Fake subscribers vs real engagementFake subscribers vs real engagement

In today’s digital era, subscriber count can be misleading if not paired with actual engagement metrics.
We analyzed two of India’s biggest YouTube channels — Narendra Modi and Dhruv Rathee — to understand the gap between subscriber numbers and actual viewer activity.


📐 Engagement Calculations Breakdown

Let’s dive into the raw data and estimate how many of these subscribers are actually active — and how many may be inactive or fake.


🔸 Channel A — Narendra Modi

  • Subscribers: 28.5 Million

  • Expected Real Views (5% industry avg.):
    28.5M × 0.05 = 1,425,000

  • Actual Views on Recent Video: 7,700

  • View Reach %:
    (7,700 ÷ 28,500,000) ≈ 0.027%

  • 💡 Active Subscriber Estimate:
    Assuming active users view 1 in 5 videos:
    7,700 × 5 = 38,500 active subscribers

  • Inactive/Fake Subscribers:
    28,500,000 − 38,500 = 28,461,500


🔸 Channel B — Dhruv Rathee

  • Subscribers: 29.1 Million

  • Expected Real Views (5%):
    29.1M × 0.05 = 1,455,000

  • Actual Views (recent video in 8 days): 18 Million

  • View Reach %:
    (18M ÷ 29.1M) ≈ 61.8%

  • 💡 Active Subscriber Estimate:
    Given the high and consistent viewership:
    Estimated 20M–25M engaged subscribers

  • Inactive/Fake Subscribers:
    29.1M − 22M ≈ 7.1M (approx.)


✅ Final Engagement Estimates (Rounded)

ChannelSubscribersActive SubsInactive/Fake SubsFake %
Narendra Modi28.5M~38K~28.46M~99.9% ❌
Dhruv Rathee29.1M~22M~7M~24% ✅

🧐 What Does This Tell Us?

  • Dhruv Rathee has a remarkably high engagement rate, indicating a genuine, active following.

  • Narendra Modi’s channel, despite its massive subscriber base, shows alarmingly low engagement — which raises serious concerns about subscriber authenticity or possible algorithmic suppression.

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