Short answer: Between 16 and 22 June 2025, India’s top 10 food influencers on Instagram clocked roughly 900K combined impressions/engagements. Shipra Khanna led the table with about 404K weekly reach, followed by Pooja Dhingra, Shivesh Bhatia and Hebbar’s Kitchen. Rankings combine average engagement per post or reel with the number of posts that week.
India’s top 10 food influencers on Instagram, ranked by estimated reach over the past week. The numbers below mix average engagement per post or reel with how often each creator posted in the last 7 days. Some of it’s straightforward likes-and-views maths. Some of it’s educated guesswork, because reel views aren’t always public.
Who tops the Indian food influencer chart this week?
Short version? Two names ran away with it.
Top 10 Indian Food Influencers (Last 7 Days)
| Rank | Influencer (@handle) | Followers | Avg Engagement (Likes/Reel Views) | Posts | Est. Weekly Reach |
| 1 | Pooja Dhingra (@le15india) | 7.0 M | ~(assume 30K) | 3 | ~90K |
| 2 | Shipra Khanna (@shiprakhanna) | 6.2 M | ~202K likes | 2 | ~404K |
| 3 | Shivesh Bhatia (@shivesh17) | 3.5 M | ~30.2K likes | 3 | ~90K |
| 4 | Hebbar’s Kitchen (@hebbars.kitchen) | 3.8 M | ~850 likes | 4 | ~3.4K |
| 5 | Meghna’s Food Magic (@meghnasfoodmagic) | 2.7 M | ~24.3K likes | 3 | ~73K |
| 6 | Ranveer Brar (@ranveer.brar) | 1.9 M | ~9.95K likes | 3 | ~30K |
| 7 | Kabita’s Kitchen (@kabitaskitchen) | 1.5 M | ~11.5K likes | 3 | ~34.5K |
| 8 | DilSeFoodie (@dilsefoodie) | 1.3 M | ~4.4K likes | 4 | ~17.6K |
| 9 | Your Food Lab (@yourfoodlab) | 2.0 M | ~24K avg reels maybe? | 2 reels + posts | ~48K+ |
| 10 | Neha Shah (@nehashah) | 357K | ~4K likes | 3 | ~12K |
How is the weekly reach calculated?
Reach here isn’t a Meta-verified figure. It’s a rough proxy: Avg engagement × number of posts. That’s it. Likes for static posts, view counts for reels (where available), nothing more clever than that.
It’s a blunt instrument and we know it. But for a week-on-week sense of who’s actually moving the needle in Indian food content, it works. Shipra Khanna’s ~404K isn’t a precise impression count, it’s a directional signal that she sat on top of the chart in mid-June.
Why did Shipra Khanna outpace Pooja Dhingra this week?
Pooja Dhingra has more followers (7.0 M vs 6.2 M). She also posted more (3 vs 2). And she still landed at #1 by the leaderboard above, but on raw weekly reach, Shipra came out ahead. The reason’s straightforward: per-post engagement.
Shipra averaged ~202K likes per post against Pooja’s assumed ~30K. Two strong posts beat three quieter ones. The whole tracker turns on this maths every week, which is why a 1.9M-follower creator like Ranveer Brar can sit close to a 3.5M-follower like Shivesh Bhatia in absolute reach terms.
Estimated Total Weekly Reach
≈ 900 K impressions/engagements across the group.
What patterns show up in the numbers?
Insights & Methodology
- Mega influencers Shipra Khanna and Pooja Dhingra achieve massive reach due to huge followings and high engagement rates (hobo.video).
- Mid-tier creators like Meghna, Ranveer, Kabita combine consistent posting with steady likes to deliver 30K–80K weekly reach.
- Reel-focused pages (Your Food Lab) can drive large reach even with fewer posts, via high replay value (influencer.in, reddit.com).
- Smaller creators (e.g., DilSeFoodie, Neha Shah) still maintain niche appeal with ~10K–20K weekly engagement.
Notes & Caveats
- Engagement averages based on Qoruz, Speakrj, HiveInfluence data updated Mar–May 2025 (qoruz.com, qoruz.com).
- Post counts estimated from recent weekly activity (2–4 posts/reels per creator).
- Reel views often aren’t specified but estimated for high-performing creators (e.g., Your Food Lab).
Reach calculated as: Avg engagement × number of posts, to illustrate weekly content impact.
FAQs about Indian food influencers on Instagram
Who is the most-followed Indian food influencer on Instagram?
In this week’s tracker, Pooja Dhingra (@le15india) leads on follower count with 7.0 million, narrowly ahead of Shipra Khanna (@shiprakhanna) at 6.2 million. Followers and reach don’t always line up though, Shipra’s per-post engagement put her ahead on weekly reach.
Which Indian food creator had the highest weekly reach between 16 and 22 June 2025?
Shipra Khanna, with an estimated ~404K weekly reach off two posts averaging around 202K likes each. Pooja Dhingra came in around ~90K, tied with Shivesh Bhatia.
How is weekly reach measured in this list?
Weekly reach is calculated as average engagement per post (likes for static, views for reels) multiplied by the number of posts in the last 7 days. It’s an estimate, not an official Instagram impression number.
Why does Hebbar’s Kitchen show such low weekly reach despite 3.8M followers?
Hebbar’s Kitchen averaged roughly 850 likes per post that week across 4 posts, which works out to ~3.4K. Big follower counts don’t guarantee high engagement, the algorithm rewards actual interactions, not raw audience size.
Are reels and static posts counted the same way?
No. Static posts use likes; reels use view estimates where data is available. That’s why a reel-led creator like Your Food Lab can clear ~48K+ even with fewer items posted.
