Top 50 Male Book Influencers in 2026

1. Jay Shetty

Bio Author,Podcaster,Speaker,Coach
#1 @nytimes
🎙️ @jayshettypodcast
🎬 @perfectstrangersmedia
🫧 @drinkjuni
🧘‍♀️ @calm *****@jayshetty.me Instagram Handle @jayshetty Instagram Followers 18.7M Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Mega Gender Male jayshetty.me/podcast + Follow Get Email Contact Request 150 Male Book Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

Bio Clinical Psychologist
Best-Selling Author
#1 Education Podcast
Online Higher Education: @petersonacademy *****@yahoo.com Instagram Handle @jordan.b.peterson Instagram Followers 9.2M Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Male jordanbpeterson.com/podcast + Follow Get Email Contact

3. Lewis Howes

Bio Host of The School of @greatness
3x NY Times Bestseller
Dream = LA 2028 Olympics in Handball 🤾‍♂️
Owner of 2026 USA Champions @lateamhandball 🏆 *****@schoolofgreatness.com Instagram Handle @lewishowes Instagram Followers 4.8M Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Mega Gender Male lewishowes.com/sogpodcast + Follow Get Email Contact

4. Dr Joe Dispenza

Bio 📖 New York Times best selling author
🧬 Researcher of epigenetics, quantum physics & neuroscience
🎥 Watch SourceTheFilm.org *****@drjoedispenza.com Instagram Handle @drjoedispenza Instagram Followers 4.2M Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

5. Chris Williamson

Bio Podcaster, writer, fake British accent.
Drink @neutonic
Listen @modernwisdom
⬇️ get my list of 100 life-changing books *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @chriswillx Instagram Followers 3.2M Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Mega Gender Male modernwisdom.libsyn.com + Follow Get Email Contact

6. Eckhart Tolle

Bio NYT Bestselling author of the Power of Now *****@eckharttolle.com Instagram Handle @eckharttolle Instagram Followers 2.8M Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Mega Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UCj9f.. + Follow Get Email Contact

7. Adam Grant

Bio Organizational psychologist @whartonschool
#1 NYT bestselling author of THINK AGAIN and HIDDEN POTENTIAL
@TED podcast: Re:Thinking *****@adamgrant.net Instagram Handle @adamgrant Instagram Followers 2.8M Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Mega Gender Male podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas.. + Follow Get Email Contact

8. Jim Kwik

Bio 🧠 Human Intelligence > AI
📘 NYT Bestseller Limitless
🎧 #1 Podcast: Kwik Brain (100M)
⚡ Learn & read faster • Think better • Remember more
👇 Start Here *****@kwiklearning.com Instagram Handle @jimkwik Instagram Followers 2.5M Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. Matthew Hussey

Bio 📚 International Bestselling author of ‘Love Life’
📺 #1 YouTube channel for Love Life Advice
Watch my latest YouTube video👇🏻 Tap below *****@howtogettheguy.com Instagram Handle @thematthewhussey Instagram Followers 2.5M Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Mega Gender Male youtube.com/@thematthewhussey + Follow Get Email Contact

10. John Green

Bio Novelist, vlogbrother, that guy from history class.
Business inquiries: *****@unitedtalent.com Instagram Handle @johngreenwritesbooks Instagram Followers 2.3M Type Mega Get Email Contact

11. Ryan Holiday

Bio #1 NYT Bestselling Author
Stoic Virtues Series out now
@dailystoic @dailydad @dailystoicpodcast @paintedporchbookshop
Sign up for my daily newsletter *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ryanholiday Instagram Followers 1.3M Follower Growth (3mo) +13% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

12. Matt Haig

Bio Dad. Writer. A bit annoying. Setting up @thegoldenbookshop. Number one NYT bestseller. The Midnight Library film coming. Married to @andreasemple *****@matthaig.com Instagram Handle @mattzhaig Instagram Followers 797.9K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

13. Ravi Saroj

Bio ✍️ Best Selling Author “Master Your Mindset.”
🎯 Grow 1% every day!
📖 Get “The Productivity Mindset”👇🏻 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mindsetreading Instagram Followers 734.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. Brandon Sanderson

Bio #1 NYT Bestselling Author
The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Tress & more
Finished Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time
Bookstore: @dragonsteelbooks *****@dragonsteel.com Instagram Handle @brandsanderson Instagram Followers 660K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

15. Jim Mullane

Bio 📚 Books, habits and mental wellness
📖 CR: Golden Son
👇🏼 101+ Books To Read This Year 👇🏼 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @getbetterwithbooks Instagram Followers 625.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

16. Alex Wieckowski

Bio 📚 I'll help you find amazing books and read more.
👇 Get 100 book summaries for FREE here! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @alexandbooks_ Instagram Followers 484.4K Type Macro Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UCkEf.. + Follow Get Email Contact

17. Jordy

Bio Jordy is a self-professed nerd who reads for a living, helping adapt readers' favorite books into their favorite TV shows. For book recommendations, this is the place. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jordys.book.club Instagram Followers 440.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. James Trevino

Bio Creative photographer who is best known for posting unique photography using books and his library. He often makes comedic content and shares images inspired by fiction books. He is the co-owner of BookTours360°. He is in a relationship with Elizabeth Sagan. *****@yahoo.comMORE Instagram Handle @james_trevino Instagram Followers 351.9K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

19. Michael Kist

Bio 📚Books of all genres on IG/TikTok/YouTube/FB/Bindery, mid climber
Business Inquiries: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kistreadsbooks Instagram Followers 350.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

20. Nick Parry

Bio Idiot tries to talk about books
⚡️
Join My Book Club Below! *****@socialxtalent.com Instagram Handle @booksaresick Instagram Followers 313.6K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

21. James Patterson

Bio Reading, education and book champion. Award-winning author. Creator of Alex Cross, Jane Smith and Maximum Ride. Most popular storyteller of our time. *****@hbgusa.com Instagram Handle @jamespattersonbooks Instagram Followers 146.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

22. Evan Leikam

Bio Reading • Writing • Gaming
Portland, OR
Author of Anji Kills A King (Tor/Macmillan) *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @book_reviews_kill Instagram Followers 137.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

23. Andy

Bio Andy is a UK-based Bookstagrammer living in a country town outside London who has loved reading for as long as he can remember. His tastes are wide and wild, spanning crime, classics, young adult literature, thrillers, biography, essays, criticism, comedy, fantasy, and dystopian fiction. His blog grew out of his Instagram account, which he set up at Christmas 2016 and which unexpectedly grew into a global Bookstagram community. *****@placesandbooks.comMORE Instagram Handle @places_and_books Instagram Followers 132.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

24. Matt Karamazov

Bio 🧠 Book Reviews/Recommendations (All Genres)
📖 I’ve Read 1,508 Books So Far | Goal: 10,000
📕 Education is the Path to Freedom
📚 Books + @mymentalpal 👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @themattkaramazov Instagram Followers 124.2K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

25. Guy Kawasaki

Bio Co-author of Everybody Has Something to Hide. Chief evangelist of Canva. Host of Remarkable People podcast. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @guykawasaki Instagram Followers 97K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

26. Jonah Goat

Bio I like talking about and writing stories
160k+ on TikTok
*****@socialxtalent.com Instagram Handle @jonahlikesbooks Instagram Followers 80.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

27. David Baldacci

Bio I live to write and write to live. HOPE RISES is available now. ALL IN arrives on November 10.📚 *****@davidbaldacci.com Instagram Handle @davidbaldacciauthor Instagram Followers 42.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male davidbaldacci.com + Follow Get Email Contact

28. Charlie Edwards

Bio Book lover in 🇬🇧
Honest reviews
Home of the shirt stack match 🥼📚 Instagram Handle @thebookboy Instagram Followers 39K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

29. Dennis

Bio Dennis is a popular Bookstagrammer behind Scared Straight Reads, best known in the book community for his thriller, suspense, and horror recommendations. He regularly hosts Instagram Live conversations with authors, appears on podcasts such as Book Talk, etc. and Thrillers by the Bookclub, and leads buddy reads with the wider Bookstagram community. *****@gmail.comMORE Instagram Handle @scaredstraightreads Instagram Followers 38.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

30. Joao Beardy

Bio Back to books. I’m rereading my entire library from beginning to end. Expect long captions. For writing stuff, go to @writejohnnywrite. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @beardbetweenthelines Instagram Followers 35.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

31. James Warren

Bio TBR out of control
More photos than reviews Instagram Handle @bookboyjames Instagram Followers 15.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

32. Amrut Deshmukh

Bio 📖Book lover turned book evangelist
🎧Sharing FREE book summaries every wednesday
🎙️Ted x speaker
📱Founder of BOOKLET APP
youtu.be/WMNOwSUeK6o *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @amrutdeshmukh Instagram Followers 15.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

33. Tarun Vikash

Bio ➡️SHE STOOD BY ME Author 🇮🇳
➡️THE RIGHT GUY | Link 👇🏻
➡️NEWSPAPER ARTICLES 👇🏻
➡️SHE STOOD BY ME | Link 👇🏻 Instagram Handle @tarun_vikash Instagram Followers 8.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

34. Jordan Webb

Bio 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈
Books | Games | MTG
Queer Book Enthusiast
Generally Nerdy
The Song of Achilles #1 Fan *****@mygaybookcase.com Instagram Handle @mygaybookcase Instagram Followers 8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

35. John Birdsall

Bio My book WHAT IS QUEER FOOD (@w.w.norton) is a New York Times Notable Book of 2025 | he/him | Tucson Instagram Handle @john_birdsall Instagram Followers 6.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

36. Casey

Bio Book journal. Austin-based, formerly NYC. Queer reader.
📚2025: 82
📚2026: 50
CR(s): 11/22/63 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @casebounder Instagram Followers 4.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

37. This Guy Books

Bio 🤷‍♂️ Sorry algorithm, I'm just here for the book reviews
🏆2026 46/50 (92%)
📖
🎧 Heather Instagram Handle @this.guy.books Instagram Followers 3.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -4% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

38. Jeff Deck

Bio Anti-fascist
Dog guy
Get my ebooks directly ⬇️ *****@jeffdeck.com Instagram Handle @jeffdeck Instagram Followers 2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

39. Tom Phillips

Bio Mark Twain Nominee &🏅Gold Standard Seal from @jrlibraryguild
The Curious League of Detectives & Thieves
🚂 Book 3: Peruvian Express PRE-ORDER NOW! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @tphillipswriter Instagram Followers 1.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

40. Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Bio ❤️Building a more compassionate world through health
🎧Feel Better, Live More Podcast | 400 MILLION listens
🪷Co-Founder @dohealth.co
📚Author 6 Books👇🏾 *****@drchatterjee.com Instagram Handle @drchatterjee Instagram Followers 1.7M Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Mega Gender Male drchatterjee.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

41. John C. Maxwell

Bio Bestselling Author. Speaker. Trainer. Coach.
Adding value to people who multiply value to others. *****@johnmaxwell.com Instagram Handle @johncmaxwell Instagram Followers 1.7M Type Mega Gender Male maxwellleadership.com/about + Follow Get Email Contact

42. Jack Edwards

Bio 📔 the internet’s resident librarian
📙 book club: @___inklings___
✍🏼 contributing literary editor @ukesquire
🥞 contact: @unitedtalent
📒 london *****@sixteenth.com Instagram Handle @jackbenedwards Instagram Followers 1.3M Follower Growth (3mo) +59% Type Mega Gender Male thejackexperience.co.uk/blog.. + Follow Get Email Contact

43. John Marrs

Bio Multimillion selling author of thrillers including #TheOne & #DeadInTheWater
👇Buy my books & sign up to my newsletter👇 *****@johnmarrsauthor.co.uk Instagram Handle @johnmarrs.author Instagram Followers 66.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +14% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

44. Jatin Gupta

Bio 💟 Happy Life Coach | Ho'oponopono Healer
📝 Non-Fiction Author Coach
📚Bestselling Author🎙️TEDxSpeaker
Support @hlcinspiringjatin
🏆 World Record Holder *****@inspiringjatin.com Instagram Handle @inspiringjatin Instagram Followers 25.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

45. John Gray

Bio John Gray is the author of the most well-known and trusted relationship book of all time, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. *****@johngray.org.uk Instagram Handle @johngraymarsvenus_official Instagram Followers 18.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

46. Ryan

Bio Children’s Bookstore in Fayetteville, Arkansas
📚 Kids Books
🎲 Family Games
Thoughtfully-curated, quality kids books and family games! *****@dadsuggests.com Instagram Handle @dadsuggests Instagram Followers 10.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Male dadsuggests.com + Follow Get Email Contact

47. Reid Moon

Bio Storyteller. Owner of Moon’s Rare Books. Bucket-list bookstore in Provo, Utah. Home of the most interesting books in the world. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @MOONSRAREBOOKS.OFFICIAL Instagram Followers 1.4M Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact