Top 20 Buddhist Influencers in 2026

1. Dalai Lama

Bio Welcome to the official Instagram Account of the Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. *****@dalailama.com Instagram Handle @dalailama Instagram Followers 2.2M Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Mega Gender Male dalailama.com/news + Follow Get Email Contact Request 657 Buddhist Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Jessica Pimentel

Bio Actress/Musician/Conqueress 🗡️
Tibetan Buddhist 💎 Bad @ being fake 🧿
NYC Latina 📍🗽↔️ 🇸🇪
Öchang Khandro AKA The Crusher™
འོད་འཆང་མཁའ་འགྲོ། Instagram Handle @thecrusher007 Instagram Followers 399.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. Tara Brach

Bio Author | Spiritual Teacher *****@tarabrach.com Instagram Handle @tarabrach Instagram Followers 320.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female youtube.com/@TaraBrach + Follow Get Email Contact

4. Jack Kornfield

Bio Buddhist teacher, bestselling author, and co-founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. 🪷 Read my new book, All In This Together. 📖 *****@jackkornfield.com Instagram Handle @jack_kornfield Instagram Followers 309.3K Type Macro Gender Male jackkornfield.com/tag/buddhism + Follow Get Email Contact

5. Matthieu Ricard

Bio Humanitarian, photographer, scientist, Buddhist monk, author 🙏🏼 Founder of @karunashechen *****@karuna-shechen.org Instagram Handle @matthieu_ricard Instagram Followers 283.3K Type Macro Gender Male matthieuricard.org/en/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

6. Sharon Salzberg

Bio ★ Teaching meditation since 1974
★ Author of 14 books
★ Host of the Metta Hour Podcast
★ Get my new children's book, KIND KARL ⤵️ *****@sharonsalzberg.com Instagram Handle @sharonsalzberg Instagram Followers 172.1K Type Macro Gender Female sharonsalzberg.com + Follow Get Email Contact

7. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Bio Official Instagram account for Tibetan meditation master Mingyur Rinpoche, administered by students and staff at @tergaronline. *****@tergar.org Instagram Handle @mingyurrinpoche Instagram Followers 132.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Gelong Thubten

Bio Buddhist monk, meditation teacher and author from the UK. Books: A Monk’s Guide to Happiness and Handbook for Hard Times available at link below *****@samye.org Instagram Handle @gelongthubten Instagram Followers 90K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. Timber Hawkeye

Bio The intention behind the books and the #BuddhistBootCamp Podcast is to awaken, enlighten, enrich, and inspire.
⬇️ All Links ⬇️ *****@buddhistbootcamp.com Instagram Handle @buddhistbootcamp Instagram Followers 63.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro buddhistbootcamp.com/podcast + Follow Get Email Contact

10. Trudy Goodman

Bio 🦋Teaching Meditation Since 1979
📿 Founder @insightlameditation *****@trudygoodman.com Instagram Handle @trudy_goodman Instagram Followers 53.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Lama Rod Owens

Bio You can heal & free yourself
Buddhist Minister 📿 Author 📚 Spiritual Abolitionist ✊🏾 Herbalist 🌱Atlanta Southern Queen 👑
Practice with me ⬇️ *****@lamarod.com Instagram Handle @lamarodofficial Instagram Followers 40.2K Type Micro Get Email Contact

12. Joan Halifax

Bio Buddhist teacher, author #standingattheedge, social activist, anthropologist, Abbot @upayazencenter Instagram Handle @joanhalifax Instagram Followers 23.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Gizan Katoh

Bio 仏師/ 彫刻家
Sculptor/ Tokyo JAPAN/ Instagram Handle @gizan_katoh Instagram Followers 20.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. Susan Piver|Buddhist Teacher

Bio Founder, Open Heart Project. Vajrayana Buddhist. NYT best selling author. New book: The Buddhist Enneagram. Music lover. Barton Springs. South Austin. *****@susanpiver.com Instagram Handle @susan.piver Instagram Followers 17.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Tanya Moodie

Bio Buddhist, actor, Willow’s mum, sober. Kosen Rufu. Instagram Handle @tanyagracemoodie Instagram Followers 15.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Christopher Germer

Bio Mindful Self-Compassion
Online offerings
Meditations *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @christophergermerphd Instagram Followers 15K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

17. Lodro Rinzler

Bio Lodro Rinzler — Buddhist meditation teacher and author of 8 books including "You Are Good, You Are Enough." Lodro can be found at lodrorinzler.com. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lodrorinzler Instagram Followers 13.8K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Ogyen Trinley Dorje

Bio The official Instagram account of the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje. Not maintained by the Karmapa personally. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @karmapa Instagram Followers 72.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male kagyuoffice.org + Follow Get Email Contact

19. Ayya Soma

Bio Buddhist monk in NYC ✨☸️🗽 Co-founder of @buddhistinsights and @emptycloudmonastery 🙏 Instagram Handle @ayyasoma Instagram Followers 3K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact