According to Hype Auditor - an analytics company providing confirmed marketing strategies, as of 2024, V BTS ranked 9th in the top 1,000 Instagram Influencers (Inf founders on Instagram) in the US after analyzing popular Instagram accounts in this country.
The media assessed that despite performing his military service, V is still receiving a lot of affection and great attention in the US.
In this list, V is the only Korean star to make it into the top 10 alongside top names such as Ronaldo, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande...
V's number of followers on Instagram has now surpassed 63.94 million. According to Hype Auditor's analysis of V's Instagram followers, there are currently more than 12.15 million Americans following the male singer's Instagram.
While Korean star Instagram followers are mainly in Asia, V is the person with the most followers in the US, proving the popularity and appeal of the BTS member in this market.
As of 2024, V also holds the highest ranking - ranking 11th globally among Koreans in the top 1,000 Influencers (Inf founders) in all categories, including music, movies, business, economics, sports and lifestyle.
In the music category alone, V holds the highest ranking among male singers worldwide and in the US, ranking 5th as an Asian star.
Last year, V was the most searched K-pop idol in the US and Google Trends worldwide, and held the No. 1 position of the most searched K-pop idol on Google Trends worldwide for 8 years since 2016.
In 2021 and 2022, V topped the ranking of Asia celebrities on Google Worldwide Trends.
