Social media has impacted our society in profound ways. Communicating has been made easier, and seeing what our friends and family are up to is even more accessible now than ever. Now, we can even access and see what our favorite celebrities and role models are doing on the daily. These power players were selected due to their position, relevance, and influence in the world. Here are the top 10 Entrepreneurs whose Instagram‘s inspire us.
Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Singer and Actress
@beyonce
Followers: 20,067,247
With a whopping 20 million followers, the singer’s Instagram clearly does not fail. The new mommy shines in her posts, featuring images of Blue Ivy, her fashion choices, and various other artistic images. With a career lasting over 17 years, Beyonce has sold over 75 million records just as a solo artist and 60 million with Destiny’s Child. She became the highest-paid black musician in history in 2014 on top of Forbes’ Celebrity 100. I don’t think you need too many reasons to follow Beyonce.
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Sean Combs, Actor, Record Producer, Rapper and Entrepreneur
@iamdiddy
Followers: 4,452,257
With over four and a half million followers, Sean Combs is notoriously famous for his stage names Puff Daddy, Diddy, and P. Diddy. The rapper was born in Harlem and raised in New York. He found Bad Boy Records in 1993 and signed The Notorious B.I.G. Aside from winning three Grammy’s and two MTV Video Music Awards, this year Forbes named him as the number one richest hop-hop artist, coming in at an estimated $700 million net worth. The entrepreneur’s Instagram holds over 4,987 posts, with motivational quotes, some of his business ventures, and albums.
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Oprah Winfrey, Philanthropist
@oprah
Followers: 3,227,204
Oprah Winfrey’s influence throughout the world is countless. She has been deemed by CNN and Time.com “arguably the world’s most powerful woman” and “the most influential woman in the world” by the American Spectator. USA Today ranked Her as the most influential woman and most influential black person of the quarter-century in 2007. She also topped Entertainment Weekly’s list of the 101 most powerful people in the entertainment industry and became the first African American and woman to accomplish this. From her talk show to receiving her doctorate degree from Harvard, Oprah has achieved a multitude of accomplishments and across the board she is one of the most influential figures of our time. Her Instagram account features 435 pictures of her life, friends, nature, and from events.
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Tyra Banks, Talk Show Host, Model
@tyrabanks
Followers: 2,665,787
Banks became the first black woman to ever land the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit Issue. She also created the infamous America’s Next Top Model, followed by her talk show. However things didn’t always come so easy for the supermodel. Her initial attempt at modeling was met with rejection. Her persistence came through in 1990 when she landed her contract with Elite Model Management, the largest in the world. She booked 24 runway shows in Paris during her first year of modeling, which was unheard of for a new model. Banks came back to America in the mid-90’s and partnered with Victoria’s Secret, and she also became the first black woman to appear on the cover of GQ. Her Instagram holds over 1,376 pictures from her life.
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Kevin Systrom, Entrepreneur and Engineer
@kevin
Followers: 1,138,444
Systrom is best known for being the CEO and co-founder of Instagram. Instagram was launched in San Francisco in 2010 and hit 80 million users by July 2012, being one of the quickest growing services ever. After graduating from Stanford, the entrepreneur worked at Google as an associate product marketing manager. He co-founded Instagram and sold it to Facebook for $1 billion in cash in April 2012. In one interview with Forbes, he said “Instagram is a new form of communication that’s an ideal fit with the always-with-you iPhone in today’s social media world. Instagram’s a social network built around photos, where people can quickly comment on or ‘like’ photos and share them on Twitter or Facebook.” Check out the CEO’s dynamic page for yourself!
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Tyler Perry, Actor, Producer, Director, Screenwriter, United States
@tylerperry
Followers: 518,710
Tyler Perry was named the highest paid man in the entertainment industry in 2011 by Forbes, earning $130 million between May 2010 and 2011. He has won a plethora of nominations and awards due to his filmography. He also created multiple series, the most successful was Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, which was eight seasons long and ran on TBS. Perry is also a known Christian, and in 2009 he sponsored 65 children from a day camp in Philadelphia to visit Disney world, after reading about how the children were previously shut down from going by an organization. On Sept. 25, 2014 the actor announced that him and his girlfriend Gelila Bekele were expecting their first child. His Instagram has really unique and awesome pictures of his exciting life, and of course there are tons of selfies.
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Lenny Kravitz, Singer-Songwriter, Record Producer and Actor
@lennykravitz
Followers: 480,241
Kravitz was born in New York City in 1964. At the age of three, he began to bang pots and pans in his kitchen and playing the drums at three. Kravitz did not grow up in a religious environment, but he experienced a spiritual awakening at the age of 13 and started attending church soon after. After hearing from record labels that his music wasn’t “black enough” or “white enough” he recorded an album on his own. After his debut album was released in 1989, Europe fell in love with the singer, while it was a moderate success in the US. In 1990, he produced “Justify My Love” for Madonna, which appeared on her greatest hits album, and his career sky rocketed. He won Best Male Video in 1993 during the MTV Video Music Awards, the Most Fashionable Artist for the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards in 1998, won five Grammys, and won Best Artist of the Year in pop/alternative radio in 2001 at the Radio Music Awards. He also had a role in the popular Hunger Games series. If you are a fan of music in general, love photography, or just want to check out the entrepreneur’s life, his account is definitely worth following.
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Kimora Lee Simmons, Model, Philanthropist, Producer and Author
@officialkimora
Followers: 384,906
Kimora Lee Simmons was raised by her mother in Missouri. Kimmora’s mother enrolled her in a modeling class when she was eleven years old after she grew tired of being the target of bullying (she stood five feet 10 inches at the young age). Two years later, Kimmora was sent to Paris and struck a deal with Chanel soon after she turned 14. Her ex husband Russell sold his clothing line Phat Farm for $140 million in 2004, and then stepped down as CEO, when Simmons was promoted to President and Creative Director of Phat Fashions, which helped further along her dream to turn the company into a hit fashion level called Baby Phat. In 2010, she left Baby Phat, not giving much of an explanation as to why, but she has continued to make her presence known in the public, appearing on several television shows, and in music videos. Her reality TV show centering in on the model’s life called Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane premiered in 2007. For inspiring fashion designers, her Instagram is a great place to check out. The star also posts some pretty powerful quotes, motivating one to be successful.
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Shawn Corey Carter, Rapper, Record Producer, and Entrepreneur
@officials_c_
Also known as Jay-Z, Carter is one of the most successful entrepreneurs and best-selling artists of all time. The rapper has sold over 75 million records and received 19 Grammy’s. In 2006, MTV ranked Jay-Z as number one on The Greatest MCs of All-Time. Forbes estimated his net worth at $520 million this year. He owns the 40/40 Club and co-created Rocawear and Roc-A-Fella Records. He holds the most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200. His page also features pictures of his wife, Beyonce.
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Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, Model and Entrepreneur
@The_real_iman
Followers: 150,152
Iman became discovered when she was attending college in Kenya. She moved to the United States in 1976 and her career as a supermodel quickly began. The copper-toned beauty worked with top designers such as Versace, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, and Yves Saint-Laurent. She opened up her own firm in 1994, gearing on finding shades and tones particularly for women with ethnic backgrounds. Iman Cosmetics is worth over $25 million per year. Along with her booming business, she dedicates her life to charity, working with organizations to help save children and raising awareness in the East Africa region. Her Instagram posts are all beautiful, just like the model herself, and definitely worth a follow.