Davido now most followed Nigerian celebrity on IG with 12m, 500m views on YouTube

Nigerian music sensation, David Adeleke aka Davido has just achieved a new milestone as he surpassed his much compared colleague, Wizkid and other celebrities on social media to reach a whopping 12 million followers on Instagram.

Davido is undoubtedly one of the amazing Nigerian artistes successfully taking Nigerian music to the world map despite being in the industry for a relatively short time.

The star became known in the music scene after his hit song in 2011, ‘Back When’, and he hasn’t looked back ever since. He has been able to surpass his seniors in the industry, even on social media, to the joy of his fans.

The DMW boss has recently been a topic of discussion on social media since the release of his new music, Blow My Mind with top American music act Chris Brown.

Without wasting much time, the energetic singer followed up with the release of the music video for the project.

The Blow My Mind music video which you can watch below garnered 1 million views in 12 hours, over 2 million views in 24 hours and an enviable 6.5 million views on YouTube, a record-breaking achievement.

Davido now lead as the most followed Nigerian celebrity on Instagram after gathering more than 12 million followers.

In other news, Davido Beats Wizkid, Tiwa Savage to become most viewed Nigerian artist on YouTube. He recently hit 500 million accumulated views on YouTube. According to ChartData on Twitter, the “Blow My Mind” singer has surpassed 500 Million views on Youtube, the highest in Nigeria.