New Delhi. Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan are two names of Bollywood whose popularity has persisted for many decades. Amitabh Bachchan is called the emperor of Hindi cinema while Shahrukh Khan is called the king and king of Bollywood. Both have fan following not only in the country but all over the world. Now in a statistic related to social media, Amitabh Bachchan has left Shahrukh Khan behind by a slight margin. The M3M Hurun India Rich List report has revealed figures regarding the social media presence of both the stars.
According to the report, the total following of Amitabh Bachchan on Instagram, LinkedIn and X i.e. Twitter is around 4.87 crores. Whereas Shahrukh Khan's total following on these three social media platforms is said to be around 4.86 crores. In this way, there is a difference of about one lakh followers between the two stars. That means, in this figure of social media following, Amitabh Bachchan has gone a little ahead of Shahrukh Khan. However, the difference is so small that there does not appear to be any major difference in the level of popularity of both.
Hrithik Roshan is also very close to both the stars in this list. In the report, Hrithik Roshan's total following on all three social media platforms is said to be around 4.81 crores. After this comes the name of Karan Johar whose total following is around 1.82 crores. From this figure it can be estimated how strong the hold of big Bollywood stars is on social media.
Apart from social media following, figures related to the wealth of stars are also discussed in the report. According to the report, the total net worth of Shahrukh Khan and his family is said to be around Rs 10 thousand crores. The total net worth of Amitabh Bachchan and his family is said to be around Rs 4 thousand crores. Salman Khan's net worth is said to be around Rs 3 thousand crores. In this way, even in the matter of property, the figures related to these stars have been much discussed.
At the same time, legends of the sports world also maintain their place in this rich list. Cricketer Virat Kohli is said to be at fifth position. After them come the names of Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. It is clear from this that the popularity and economic influence of cricket stars along with the entertainment world is also quite big.
Talking about Shahrukh Khan's films, he was last seen in the film Dunky released in 2023. In the same year, his films like Pathan and Jawan also created tremendous buzz among the audience. Now there is curiosity among the fans about his next film King. Artists like Suhana Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan and Arshad Warsi will be seen in the film along with Shahrukh Khan.
King is being directed by Siddharth Anand and Shahrukh has already told about the film that this project is special for him. He has also increased the curiosity of fans about the action story and visuals of the film. It has come to light that the film will be released in December on the occasion of Christmas. In such a situation, while on one hand Amitabh Bachchan is in the news due to the slight increase in social media following figures, on the other hand, Shahrukh Khan's eyes are now fixed on his next film King.