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    "editor1": "<p>Indian skipper Virat Kohli became the first cricketer to hit 100 million followers on Facebook-owned photo and video-sharing social networking platform Instagram.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli has joined Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Argentine forward Lionel Messi, Hollywood actor and former pro-wrestler Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, American singer-songwriter Beyonce, and Ariana Grande in the 100 million club.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli is also the fourth most followed sportsperson on Instagram.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ronaldo tops the chart with 265 million followers, while Barcelona captain Messi and Brazil&#39;s Neymar stand second and third in the list with 186 million, 147 million followers respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli had earlier become the first Asian to reach 75 million followers on Instagram.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Speaking of cricketers, Virat Kohli has more than three times the followers of second-placed MS Dhoni (30.4 million).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Apart from Instagram, Kohli also has a massive fan-following on other social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. As of now he has 40.8 million followers on Twitter, while has over 36 million likes on Facebook.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Recently, Kohli had upstaged Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar and Ranveer to retain the top spot in India&#39;s most-valuable celeb list. According to the Celebrity Brand Valuation Study 2020 by Duff &amp; Phelps, the Indian skipper was reportedly crowned as India&#39;s most valuable celebrity with a brand value of $237.7 million.<\/p>\r\n",
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