Narendra Modi has once again found himself among India’s most-viewed CEOs on LinkedIn.
The professional networking portal listed Modi, along with seven other CEOs, in its annual LinkedIn Power Profiles list, published on Aug. 12. Using member data from 2015 to 2016, LinkedIn listed a total of 48 most-viewed profiles across sectors such as technology, human resources, internet, finance, and marketing.
Modi’s avid use of social media might have something to do with his position. He has over 22 million followers on Twitter, 1.8 million on LinkedIn, 35 million on Facebook, and 3.7 million followers on Instagram.
“Dynamic, dedicated and determined, Narendra Modi arrives as a ray of hope in the lives of a billion Indians,” Modi’s LinkedIn profile says. He was on the same list last year as well because “CEOs steer a group of people in a direction, and as a leader, Modi is doing that for India,” according to a spokesperson for LinkedIn.
Other Indian CEOs on the list include Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Snapdeal co-founder Kunal Bahl.
Here are the lists of LinkedIn power profiles across three categories:
Most-viewed Indian CEOs on LinkedIn in 2016
| Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Narendra Modi | Prime minister of India |
| Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw | Chairman and managing director, Biocon Limited |
| Kunal Bahl | CEO, Snapdeal |
| Santosh Desai | CEO and managing director, Futurebrands |
| Anil Sardana | CEO and managing director, Tata Power |
| M S Unnikrishnan | CEO and managing director, Thermax |
| Anant Gupta | President and CEO, HCL Technologies |
| Rekha M Menon | Chairman and managing director, Accenture in India |
Most-viewed Indian technology professionals in 2016
| Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Rajan Anandan | Vice-president, Google South East Asia and India |
| Girish Mathrubootham | Founder and CEO, Freshdesk |
| Suman Bose | CEO and managing director, Siemens Industry Software India |
| Manu Kumar Jain | India head, Xiaomi |
| Abhinav Lal | Co-founder and CTO, Practo |
| Anthony Thomas | Chief information officer, GE Global Growth Organisation |
| Harmeen Mehta | Global CIO, Bharti Airtel |
Most-viewed Indian internet professionals in 2016
| Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Shradha Sharma | Founder and CEO, YourStory Media |
| Vijay Shekhar Sharma | Founder, One97 & Paytm |
| Kunal Shah | Founder and CEO, FreeCharge |
| Alok Kejriwal | Co-Founder and CEO, Games2win India Pvt Ltd |
| Sriharsha Majety | CEO and Co-Founder, Swiggy |
| Sameer Parwani | CEO, CouponDunia |
| Peyush Bansal | CEO, Lenskart.com |
| Manu Agarwal | Founder and CEO, Naaptol.com |
