2026 Edition · Top 10
Bruno Leonardo
Founder & Bishop · Igreja Batista Avivamento Mundial · Salvador, BA, Brazil
Bruno Leonardo reaches 90.42M followers on personal accounts across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, ranking #1 on REACHRIGHT's 2026 Pastor Influence 100. The largest single audience is YouTube, at 76.3M subscribers.
Editorial note
The Brazilian Federal Police have named payments by Igreja Batista Avivamento Mundial in an active money-laundering investigation (Operação Mafiusi, 2025–26). Bruno Leonardo has not been charged and denies wrongdoing. Consistent with our methodology, we report the church’s own published leadership and do not adjudicate allegations.
Recorded August 15, 2026.
Score Breakdown
Personal accounts only · data collected August 15, 2026 · methodology
Platform Presence
What counts
Four platforms are scored: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Only accounts the pastor operates count here. Church-branded accounts are scored separately in the Church Influence 100.
X (listed, not scored): @bispobrunoLeoof
Location note: HQ activity split Natal/Bahia/São Paulo
About Bruno Leonardo
Bruno Leonardo is founder and bishop of Igreja Batista Avivamento Mundial (IBAM), a Brazilian ministry headquartered in Bahia with activity split across Natal, Salvador, and São Paulo. He founded the church in 2000 in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, starting with a group of 30 people.
Leonardo holds a bachelor's degree in theology and began preaching as a teenager. IBAM has grown into a nationwide ministry known for large stadium gatherings: more than 40,000 people filled Arena Fonte Nova in 2022, and more than 62,000 attended the following year. Leonardo publishes prayer content daily, typically in the morning, early evening, and overnight hours.
Leonardo's platform reach is led by YouTube. His channel, @bispobrunoleonardo, carries 76.3 million subscribers and grew 25.5 percent over the past year. Instagram adds 14 million followers and TikTok another 122,500, for a combined reach of 90,422,500.
The Church Behind the Platform
Founder & Bishop
Igreja Batista Avivamento Mundial
Salvador, BA, Brazil
Igreja Batista Avivamento Mundial is not ranked in the 2026 Church Influence 100. The two indexes measure different things: one scores church-branded accounts, this one scores the pastor's own.
A personal following is a trust account. People follow a name, hear a voice, and decide what to believe about the church behind it. That is a weight to carry well, not a scoreboard to win.
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Bruno Leonardo: Quick Answers
Who is Bruno Leonardo?
Bruno Leonardo is founder and bishop of Igreja Batista Avivamento Mundial (IBAM), a Brazilian ministry headquartered in Bahia with activity split across Natal, Salvador, and São Paulo. He founded the church in 2000 in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, starting with a group of 30 people.
How many followers does Bruno Leonardo have?
As of June 2026, Bruno Leonardo reaches 90.42M followers across personal accounts: 76.3M YouTube subscribers, 14M Instagram followers, 123K TikTok followers. These figures count accounts the pastor operates, not the church's official accounts.
What church does Bruno Leonardo pastor?
Bruno Leonardo serves as Founder & Bishop of Igreja Batista Avivamento Mundial in Salvador, Brazil.
Is Bruno Leonardo still the pastor of Igreja Batista Avivamento Mundial?
At the June 2026 data collection, Igreja Batista Avivamento Mundial listed Bruno Leonardo as Founder & Bishop. We report leadership exactly as each church publishes it, and the index is rebuilt every year. Check the church's own site for the current staff listing.
Where does Bruno Leonardo rank among the most influential pastors online?
Bruno Leonardo ranks #1 on the 2026 REACHRIGHT Pastor Influence 100 with an Influence Score of 100 out of 100, scored on audience reach (50 percent), growth velocity (30 percent), and platform breadth (20 percent).
How fast is Bruno Leonardo's audience growing?
The YouTube channel Bruno Leonardo runs grew 26 percent in the twelve months before June 2026, reaching 76.3M subscribers. That measured growth scores 79.4 out of 100 on the velocity pillar, which is 30 percent of the Influence Score.
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