Here at Wavemakers – we often get asked “Is influencer marketing worth adding into your marketing mix?”

In a nutshell, yes.

In fact, according to 2022’s Influencer Marketing Benchmark Report from Influencer Marketing Hub, the industry is set to grow to $16.4B this year as 68% of marketers plan to increase their marketing budget towards influencer marketing. As marketers become more savvy at building their niche audience in platforms like Tik Tok (mainly for Gen Zs) and Instagram (mainly for Millennials), it’s safe to say that social proof is here to stay.

At its most traditional sense, influencer marketing simply shows that people will always trust products and services that are endorsed by others and with investments in micro influencers considered to be cost-effective, putting aside a portion of your annual marketing budget to engage with influencers in a campaign is definitely a good idea.

However when it comes to influencers, not all countries like the same people (truth!).

A good formula to effectively curate your influencers list is to take culture, language and interests into account and combine it with data that indicates the influencer has clout in the country. And the best way to measure clout, is to find out which influencer is highly searched on the internet of that country.

In this blog post series, we’ll be sharing the top 100 searched Instagram influencers in Malaysia so you can get a sense of who Malaysians like to search for on the internet and visit their Instagram profile. Find out if any of your favorites made it into the list!

1.Mia Khalifa

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2. Neelofa

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3. Lana Rhoades

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4. Siti Sarah

5. Cardi B

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6. Lisa

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7. Billie Eilish

8. Ariana Grande

9. Janna Nick

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10. Lee Zii Jia

11. Ebit Lew

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12. Selena Gomez

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13. Eva Elfie

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14. Fasha Sandha

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15. Zizi Kirana

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16. Kim Kardashian

17. Gal Gadot

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18. Mira Filzah

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19. Gigi Hadid

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20. Jennie

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21. Hoyeon Jung

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22. Nora Danish

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23. Kendall Jenner

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24. Zayn Malik

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25. Alexandra Daddario

26. Bella Poarch

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27. Bella Hadid

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28. Jackson Wang

29. Bunga

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30. Gisella Anastasia

31. Farah Ann

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32. Gatita Yan

33. Hanis Zalikha

34. Nabila Razali

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35. Intan Ladyana

36. Daiyan Trisha

37. Millie Bobby Brown

38. Jennifer Aniston

39. BaekHyun

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40. Madison Beer

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41. Welson Sim

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42. Niezam Zaidi

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43. Intan Najuwa

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44. Thia Azman

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45. Jennifer Lopez

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46. Remy Ishak

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47. Goh Liu Ying

48. Nur Fazura

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49. G-Dragon

50. Dolla

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51. Irene

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52. Sweet Qismina

53. Alicia Amin

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54. Nur Sajat

55. Sehun

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56. JaeHyun

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57. Emily Willis

58. Eiza Gonzalez

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59. Jaemin

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60. Yoona

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61. Dhabitah Sabri

62. Azira Shafinaz

63. Sasha Grey

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64. Haris Ismail

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65. Iman Alyssa

66. Elizabeth Tan

67. Oli London

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68. Aryan Khan

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69. Nia Ramadhania Bakrie

70. Kajol

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71. Pokimane

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72. Hailey Bieber

73. Tom Daley

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74. Emma Maembong

75. Monica Bellucci

76. Lily Collins

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77. Siti Saleha

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78. Aedy Ashraf

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79. Nick Jonas

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80. Izara Aishah

81. Isabela Moner

82. Sunny Leone

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83. Fattah Amin

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84. Diana Danielle

85. Katy Perry

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86. Kourtney Kardashian

87. Hailee Steinfeld

88. Lisa Surihani

89. Bella Thorne

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90. Engku Emran

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91. MK K-CLIQUE

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92. T.O.P

93. Zahirah Macwilson

94. Jeon Somi

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95. Shuib Sepahtu

96. Vanessa Angel

97. Rita Rudaini

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98. Fara Salleh

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99. Eyka Farhana

100. Hwasa

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As the industry continues to grow, social media creators will become more valuable and marketers should continue keeping them in their marketing mix. To ensure maximum ROI, businesses should carefully consider which influencers to engage in per social media platform. Using our sophisticated tech stack – we can help you discover your next influencer – contact us.