2026 Edition · Top 100
Chris Oyakhilome
Founder/Senior Pastor · Christ Embassy (LoveWorld) · Lagos, Nigeria
Chris Oyakhilome reaches 3.01M followers on personal accounts across Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, ranking #40 on REACHRIGHT's 2026 Pastor Influence 100. The largest single audience is Instagram, at 3M followers.
Score Breakdown
One-year growth could not be measured on these accounts for this edition, so velocity is held at a neutral 50 rather than guessed.
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): @PastorChrisLive
About Chris Oyakhilome
Chris Oyakhilome is the founder and senior pastor of Christ Embassy, also known as LoveWorld, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. Born on December 7, 1963, in Edo State, he founded the ministry in 1987 as a prayer group while studying architecture at Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma.
Christ Embassy has since grown into a global network of churches under the LoveWorld Incorporated umbrella. Oyakhilome is the author of the daily devotional Rhapsody of Realities, which the ministry says has been translated into more than 8,100 languages.
Oyakhilome's reach on the index runs almost entirely through Instagram, which carries 3 million followers. Facebook and TikTok add just 3,215 and 2,028 more, for a combined tracked reach of 3,005,243; no YouTube channel is currently tracked for him.
The Church Behind the Platform
Founder/Senior Pastor
Christ Embassy (LoveWorld)
Lagos, Nigeria
Christ Embassy (LoveWorld) 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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Chris Oyakhilome: Quick Answers
Who is Chris Oyakhilome?
Chris Oyakhilome is the founder and senior pastor of Christ Embassy, also known as LoveWorld, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. Born on December 7, 1963, in Edo State, he founded the ministry in 1987 as a prayer group while studying architecture at Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma.
How many followers does Chris Oyakhilome have?
As of June 2026, Chris Oyakhilome reaches 3.01M followers across personal accounts: 3M Instagram followers, 2K TikTok followers, 3.2K Facebook followers. These figures count accounts the pastor operates, not the church's official accounts.
What church does Chris Oyakhilome pastor?
Chris Oyakhilome serves as Founder/Senior Pastor of Christ Embassy (LoveWorld) in Lagos, Nigeria.
Is Chris Oyakhilome still the pastor of Christ Embassy (LoveWorld)?
At the June 2026 data collection, Christ Embassy (LoveWorld) listed Chris Oyakhilome as Founder/Senior Pastor. 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 Chris Oyakhilome rank among the most influential pastors online?
Chris Oyakhilome ranks #40 on the 2026 REACHRIGHT Pastor Influence 100 with an Influence Score of 66.4 out of 100, scored on audience reach (50 percent), growth velocity (30 percent), and platform breadth (20 percent).
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