Top 20 Storytelling Influencers in 2026
Storytelling Influencers
Here are Top 20 Storytelling Influencers to Follow on Instagram in 2026
1. Vinh Quang Giang
Bio • I help professionals master the art of communication
• Trained Fortune 100 companies
• 350K+ global students
• Speak with clarity (free training)👇 *****@vinhgiang.com.au Instagram Handle @askvinh Instagram Followers 6.1M Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact Request upto top 1,000 Storytelling Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Email us
2. Nuseir Yassin
Bio Building @nas.com_ to help businesses grow with AI.
contact: *****@nas.com Instagram Handle @nasdaily Instagram Followers 4.8M Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact
3. Maroof Umar
Bio Documenting India’s living heritage
Kahaniyan Nazariya Badalti hain ✨ *****@culmencreative.com Instagram Handle @maroofculmen Instagram Followers 1.3M Follower Growth (3mo) +16% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact
4. Johnny Harris
Bio Filmmaker. New documentary series The Human Element coming soon. Instagram Handle @johnny.harris Instagram Followers 1M Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact
5. Karishma Mehta
Bio She lives… ⚡️
Founder & CEO
@officialhumansofbombay @humansofbombayoriginals Instagram Handle @karimehta05 Instagram Followers 725.6K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact
6. Neelesh Misra
Bio Trying to make a positive impact through storytelling across formats.
Partnerships:
Brands/Saumya Tandon 8935000285 *****@contentproject.in Instagram Handle @neeleshmisra Instagram Followers 413.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
7. Wode Maya
Bio Wodemaya is an African travel vlogger on a mission to change the negative narrative about Africa *****@wodemaya.africa Instagram Handle @mrghanababy Instagram Followers 401.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
8. Niyi Fagbemi
Bio - Documentary and Travel Filmmaker
- Telling Africa’s untold stories
- 🌍🇳🇬 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @theniyifagbemi Instagram Followers 388.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
9. Tayo Aina
Bio Entrepreneur | Creator | Storyteller
Building @brickandcondo @myleenkies
Contact: *****@tayoaina.com📩 Instagram Handle @tayoainafilms Instagram Followers 360.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
10. Michael Adelakun
Bio Olóòtú Àgbà Lumee
Inspiring you to speak, express & own your Yorùbá identity.
Culture • Faith • Love • Lifestyle
↓ Start your Yorùbá journey *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lumee_m Instagram Followers 287.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
11. Gareth Llewellyn
Bio Wales UK Worldwide
Visual stories for Places & Brands
*****@withgar.com Instagram Handle @withgar Instagram Followers 234.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
12. Sun Yi
Bio No. 1 Storytelling tips on Instagram
I make you say “I never thought of it that way…”
Founder of @nightowls
TEDx speaker & Forbes Councils member *****@sunyi.co Instagram Handle @sun.yi Instagram Followers 225.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +17% Type Macro Gender Male sunyi.co/authentic-as-fuck-a.. + Follow Get Email Contact
13. Divya Prakash Dubey
Bio कहानी लिखता हूँ, सुनाता हूँ
📖 9 bestsellers | 7 audio shows
📺 Musafir Cafe @ Netflix 🎬 Mani Ratnam's PS1-2 | Dr Arora
कहानी सच है, बाकी सब माया *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authordivyaprakash Instagram Followers 169.4K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
14. Damilola Abisola
Bio I want to make movies, someday. I write memorable bedtime stories.
MD/CEO @newagepharmacy4
@pepfoundation For PR/collaborations: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @dammypep_ Instagram Followers 120.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact
15. Valerie Keter
Bio Cultural Storyteller & Filmmaker
Amplifying Africa’s Histories
📍Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪
📩 *****@filmset.africa Instagram Handle @valerie_keter Instagram Followers 95.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact
16. Abiodun Christopher
Bio Real People. Real Stories.
🌍| Global Changemaker
🇳🇬| Visual Stories & Impact
📩 - DM/Email for Business
No Limits, Anything is Possible! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @oacthecreator Instagram Followers 89.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact
17. Matthew Dicks
Bio Author of Storyworthy | Storytelling Consultant & Coach | 65x Moth Storytelling Champ |
Helping You Tell Better Stories Instagram Handle @matthewdicks Instagram Followers 5.4K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
18. Chioma Chukwunedu
Bio 👩🏽💻Blogging and filming through life.
💫Get lost in my real & imagined stories.
📝Faith• Lifestyle• Fiction• Nonfiction•
Medicing @journeytodrchioma
👇🏾 Instagram Handle @mediconamission_ Instagram Followers 1.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact
19. Omodolapomi Aduke
Bio •Storyteller
•Making memories through stories,pictures and videos *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @omodolapo_aduke Instagram Followers 2.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact
20. Rachael Oluwakemi Adesina
Bio ❕I write Stories, films, relatable Content for You, Brands & Ads that converts
❕A dose of EVERYTHING!
❕👩🏽🎓 @ebonylifecreativeacademy *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @iam_rachhy Instagram Followers 968 Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact
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