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REACHRIGHT

2026 Edition · Top 25

# 17

Action Chapel International

Accra, Ghana · Lead Pastor: Nicholas Duncan-Williams · Website

74.6
Influence Score
231K
combined followers
4 of 4
platforms active

Score Breakdown

Reach (weighted 50%) 38.4
Velocity (weighted 30%) 88.8
Breadth (weighted 20%) 100

Data collected June 2026 · methodology

Why they're ranked #17

Nicholas Duncan-Williams' Action Chapel grew its YouTube audience 69 percent this year and keeps an active presence on all four platforms, including a TikTok following most American megachurches would envy.

About Action Chapel International

Action Chapel International is a charismatic church in Accra, Ghana, founded in 1979 by Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams. It grew out of Christian Action Faith Ministries, the first charismatic church in Ghana, and has met since 1992 in the 8,000-seat Prayer Cathedral near the Accra airport, the largest church building in the city. Duncan-Williams, a disciple of Nigerian bishop Benson Idahosa, is often called the Apostle of Strategic Prayer and oversees a network of more than 500 branch and affiliate churches across Africa, Europe, and North America.

Action Chapel's tracked audience totals 230,617 followers, spread across all four platforms. Facebook is the anchor at 133,782 followers. TikTok comes second at 55,900, ahead of Instagram at 27,435 and YouTube at 13,500 on the @actionchapelgh channel. YouTube grew 69.39 percent over the past year. The four-platform footprint earns Action Chapel a perfect breadth score of 100, paired with a velocity score of 88.8.

The platform mix is what makes Action Chapel interesting. Most churches in this index treat TikTok as an afterthought; here it is the second-largest audience, four times the size of the YouTube channel and double the Instagram following. That is a distribution profile built for where short-form attention actually is. The raw reach score of 38.4 is the lowest in the top 20, which means this ranking is almost entirely a bet on trajectory: 69 percent YouTube growth plus full platform coverage. A 47-year-old church posting numbers like a startup is worth watching, and the TikTok base gives it a growth channel most American megachurches have not figured out.

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Action Chapel International: Quick Answers

How many followers does Action Chapel International have?

As of June 2026, Action Chapel International has a combined audience of 231K followers across its official accounts: 13.5K YouTube subscribers, 27.4K Instagram followers, 55.9K TikTok followers, 134K Facebook followers. Figures cover official church-operated accounts only.

Where does Action Chapel International rank among the most influential churches online?

Action Chapel International ranks #17 on the 2026 REACHRIGHT Church Influence 100 with an Influence Score of 74.6 out of 100, based on audience reach (50%), growth velocity (30%), and platform breadth (20%).

How fast is Action Chapel International growing on YouTube?

Action Chapel International's YouTube audience grew 69 percent over the twelve months before June 2026, reaching 13.5K subscribers.

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