Top 10 Nepali Diaspora Instagram Creators: October 2026 (Instagram Edition)
From Texas and New York to Barcelona, Scotland and Australia: the Nepali Instagram creators abroad who reached and moved the most people from late Dashain into NPL week.
Instagram is where the Nepali diaspora scrolls between festivals, Reels and everyday life abroad. For JureliHub's first Instagram Edition, we ranked Nepali creators based outside Nepal whose Instagram accounts reached and moved the most people from October 1–25, 2026 — the stretch from late Dashain into NPL week.
This sits beside our September YouTube Edition. Instagram and YouTube reward different habits, so the boards look different.
The Top 10
1. Pasang Lama: Texas, USA
104.4K followers · 70 October posts/Reels · 216,794 likes on Oct posts
Texas-based entrepreneur Pasang Lama flooded Instagram in the Oct window — 70 own posts and Reels that pulled more likes than anyone else on this list. Founder energy, Streamer Awards Nepal ties, and US business content the diaspora actually saves.
Not the same Pasang: this is @pasang.lama.ceo (Texas, USA). Do not confuse with the Portugal-based YouTube Pasang Lama from our September YouTube Edition.
2. Prabal Gurung: New York City, USA
1.11M followers · 12 October posts/Reels · 10,852 likes on Oct posts
The Nepalese-American designer's New York feed still moves the biggest follower base on this list (1.1M+). October included a "Celebrating Nepal" beat around the Tenzing film — fashion-brand scale, diaspora heritage, same scoreboard.
3. Saigrace Pokharel: Barcelona, Spain
169.5K followers · 56 October posts/Reels · 86,535 likes on Oct posts
Barcelona storyteller Saigrace kept a heavy Oct cadence (56 own items) with Nepali storytelling for audiences abroad, including "paradeshi ko pida" beats. Second-highest Oct likes after Pasang.
4. Hiroshi Khanal: Australia
22K followers · 26 October posts/Reels · 188,018 likes on Oct posts
Australia's Hiroshi ran everyday Reels — Dashain abroad, Brisbane/Gold Coast life, #nepaleseinaustralia — and turned a 22K follower base into the list's fiercest per-post engagement.
5. Jasmine Regmi: Scotland, UK
315.1K followers · 18 October posts/Reels · 7,698 likes on Oct posts
Scotland-based beauty creator Jasmine led the UK lane on followers this window, with Dashain greetings from abroad mixed into skincare and travel Reels.
6. Tirsana Budhathoki: New York City, USA
63.1K followers · 126 October posts/Reels · 6,069 likes on Oct posts
Woodside, NY shop owner Tirsana posted more than anyone (126 items): #nepalistoreinusa, Dashain sales, and the day-to-day of a Nepali store serving the city.
7. Puru Sigdel: United Kingdom
31K followers · 23 October posts/Reels · 12,699 likes on Oct posts
Puru's Instagram stayed in comedy and family mode with living-overseas and UK Dashain campaign beats — a smaller follower count than his YouTube and TikTok fame, but real Oct Instagram activity.
8. Masna Gurung: Edinburgh, UK
153.7K followers · 1 October posts/Reels · likes hidden
Edinburgh beauty and lifestyle creator Masna cleared the follower floor easily. Likes were hidden on the Oct sample we could read.
9. Lex Limbu: London, UK
30.9K followers · 7 October posts/Reels · 1,316 likes on Oct posts
London-based Lex (founder of Tracing Nepal) kept a lighter Oct cadence — UK life and travel — with a verified split-home flag (London / Nepal).
10. Namrata: Australia
94.8K followers · 1 October posts/Reels · likes hidden
Sydney / Victoria makeup artist Namrata (@makeupbynamrata) cleared eligibility. Likes were hidden on the thin Oct sample.
Also on our radar
Chef Santosh Shah (London) cleared eligibility with a thin Oct sample and sits just outside the public top 10. Several YouTube-first diaspora names from our September YouTube Edition — including Tisha Shrestha, Anil and Maya, Anjan Vlogs, Nepali Creator and KL Vines — either sat under 10K on Instagram, had no verified handle, or didn't post own content in this window. Instagram-first seeds we couldn't verify this round (no handle or no own Oct posts) include Nimesh Lamsal, Ganga USA, KC Shornima and Sipora Gurung.
Know a Nepali Instagram creator abroad we should track for the next edition? Tell us on Instagram at @jurelihub.
Sources
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Public Instagram profile and own-author post/Reel data for Oct 1–25, 2026 (UTC), captured Oct 25, 2026.
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Cross-check: September YouTube Edition.