Three presidential candidate (capres) and vice-presidential candidate (cawapres) pairs have officially registered with the General Election Commission (KPU) to contest the 2024 General Election.
They are Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar (alias Cak Imin), Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD, and Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka. Of these names, who is the most popular on social media?
Most Popular Presidential Candidate on Instagram
Based on data compiled by *Databoks*, Ganjar is the most popular presidential candidate on Instagram as of October 25, 2023.
The former Governor of Central Java has 6.3 million followers on his Instagram account.
The PDI-P politician is also quite active in posting. In total, there are 7,548 photo posts on Ganjar's Instagram account.
Anies is ranked second as the most popular presidential candidate on Instagram. The former Governor of DKI Jakarta has 6 million followers on his Instagram account, with 4,806 photo posts.
Prabowo has the same number of followers as Anies, namely 6 million followers. However, the number of photo posts on Prabowo's account is the lowest compared to his competitors, at 1,024 posts.
Most Popular Vice-Presidential Candidate on Instagram
In the vice-presidential candidate segment, Cak Imin is the most popular on Instagram. The PKB chairman has 2.2 million followers with 5,106 photo posts on his account.
Mahfud MD is ranked second. The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs has 1.2 million followers on his Instagram account, with 1,228 photo posts.
Gibran has the same number of followers as Mahfud, but has more photo posts, totaling 4,707.
Here is a breakdown of the number of followers of presidential and vice-presidential candidates on Instagram as of October 25, 2023:
1. @ganjar_pranowo: 6.3 million followers
2. @aniesbaswedan: 6 million followers
3. @prabowo: 6 million followers
4. @cakiminow: 2.2 million followers
5. @mohmahfudmd: 1.2 million followers
6. @gibran_rakabuming: 1.2 million followers