Boity Thulo hits staggering 6M+ followers on Instagram, making her the most followed in the SA entertainment industry

Boity Thulo. Picture: Instagram

Boity Thulo. Picture: Instagram

Published May 12, 2023

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South African rapper Boity Thulo will ā€œnever have enough wordsā€ to express her gratitude to her fans.

The ā€œWuz Datā€ hitmaker recently took to social media to celebrate reaching 6.1 million followers on Instagram, making her arguably the biggest South African influencer on the picture-sharing platform.

The award-winning artist has continuously proved her mettle and has shown fans that she definitely has what it takes to shake up the industry.

At 33, Thulo has had mega success on TV with her reality show, ā€œBoity: Own Your Throneā€, which aired on BET in 2021, and in her younger days she hosted the YO-TV educational show, ā€œCrib Notesā€.

Sheā€™s also hosted various other shows, including ā€œSkyRoom Liveā€, ā€œRidiculousness Africaā€, ā€œClub 808ā€, ā€œZonedā€, ā€œChange Downā€ and ā€œBig Brother Africaā€, before landing a starring role on ā€œRockvilleā€.

In 2017, Thulo launched her music career when she opened for hip hip group Migos and joined award-winning rapper Nasty C at the TicketPro Dome.

Despite all her achievements, she says sheā€™s, ā€œStill that girlā€.

ā€œStill that girl šŸ„°šŸ’“šŸ‘‘ Wanted to do something fun and different to celebrate entering the #6MillionGang šŸ˜ƒšŸ˜,ā€ she wrote on Instagram.

She added that she will ā€œnever have enough words to express my gratitudeā€ to her fans.

ā€œTo every single one of you who constantly supports and shows up for me! Your love and cheering on continues to make my career so incredibly worthwhile!

ā€œThank you all so so so much from the bottom of my heart! I truly love and appreciate you all wholeheartedly! šŸ™šŸ¾šŸ™šŸ¾šŸ™šŸ¾šŸ’“šŸ’“šŸ’“šŸ’“šŸ’“ Remember to always #OwnYourThronešŸ‘‘.ā€

Many celebrities including her ex-boyfriend and actor Anton Jeftha took to the comments to congratulate her on the milestone.

"Dope!!šŸ‘šŸ½šŸ‘šŸ½šŸ‘šŸ½ Congrats on 6M!!šŸ™†šŸ½ā€ā™‚ļø Upward šŸ„‚,ā€œ wrote Jeftha.

ā€œšŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„ crazy numbers! Shine on always ā¤ļø,ā€ commented TV presenter Ayanda Thabethe.

Minnie Dlamini, who has 5M Instagram followers, wrote: ā€œStunning šŸ”„.ā€