedy. Ashish’s comic timing and videos made on issues related to common life make people laugh a lot. Ashish Chanchlani has more than 17.1 million (1.71 crore) followers on Instagram and he is at the third position.
Internet sensation Bhuvan Bam is at second place.
Bhuvan Bam, who started his career with ‘BB Ki Vines’, is today one of the biggest digital stars and comedians of the country. Bhuvan Bam, who has proved his mettle in acting, singing and comedy, is followed by 19.5 million (1.95 crore) people on Instagram. With his strong fan following, he is at second position in this list.
Kapil Sharma is the undisputed king of comedy number-1
When it comes to comedy, it is impossible that Kapil Sharma’s name does not come on top. Kapil Sharma, who has spread his comedy skills from TV to OTT (Netflix), is at the forefront in terms of fan following on Instagram i.e. at number-1. More than 46.1 million (4.61 crore) people follow Kapil Sharma on Instagram. His figure is far ahead of all other comedians, which makes him India’s biggest and favorite comedian.
