2026 Edition · Top 10
Jerry Eze
Founder & Lead Pastor · Streams of Joy International · Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria
Jerry Eze reaches 10.74M followers on personal accounts across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, ranking #2 on REACHRIGHT's 2026 Pastor Influence 100. The largest single audience is YouTube, at 3.39M subscribers.
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): @RealJerryEze
Location note: HQ; NSPPD is his online prayer platform, broadcast globally, not itself a church
About Jerry Eze
Jerry Eze is founder and lead pastor of Streams of Joy International, a church he planted in Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria in 2013. Born Jerry Uchechukwu Eze on August 22, 1982, he left a job with a World Bank project in 2009 to enter full-time ministry.
Streams of Joy International has grown to more than 26 expressions across Nigeria, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Eze launched New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations, known as NSPPD, an online prayer session broadcast on YouTube, TikTok, and Mixlr that draws more than one million views daily.
Eze's reach spreads across four platforms rather than concentrating on one. Facebook carries his largest following at 2,748,707, YouTube holds 3.39 million subscribers with 20.6 percent growth this year, and TikTok adds 2.6 million, for a combined reach of 10,738,707.
The Church Behind the Platform
Founder & Lead Pastor
Streams of Joy International
Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria
Streams of Joy International 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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Jerry Eze: Quick Answers
Who is Jerry Eze?
Jerry Eze is founder and lead pastor of Streams of Joy International, a church he planted in Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria in 2013. Born Jerry Uchechukwu Eze on August 22, 1982, he left a job with a World Bank project in 2009 to enter full-time ministry.
How many followers does Jerry Eze have?
As of June 2026, Jerry Eze reaches 10.74M followers across personal accounts: 3.39M YouTube subscribers, 2M Instagram followers, 2.6M TikTok followers, 2.75M Facebook followers. These figures count accounts the pastor operates, not the church's official accounts.
What church does Jerry Eze pastor?
Jerry Eze serves as Founder & Lead Pastor of Streams of Joy International in Umuahia, Nigeria.
Is Jerry Eze still the pastor of Streams of Joy International?
At the June 2026 data collection, Streams of Joy International listed Jerry Eze as Founder & Lead 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 Jerry Eze rank among the most influential pastors online?
Jerry Eze ranks #2 on the 2026 REACHRIGHT Pastor Influence 100 with an Influence Score of 80.9 out of 100, scored on audience reach (50 percent), growth velocity (30 percent), and platform breadth (20 percent).
How fast is Jerry Eze's audience growing?
The YouTube channel Jerry Eze runs grew 21 percent in the twelve months before June 2026, reaching 3.39M subscribers. That measured growth scores 69.6 out of 100 on the velocity pillar, which is 30 percent of the Influence Score.
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