Nigerian comedians Mark Angel and Maryam Apaokagi, aka Taooma, have amassed 43.7 million views and 22.2 million views, respectively, to take the top spot in the male and female categories of skit-making on Instagram in the first quarter of 2023.
The research was based on the amount of views received on their uploaded skits on Instagram, according to the quarterly report on the entertainment industry’s skit-making sector published by a digital analytics company, Dataleum, on Wednesday.
Mark Angel is followed by Emmanuel Chuwkwuemeka Ejekwu, also known as Sabinus, who has 35.0 million views of his skits.
Samuel Perry, or Broda Shaggi, is another male competitor with 30.3 million views, followed by Agent of Laughter (22.6 million views), Layiwasabi (19.3 million views), and others.
Meanwhile, in the female category, Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori, aka Kiekie followed Taaooma with a total of 21.4 million views, 2.5 million likes, and 81.5k comments from 29 skits posted in the first quarter of 2023.
Throughout the Q1 in 2023, Nigerian actress, Bimbo Ademoye, gained 15.9 million views, with 22 skits posted, along with 70.2k comments and 1.9M likes.
Others in the top five female category include Phoebe with 9.7 million views, 984k likes, and 50 comments with a total of 45 skits then followed by Ashmusy with 7.2 million views, 607.1k likes, 26k comments and 12 skits.