Virat Kohli has ended up being one of the most prominent Indian celebs on the social media site Facebook with more than 35 million fans, overtaking Salman Khan. PM Narendra Modi is the only Indian with more fans than Kohli on Facebook.

Virat Kohli’s appeal on Facebook has reached a new high. He is the most followed celebrity on the social media sites system with over 35 million followers, surpassing Bollywood star Salman Khan by more than 6,00,000 followers. Captain of India’s cricket team in all styles, Kohli has made the love of his followers after an outstanding home season and a decent Champions Trophy project till the final. In April this year, he had ended up being one of the most ‘liked’ cricketers on Facebook in addition to Instagram. He has created a space for himself to become one of the most followed celebrities with a great margin, leaving Bollywood stars like Deepika Padukone, Salman Khan, and Priyanka Chopra behind. This list of celebrities also includes Sachin Tendulkar on the sixth with 28,53,64,42 followers.

The cricket captain appreciates 3,57,25,719 followers on Facebook, 16 million fans on Twitter, 14 million on Instagram to end up being one of the most famous cricketers of perpetuity worldwide. Out of the 35 million-plus fans on Facebook, 83% are Indians, followed by 5% from Bangladesh. Kohli appears to have a solid fan base in arch-rivals Pakistan, too, with over a lakh fans.

In his last two messages on Facebook, his involvement with fans touched more than 7 million quickly. On June 21, the cricket star altered his account image, which fetched him 732 thousand likes, 2,070 shares, and around ten thousand comments from followers worldwide.

Before that, Kohli had posted a picture of himself congratulating the Pakistan team on winning their initial Champions Trophy. The message captioned, “What a fantastic Event. Indian Cricket Interplay their hearts; however, the Pakistan Cricket Group came out on top in the #CT 17 Final. A big congratulations to them on winning the ICC Champions Trophy 2017” crossed 896 thousand likes and 15,603 shares.

In the last six months, his follower base boosted from 33 million to virtually 36 million. He has led India against England, Australia, prompted Royal Oppositions Bangalore in the tenth period of the Indian Premier Organization, and took India to the last Champions Prize. They lost to Pakistan by 180 runs.

Kohli is currently with his team on the Caribbean soil for a five-match ODI series and a T20 versus hosts West Indies. He has remained in the news lately for being held as the factor for Anil Kumble’s decision to step down as the head coach of the nationwide group.

The 28-year-old batsman also features the list of the fastest-growing sports celebrities web pages on Facebook, led by football greats Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. All the leading ten athletes consist of footballers other than Kohli as well as American wrestler John Cena.

To evaluate the degree of his popularity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the only Indian with more sort on Facebook than Kohli at 42.2 million.