Nigerian Artists With the Largest Fanbase (Top 10)

Fans are an integral part of the success of any artist, whether Nigerian or not. This is because your fans will support your music, buy your tickets, repost your works and even give you free publicity the best way they can.

Nigerian artists have been known to sell out the o2 in London from time to time and this is only possible because of the number of fans they have, not just in the country, but all over the world.

In this article, RNN will highlight the top 10 Nigerian artists with the largest fanbase. Let’s get straight into it.

10. Teni

Teniola Apata rose to the limelight with the release of her freestyle song “Uyo Meyo”. Asides her great freestyling abilities, great voice, and other general singing skills, Teni is also loved for her originality and hilarious nature. This is what has brought her millions of fans from all corners of the world.

Teni boasts of 4.9 million Instagram followers and 1.4 million Twitter followers.

9. Naira Marley

Although he officially entered the music industry over 8 years ago, Naira Marley rose to nationwide prominence in 2019 following the release of his hit single “Am I a Yahoo Boy?”. Since then, he has enjoyed media attention and wide followership. He has equally risen to become one of the Nigerian artists with the largest fanbase.

With 7 million followers on Instagram and 4.4 million followers on Twitter, Naira Marley continues to amass fans to himself by the day. His fans are called “Marlians”. 

8. Falz

Falz is another Nigerian rapper with large followership. Since his emergence into the limelight a few years ago, the musician has amassed millions of fans around the world.

With a followership of 9 million on Instagram and 2.8 million on Twitter, loyal fans often profess support for the artiste via sold-out shows and millions of music streams which help him to charts around the world.

7. DJ Cuppy

Cupcakes are another fanbase that boasts of very large followership. Nigerian musician and DJ, Cuppy is known to refer to her fanbase all over the world as “Cupcakes”. Cuppy, who is now based in London, UK, is another artist that has loyal fans.

She is followed by millions across social media platforms including Instagram (9 million) and Twitter (5.3 million), making her the 7th on the list of Nigerian artists with the largest fanbase.

6. Olamide

Olamide (Badoo) is one of the best rappers in Nigeria at the moment. Widely respected as the “King of the Streets”, Olamide is known for helping young and talented people on the “streets” and giving them a platform to showcase what they’ve got to the world.

He has 9.9 million Instagram followers and 5.9 followers on Twitter.

5. Burna Boy

The “Giant of Africa” is equally well known for his large followership on social media. Whether in Nigeria, in the US, or in the UK, Burna Boy is well-loved and seems to have loyal fans no matter the territory he steps into.

With close to 12 million Instagram followers and almost 8 million Twitter followers, Burna Boy has proven to be one of the artists with the largest fanbase in the world.

4. Yemi Alade

Nigerian artist, Yemi Alade is known for her representation of the African culture, both in her music style and dress sense. This is what led to her nickname/moniker- Mama Afrika.

She has “loyal” fans who go as far as trolling other celebrities or their fans whenever a rumor or misunderstanding occurs between both parties (This is common among fans worldwide though). Yemi Alade has over 17 million followers on Instagram and about 2 million on Twitter, making her one of the top artists on the list of Nigerian artists with the largest fanbase.

She also boasts of millions of music streams and sold-out shows around the world.

3. Tiwa Savage

The Queen of Afrobeats as she is fondly called also has one of the largest fanbases in Nigeria. Not only does she have large followership online, but she also has loyal fans offline around the world. From sold-out concerts to millions of streams around the world, Tiwa can definitely boast of loyal fans/supporters.

Tiwa Savage has over 15 million followers on Instagram and about 6 million on Twitter.

2. Wizkid

Wizkid has the second-largest fanbase in Nigeria. His fans are known as Wizkid FC (Wizkid Fan Club) and are known to be very supportive online and offline. He was the first Nigerian artiste to sell out the o2 within two minutes of putting tickets up for sale.

Although Wizkid is perceived to have the largest fanbase in Nigeria among all artists in the country, he is not at the top of the list, judging from recent social media followership. Wizkid has 15.5 million followers on Instagram and 11 million followers on Twitter.

1. Davido

Davido is equally loved by many people around the world who make up his fanbase. His fans are not just “audio” fans or online fans. They show up at his concerts in their number and stream his songs to millions. If there’s a reason why any artist like Davido tops the charts, it’s a result of a large fanbase. He also sold out the 20,000 capacity o2 Arena in the UK.

With over 25 million Instagram followers and 12.7 million Twitter followers at the moment, Davido has the largest fanbase in Nigeria.

Nigerian Artists With the Largest Fanbase (Summary)

Here’s a list of the top 10 artists with the largest fanbase in Nigeria as highlighted in this article.

1. Davido
2. Wizkid
3. Tiwa Savage
4. Yemi Alade
5. Burna Boy
6. Olamide
7. DJ Cuppy
8. Falz
9. Naira Marley
10. Teni