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 = 1,425,000Actual 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 = 1,455,000Actual 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)
Channel | Subscribers | Active Subs | Inactive/Fake Subs | Fake % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Narendra Modi | 28.5M | ~38K | ~28.46M | ~99.9% ❌ |
Dhruv Rathee | 29.1M | ~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.