Top 20 Art Influencers in India on Instagram (Aug 2026)

We found 1,574 art influencers in India on Instagram. These creators use "art" in their Instagram bio and have audiences concentrated in India. Here are the top 20, ranked on engagement rate, audience quality and reach, not follower count alone.

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Updated August 6, 2026

  1. 1Sanjay Nar Bahadur Instagram profile photo

    Sanjay Nar Bahadur

    @sanjayroy9818

    🎨 Artist | Storyteller | Lifestyle 🤍 ✨ Creating, dreaming, inspiring 📩 Brand Collaborations ( sanjayroy131.srp@gmail.com)

    MacroIndia
    Followers1.0M
    Engagement rate6.82%1.4x page median
    Suspicious followers18.0%Moderate
    Average reel plays1.1MPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Sanjay Nar Bahadur's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    India97%
    Bangladesh0.3%
    Nepal0.3%
    Pakistan0.3%
    United States0.2%

    Audience gender

  2. 2Sayli Kamble Patil Instagram profile photo

    Sayli Kamble Patil

    @saylikamble_music

    Artist Exclusively managed by @willyandchoklate 📞: 9820264547 , 9076122618 ✉️: wandcevents@gmail.com

    MacroIndia
    Followers978K
    Engagement rate2.88%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers19.7%Moderate
    Average reel plays1.1MPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Sayli Kamble Patil's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    India91%
    Pakistan1.7%
    Bangladesh1.3%
    United Arab Emirates1.0%
    United States0.5%

    Audience gender

  3. Followers889K
    Engagement rate8.73%1.8x page median
    Suspicious followers29.4%Elevated
    Average reel plays2.7MPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    India96%
    Bangladesh0.8%
    Pakistan0.8%
    Australia0.3%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 77.6K. Avg comments: 278. Audience credibility: 75%.

  4. 4🦋SANA SALEEM SHEIKH🦋 Instagram profile photo

    🦋SANA SALEEM SHEIKH🦋

    @photogenic_sana09

    Kid Artist 🎀 | Fashion • Lifestyle • Fun Managed by Team Sana 📩 Collaborations: @sanaxcollab

    MacroIndia
    Followers885K
    Engagement rate2.34%0.5x page median
    Suspicious followers22.2%Elevated
    Average reel plays192KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

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    🦋SANA SALEEM SHEIKH🦋's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    India97%
    United States0.5%
    Philippines0.3%
    Indonesia0.3%
    United Arab Emirates0.2%

    Audience gender

  5. 5Rajnish Kumar Pandey Instagram profile photo

    Rajnish Kumar Pandey

    @rajnishpandey118

    Theatre Artist 🎭 Content Creator 📷✍️ For Business enquiry please 📮 Managed by - @___mr.bablu___

    MacroIndia
    Followers846K
    Engagement rate5.98%1.2x page median
    Suspicious followers21.2%Elevated
    Average reel plays1.1MPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

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    Rajnish Kumar Pandey's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    India98%
    Nepal0.5%
    United Arab Emirates0.2%
    Poland0.2%
    Saudi Arabia0.2%

    Audience gender

  6. Followers816K
    Engagement rate4.42%At page median
    Suspicious followers14.3%Moderate
    Average reel plays567KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    India95%
    Saudi Arabia1.9%
    United Arab Emirates1.3%
    Kuwait0.4%
    Qatar0.2%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 36.1K. Avg comments: 412. Audience credibility: 89%.

  7. 7धीरज थोरात Instagram profile photo

    धीरज थोरात

    @dheeru_124

    🎭 Artist | Poet | Writer | Dancer 🎭 ✨ ओळख-एक सर्वसामान्य कलाकार ✨ 🌸 सर्वस्व-आई 🌍🥀❤️🥰 🌸

    MacroIndia
    Followers782K
    Engagement rate35.15%Outlier, verify before using
    Suspicious followers10.5%Moderate
    Average reel plays2.8MPer video post
  8. 8Aayushi Patel Instagram profile photo

    Aayushi Patel

    @aayushimakeup

    Makeup Artist 💄 | Educator 🎓 ☎️For Enquiry : 98253 23002 📍Ahmedabad 🇮🇳 📩 Email: praayushimakeup@gmail.com

    MacroIndia
    Followers544K
    Engagement rate4.77%At page median
    Suspicious followers23.1%Elevated
    Average reel plays988KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Aayushi Patel's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    India91%
    United States1.8%
    Canada1.0%
    Malaysia0.9%
    United Arab Emirates0.8%

    Audience gender

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 29.7K. Avg comments: 68. Audience credibility: 77%.

  9. Followers544K
    Engagement rate13.35%2.8x page median
    Suspicious followers18.1%Moderate
    Average reel plays875KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    India98%
    Bangladesh0.6%
    Pakistan0.5%
    Indonesia0.3%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 72.6K. Avg comments: 735. Audience credibility: 85%.

  10. Followers518K
    Engagement rate2.61%0.5x page median
    Suspicious followers24.3%Elevated
    Average reel plays303KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    India96%
    Pakistan1.1%
    Bangladesh0.6%
    Thailand0.6%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 13.5K. Avg comments: 665. Audience credibility: 79%.

  11. Followers502K
    Engagement rate4.09%At page median
    Suspicious followers31.7%High
    Average reel plays532KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    India98%
    United Arab Emirates0.5%
    Nepal0.4%
    Bangladesh0.3%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 20.5K. Avg comments: 97. Audience credibility: 75%.

  12. 12Priya Dhapa Instagram profile photo

    Priya Dhapa

    @priyadhapa

    ✨ Artist|| Lifestyle Creator 🎨 lifestyle • beauty • creativity 📍Delhi 📩 collabs: priyadhapa@create.wtf 250k+ on YouTube⬇️

    Mid-tierIndia
    Followers491K
    Engagement rate4.80%At page median
    Suspicious followers15.5%Moderate
    Average reel plays489KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Priya Dhapa's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    India95%
    Pakistan1.8%
    Nepal0.8%
    Bangladesh0.6%
    United States0.4%

    Audience gender

  13. Followers487K
    Engagement rate6.29%1.3x page median
    Suspicious followers22.2%Elevated
    Average reel plays522KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    India88%
    Pakistan3.2%
    Bangladesh1.5%
    Indonesia1.1%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 30.6K. Avg comments: 300. Audience credibility: 83%.

  14. Followers446K
    Engagement rate1.77%0.4x page median
    Suspicious followers23.4%Elevated
    Average reel plays322KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    India99%
    Brazil0.3%
    Mauritius0.2%
    Kuwait0.2%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 7.9K. Avg comments: 57. Audience credibility: 82%.

  15. 16Abbas Baig ◆ عباس بیگ Instagram profile photo

    Abbas Baig ◆ عباس بیگ

    @abybaig

    Engineer once, an Artist now ✨ 📍Delhi 📸 Canon India Ambassador 🏆 Times of India Travel photographer of the year 2025 . 📩 Email/DM for enquiries

    Mid-tierIndia
    Followers424K
    Engagement rate12.60%2.6x page median
    Suspicious followers21.0%Elevated
    Average reel plays275KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Abbas Baig ◆ عباس بیگ's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    India53%
    United States5.9%
    Iran2.7%
    Italy2.5%
    France2.3%

    Audience gender

  16. Followers422K
    Engagement rate4.02%0.8x page median
    Suspicious followers35.1%High
    Average reel plays489KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    India83%
    United Kingdom1.8%
    Canada1.6%
    United Arab Emirates0.6%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 17.0K. Avg comments: 141. Audience credibility: 77%.

  17. Followers419K
    Engagement rate3.15%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers29.2%Elevated
    Average reel plays499KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    India93%
    Bangladesh3.4%
    United Arab Emirates0.5%
    Nepal0.4%
    Saudi Arabia0.4%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 13.2K. Avg comments: 1.0K. Audience credibility: 76%.

  18. 19Anukriti | Artist & Creative DIYer👩🏻‍🎨 Instagram profile photo

    Anukriti | Artist & Creative DIYer👩🏻‍🎨

    @lavanyahandmades

    Upcycler & DIY enthusiast exploring various art forms, passionate about plants, documenting, and creativity!👩🏻‍🎨🎨🌿 📩:…

    Mid-tierIndia
    Followers418K
    Engagement rate9.38%2.0x page median
    Suspicious followers18.1%Moderate
    Average reel plays1.1MPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Anukriti | Artist & Creative DIYer👩🏻‍🎨's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    India82%
    Pakistan2.4%
    United States2.3%
    Bangladesh1.9%
    United Arab Emirates1.1%

    Audience gender

  19. Followers417K
    Engagement rate18.47%3.9x page median
    Suspicious followers21.5%Elevated
    Average reel plays1.1MPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    India96%
    United Arab Emirates0.9%
    United Kingdom0.4%
    Canada0.2%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 77.1K. Avg comments: 199. Audience credibility: 82%.

Benchmarks

Top art influencers in India: engagement and audience benchmarks

The median and ranges across this ranking, so you can tell a genuinely strong art creator from an average one.

1,574creators indexed510Kmedian followers4.79%median engagement22.0%avg suspicious followers

The top art influencers in India run a median engagement rate of 4.79% and average 22.0% suspicious followers. Treat 4.79% as the bar a strong art creator in India should clear; below it, you are paying for reach, not attention.

The best art influencers in India here span 0 nano or micro and 11 macro accounts, covering both cost-efficient gifting and broad-reach launches. Audiences concentrate in India (95%), skewing male at 73%.

How this list is built. These are Instagram creators who describe themselves using terms like art, art, illustration in their own bio and whose audience is concentrated in India. 1,574 accounts matched. We rank them on a blend of engagement rate, suspicious-follower share and reach, then publish the top 20. Figures are a snapshot taken on Aug 2026 and are frozen between refreshes, so the order you see is the order everyone sees.

Where their audiences are

India95%

Follower tiers in this ranking

Nanounder 10K
0
Micro10K to 100K
0
Mid-tier100K to 500K
9
Macro500K+
11

Combined audience gender

FAQ

Art influencers in India: common questions

How do I find art influencers in India?

Three approaches work. You can search local hashtags and location tags manually, which is free but slow and biased toward whoever posts most. You can ask your existing customers who they follow. Or you can filter an index: Leewou holds 1,574 art influencers in India and lets you narrow by follower range, engagement rate, audience country and suspicious-follower share in one query. The 20 on this page are the top of that set, and the rest are in the app.

Who are the top art influencers in India right now?

On this ranking, Sanjay Nar Bahadur (@sanjayroy9818), Sayli Kamble Patil (@saylikamble_music), Diksha Soni (@ddikshasoni). The ordering blends engagement rate, audience quality and reach rather than follower count alone, which is why a smaller account can outrank a larger one. Data was last refreshed in Aug 2026.

What counts as a good engagement rate for art creators?

Use the set you are actually buying from as the benchmark, not a global average. Across these art influencers in India, the median engagement rate is 4.79% at a median of 510K followers. Anything meaningfully above that median is doing better than its peers at the same size; anything well below is worth a second look before you pay for reach.

Are these follower counts real?

Not entirely, and that is true of every Instagram list. Across this group, an average of 22.0% of followers show signs of being fake or inactive. We publish that figure on every card instead of hiding it, so you can discount reach estimates before you negotiate. Anything above 30% is worth auditing manually before you commit budget.

Can I see contact details and full audience data for these creators?

Not on this page: it is a public preview. Inside Leewou you get the full audience breakdown (age, gender, country, city, interests, credibility), historical growth, content performance and email unlocks, plus the ability to save creators to shared lists and monitor their campaign posts. The trial runs 14 days with no card required.

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