Bhuvan Bam

BB Ki Vines, the channel at @BBKiVines, had 26,500,000 subscribers when we read YouTube's public count on 31 October 2026. YouTube rounds counts above 1 million to three significant figures, so 26.5M is the most precise public number.

What are Bhuvan Bam's total subscribers across all channels?

The main audience sits on BB Ki Vines. When people search for Bhuvan Bam total subscribers they usually mean that channel. We do not add smaller music or clip channels to his total unless they are verified as his and checked on the same schedule.

YouTube holds about 56% of his tracked audience and Instagram about 44%. That split is unusual for an Indian YouTube-first creator. It shows how strongly his music, film and show work carries over to Instagram.

How do we count Bhuvan Bam followers?

We add the public follower or subscriber number on each verified account. A person who follows him on both apps is counted twice. That is why we call it reach, not unique fans. Read more in our guide to follower count vs reach and in our methodology.

Bhuvan Bam followers on Instagram stood at 20,750,515 on 31 October 2026, on the handle @bhuvan.bam22. Instagram shows a rounded figure such as 20.8M in the app. Our number comes from the exact count at the time of checking. His posts mix film promotion, music, family moments and behind-the-scenes clips from shoots.

Are BB Ki Vines followers the same as Bhuvan Bam followers?

Mostly yes. BB Ki Vines is the channel name, and Bhuvan Bam is the person. Searches for BB Ki Vines followers almost always mean the YouTube subscriber count. His Instagram is under his own name, not the channel name.

Bhuvan Avnindra Shankar Bam was born on 22 January 1994 in Vadodara, Gujarat. His family later moved to Delhi. He studied at Green Fields School and took a history degree at Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University, according to Wikipedia.

He started BB Ki Vines in June 2015. Early videos were shot on a front camera, with Bhuvan playing every role himself. Characters such as Titu Mama, Banchoddas, Sameer Fuddi, Janki and Mr. Hola became part of Indian internet slang.

Key moments in his career, in order:

1. 2015: launches BB Ki Vines after a satirical clip goes viral.
2. 2016: releases the song "Teri Meri Kahani", the first of many music videos.
3. 2018: starts Titu Talks, with Shah Rukh Khan as the first guest.
4. 2019: wins a Filmfare short film award for Plus Minus, alongside Divya Dutta.
5. 2021: releases Dhindora, an eight-episode web series on YouTube.
6. 2023: makes his OTT debut with Taaza Khabar on Disney+ Hotstar.

What awards has he won?

YouTube gives a Diamond Creator Award when a channel passes 10 million subscribers, and BB Ki Vines received one. He also won the Filmfare award for Plus Minus in 2019 and the Bollywood Hungama Style Icons award in 2023.

Bhuvan Bam YouTube subscribers in 2026 stand at 26.5M and have been roughly flat this year. His uploads are less frequent than in 2017 to 2019, because more of his time now goes to series and films. Instagram moves mostly around show launches.

What drives the numbers:

• Big releases: a new series such as Taaza Khabar brings a spike on both apps.
• Upload gaps: long breaks between BB Ki Vines videos slow YouTube growth.
• Platform cleanups: YouTube spam sweeps can remove hundreds of thousands at once.
• Music drops: songs pull in new fans who may never have watched a vine.

Brands use him for launches that need trust with young Indian viewers. Typical formats are an integrated sketch on BB Ki Vines, an Instagram reel and story set, or a role in a branded mini-series. At 47.3M reach he is in our elite tier, so fees are negotiated case by case. For planning, start with our guide to how much influencers charge and then contact his management.

Simple checks before a deal:

• Audience fit: his fans skew young, urban and Hindi-speaking.
• Content fit: humour-led briefs work better than hard selling.
• Timing: align posts with a show or song release for extra reach.
• Proof: ask for recent views per video, not just subscriber totals.

Fans of his work often follow other Indian comedy names. Our similar creators page lists them, and the top comedy creators in India ranking orders the whole field by reach. For a wider view, see the most subscribed YouTube channels worldwide.

For a newer Indian vlogger whose channel grew from family vlogs rather than sketches, see the Keshav Shashi Vlogs subscribers and profile page.

His fans have grown up with him. Many watched the first vines in school and now follow his films and songs as working adults. That long bond shows in comment sections, where viewers quote lines from videos made years ago. For a brand, this means his audience is loyal, but also quick to notice a forced script.

His content is also mostly in Hindi with Delhi slang, so reach is strongest in north India and among Hindi speakers abroad. A campaign aimed at south India may need regional creators alongside him. Our Hindi YouTubers for brands guide covers how to mix one big name with smaller regional voices.

Follower numbers come from each platform's public count, read on the dates shown. Biography facts come from Wikipedia and public YouTube data. You can check the live channel on YouTube and the profile on Instagram. Each claim is logged in our fact-check sheet. More creator profiles and guides are on the CreatorFanBase blog.