Top 20 LinkedIn Creators on Entrepreneurship (2026)

What changed in the top 20 LinkedIn entrepreneurship creators since our last ranking

The pool is smaller this time: 446 active entrepreneurship creators, against 571 in our previous edition.

Twelve names are new in this top 20. Steven Bartlett enters at #1, Rizwan Sajan at #5, Ankur Warikoo at #7 and Anton Osika at #8; the eight others sit between #10 and #19.

Justin Welsh moves up from #4 to #2 and Alex Hormozi from #5 to #3, while Ghazal Alagh, our previous #2, is now #4. Codie A. Sanchez climbs from #13 to #9. Chris Donnelly goes the other way, from #11 to #20.

Twelve creators from our previous top 20 are no longer in it.

#20 · Chris Donnelly, 733 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Chris Donnelly, co-founder of Searchable (profiled in his data biography), is down from #11 in our previous edition. Entrepreneurship is 3% of his feed, the smallest share in the top 20, and his 0.06% engagement rate is the lowest here.

His readers reply more than anyone's here relative to their likes: about one comment for every 2 likes. A number opens 56% of his hooks, the highest rate among the top-20 creators we hold writing data for.

His entrepreneurship median climbed from 285 in 2023 to 1,392 in 2025, then fell back to 745 so far in 2026.

"You've been lied to about your success timeline. The average millionaire is 61. The average CEO is 52." His most liked entrepreneurship post of the year, which lets two average ages make the case before any advice: 3,414 likes and 541 comments. Read it

#19 · Raheel Khawaja, 770 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Raheel Khawaja works in commercial real estate and insurance in the United States, and he is new in this edition. He is the smallest account in the top 20 by far, under 10,000 followers, and his 7.96% engagement rate is the highest on this page.

His readers talk back too: a median of 300 comments, the third-highest ratio of comments to likes in the top 20.

"I realized during my time at PwC that I never wanted to..." His most liked entrepreneurship post of the year, which opens on the gap between a day job and the evenings spent building around it: 830 likes and 398 comments. It beat his median by less than 10%, the smallest gap here: his rank rests on consistency. Read it

#18 · Marc Randolph, 793 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Marc Randolph, co-founder of Netflix, is up from #19 in our previous edition. He is one of only two creators in this top 20 whose entrepreneurship posts earn less than their overall median, by 4%.

His entrepreneurship median has fallen each year, from 1,504 in 2024 to 1,177 in 2025 and 793 so far in 2026. Among the top-20 creators we hold writing data for, his posts are the second-shortest (50 words on average) and his hooks the least likely to open on a number (3%).

"The main thing I’ve learned in 40-plus years as an entrepreneur is that nobody knows anything." His most liked entrepreneurship post of the year: 4,734 likes, 6 times his median. Read it

#17 · Ani Filipova, 806 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Ani Filipova, a former regional COO at Citi who left corporate life at 51, now advises professionals on building income beyond one job. She is new in this edition.

Her entrepreneurship posts earn 128% more than her overall median, the largest premium in the top 20, on just 6% of her feed.

"Most good ideas look small at first. That's what makes them so easy to abandon." Her most liked entrepreneurship post of the year, built on a look back at YouTube's first website, 20 years ago: 1,975 likes. Read it

#16 · Tobi Oluwole, 833 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Tobi Oluwole, founder and chief executive of Magnate Ventures and its Founder's Blueprint accelerator (see his data biography), is new in this top 20. After Justin Welsh, he is its second volume engine, with 73 entrepreneurship posts in 12 months.

From 691 in 2024, his entrepreneurship median rose to 1,046 in 2025 and holds at 1,026 so far in 2026.

"I came to Canada against my will in 2010. My dad wanted me to continue my education here but I wanted to study in the UK." His most liked post tagged entrepreneurship by our classifier, a story of his move to Canada: 6,705 likes, 8 times his median, the widest gap in the top 20. Read it

#15 · Tim Denning, 897 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Tim Denning, an Australian writer who teaches people to build digital businesses, is new in this edition and the only creator from Australia in the top 20.

With 59 entrepreneurship posts he is the fifth most prolific here, and his entrepreneurship median rose from 878 in 2025 to 970 so far in 2026.

"I interviewed 50 people who quit their jobs in 2024." His most liked entrepreneurship post of the year, built on interviews he ran himself rather than on his own story: 3,484 likes and 496 comments. Read it

#14 · Patrice Evra, 903 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Patrice Evra, whose best post calls football his education, now invests in and builds businesses from the United Arab Emirates. He is new in this edition and the second-smallest account in the top 20, and his 1.17% engagement rate puts him in the efficiency table below.

"I never went to university. But I learned how to invest and run businesses. Football was my education but life was my classroom." His most liked entrepreneurship post of the year, which turns his football career into the credential: 1,902 likes. Read it

#13 · Dennis Berry, 1,019 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Dennis Berry, founder of the Elite Leaders Network, posts on business, marketing, mindset and AI, and he is new in this edition. Entrepreneurship is only 4% of his 279 posts, yet those posts earn 49% more than his overall median.

"Most entrepreneurs have a business idea. Very few have a vision." His most liked entrepreneurship post of the year, written as a run of short paired lines: 2,837 likes. Read it

#12 · Katie A., 1,038 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Katie A., founder and chief executive of Club Peppermint, a fashion start-up inspired by the 1980s, is down from #10 in our previous edition. Entrepreneurship is 36% of her feed, the second-highest share in the top 20, on 70 posts.

Her entrepreneurship median halved, from 1,956 in 2025 to 979 so far in 2026. Among the top-20 creators we hold writing data for, her posts are the longest (426 words on average) and carry the most emojis, about 12 per post.

"My old town. My school friends. My whole community. And I packed up for London." Her most liked post tagged entrepreneurship by our classifier, the story of her move to London: 2,106 likes and 515 comments. Read it

#11 · Ranveer Allahbadia, 1,064 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Ranveer Allahbadia, founder of BeerBiceps Media, is new in this edition and the third-largest account in the top 20, at 1.6 million followers. His entrepreneurship posts earn 29% more than his overall median, but his 0.07% engagement rate is among the three lowest here.

"My unpopular opinion. Clarity doesn't come before action. It comes after it." His most liked entrepreneurship post of the year, aimed at readers in their twenties: 3,202 likes. Read it

#10 · Verena Pausder, 1,146 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Verena Pausder chairs the board of the German Startup Association, co-founded the football club FC Viktoria Berlin and hosts the Fast & Curious podcast. She is new in this edition, the only creator from Germany in the top 20, and her entrepreneurship posts earn 41% more than her overall median.

"Was für ein Abend! Zum siebten Mal haben wir die German Startup Awards gefeiert" Her most liked entrepreneurship post of the year, from the awards night her association runs, with more than 600 guests and the German chancellor among them: 2,653 likes. Read it

#9 · Codie A. Sanchez, 1,255 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Codie A. Sanchez invests in Main Street businesses and teaches people how to buy them, up from #13 in our previous edition. Her entrepreneurship posts earn 7% less than her overall median, the steepest discount in a top 20 where only two creators take one.

Her entrepreneurship median has barely moved in three years: 1,279 in 2024, 1,349 in 2025 and 1,285 so far in 2026.

"Most successful people Ive met aren't that smart. They move fast, they take risk, they work a lot. Thats it." Her most liked entrepreneurship post of the year, the first of three numbered 'harsh truths': 6,400 likes and 661 comments, 5 times her median. Read it

#8 · Anton Osika, 1,788 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Anton Osika founded Lovable, as his best post says, and he is new in this edition, the only creator from Sweden in the top 20. His entrepreneurship posts earn 77% more than his overall median, the second-largest premium here.

His audience likes and rarely replies: a median of 77 comments, the lowest in the top 20, or about 23 likes for every comment.

"I founded Lovable to make building possible for everyone." His most liked entrepreneurship post of the year, which presented Lovable's first brand campaign: 3,139 likes, less than twice his median. Read it

#7 · Ankur Warikoo, 1,819 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Ankur Warikoo, founder of WebVeda and a six-time bestselling author, is new in this edition and the second-largest account in the ranking, at 2.6 million followers. Entrepreneurship is 6% of his feed, and those posts earn 68% more than his overall median, the third-largest premium here.

Since 2025 his entrepreneurship median has eased, from 2,196 to 1,656 so far in 2026.

"The biggest lie sold to us is that there’s a deadline to achieve things." His most liked entrepreneurship post of the year, which makes its case through the actor Boman Irani, who started acting at 41: 13,392 likes, 7 times his median. Chris Donnelly's best post, at #20, argues the same point with averages. Read it

#6 · Lara Acosta, 1,829 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Lara Acosta, an entrepreneur and investor on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list who teaches personal branding (see her data biography), is up from #9 in our previous edition. Her entrepreneurship median has risen every year, from 1,256 in 2023 to 1,660 in 2025 and 1,829 so far in 2026.

Her median of 801 comments is second only to Justin Welsh's in the top 20.

"pov: you become the first millionaire in your family" Her most liked entrepreneurship post of the year: 4,452 likes and 1,388 comments, about one comment for every 3 likes. Read it

#5 · Rizwan Sajan, 2,309 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Rizwan Sajan, founder and chairman of the Danube Group in the United Arab Emirates, is the highest new entry after Steven Bartlett. He is also the only top-5 creator in the efficiency table below, with a 1.22% engagement rate.

His entrepreneurship posts earn 56% more than his overall median, on the minimum of 10 posts our floor allows.

"I left India at 18 with 1 bag, and came back at 26 with 0 money but 1 skill about how money works." His most liked entrepreneurship post of the year, which counts his starting point in single digits: 5,907 likes. Read it

#4 · Ghazal Alagh, 2,569 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Ghazal Alagh, co-founder of Mamaearth and a judge on Shark Tank India, is down from #2 in our previous edition. Entrepreneurship is 35% of her feed, the third-highest share in the top 20, and she posts the least here: 37 posts in 12 months.

Her entrepreneurship median jumped from 1,981 in 2023 to 3,541 in 2024 and held at 3,434 in 2025.

"Virat Kohli rejected 17 prototypes before Abhishek Ganguly and the Agilitas team got to the 18th." Her most liked entrepreneurship post of the year is about another founder's product, not her own: 12,808 likes, 5 times her median. Read it

#3 · Alex Hormozi, 2,838 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Alex Hormozi, founder of Acquisition.com and co-founder of Skool (see his data biography), is up from #5 in our previous edition. He is the most prolific account in the top 20, with 619 posts in 12 months, so entrepreneurship is only 5% of his feed.

His posts are also the shortest among the top-20 creators we hold writing data for, 22 words on average. His entrepreneurship median doubled from 1,448 in 2023 to 2,886 in 2024 and has held near that level since, at 2,838 so far in 2026.

"This is me. July 2013. ... I spent $3k to learn these new things called 'Facebook Ads'." His most liked entrepreneurship post of the year, a look back at himself before any of his companies existed: 8,444 likes. Read it

#2 · Justin Welsh, 3,646 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Justin Welsh, who writes The Saturday Essay for more than 200,000 readers (we profiled him in his data biography), is up from #4 in our previous edition.

He is the closest thing to a full-time entrepreneurship creator in this top 20: 38% of his feed, on 179 posts, the most here by far.

His entrepreneurship median has risen every year at that pace, from 2,092 in 2023 to 3,013 in 2025 and 3,631 so far in 2026. He also has the highest median comment count in the top 20 (1,040).

"At least failing means you tried. Many people don't." His most liked entrepreneurship post of the year: 12,700 likes and 1,638 comments. Read it

#1 · Steven Bartlett, 5,088 median likes per entrepreneurship post

Steven Bartlett (see the data biography), founder of Steven.com, the creator economy company behind FlightStory and FlightCast, is new in this edition and goes straight to #1 with 5,088 median likes per entrepreneurship post, about 73 times the typical entrepreneurship post we measured.

He is also the biggest account in the ranking, at 3.2 million followers. Entrepreneurship is only 6% of his feed, yet those posts earn 28% more than his overall median, and his entrepreneurship median rose from 3,380 in 2024 to 6,068 in 2025.

"My nigerian mum raised 4 of us without being able to read or write herself" His most liked entrepreneurship post of the year, the announcement that he is joining Shark Tank, framed around his mother: 21,388 likes and 1,677 comments, the single biggest post on this page. Read it

Where do these cards come from? We computed every figure on this page from public posts with MagicPost's LinkedIn analytics: median engagement per theme, share of feed, theme premiums and trajectories, across 446 creators and 20,869 entrepreneurship posts. It works on your profile too, including a side-by-side with anyone on this list.

Which entrepreneurship creators just missed the top 20?

Five names sit right behind the cut, all within 92 likes of number twenty:

Ben Francis misses the top 20 by 2 likes, and his entrepreneurship posts earn exactly his usual median, no premium at all.

Sara Davies, at #23, carries the largest premium of the five: her entrepreneurship posts earn 48% more than her overall median.

Matt Gray, at #25, has the largest following of the five (924k) and the thinnest share: entrepreneurship is 5% of his 369 posts (see his data biography).

Which LinkedIn entrepreneurship creators have the highest engagement rate?

Raw likes flatter the largest followings, so divide by reach: engagement rate on entrepreneurship posts, median likes divided by followers (20k followers and over). The order changes almost completely:

Michael Erhard, a former Amazon operator who now helps e-commerce brands scale from Germany, leads at 2.83% on 21k followers. Entrepreneurship is 3% of his feed, and it earns him 92% more than his overall median.

Two of the five also sit in the top 20: Rizwan Sajan (#5) and Patrice Evra (#14). Tim Krasenbrink, who runs Akquise.de in Germany, and Davis Nguyen, who built career coaching businesses in the United States, complete the table.

One account does far better still but falls under the 20k floor: Raheel Khawaja (#19), at 7.96%. The top 20 itself runs from his 7.96% down to Chris Donnelly's 0.06%. For how entrepreneurship compares with other subjects, see our study of LinkedIn engagement rate by topic.

Which entrepreneurship creators get the most total likes on LinkedIn?

One more cut counts the total likes on entrepreneurship posts over 12 months, where frequent posters gain ground:

Justin Welsh is in a category of his own: 704,255 likes on 179 entrepreneurship posts, about six times the runner-up. Steven Bartlett takes second on just 16 posts, and Alex Hormozi fourth on 31.

Seven of the eight come from the top 20. The exception is Gary Vaynerchuk, eighth with 93 posts, the second-highest count in this table (we profiled him in his data biography).

Which LinkedIn entrepreneurship creator gets the most comments per post?

This cut divides comments by likes. The record in our entrepreneurship pool belongs to Anne-Valérie Rocourt, a French entrepreneur, podcast host and TEDx speaker who helps women grow their income: 149 median comments against 108 median likes, about 1.4 comments for every like.

The typical top-20 creator gets one comment for every 6 or 7 likes. Nat Berman and Dmitry Pavlotsky, at about 1.2 and 1.1 comments per like, complete the podium (counting creators with 100+ median likes).

Are the top LinkedIn entrepreneurship creators full-time entrepreneurship voices?

Almost none. Of the 446 creators who post entrepreneurship consistently, only 1 gives it at least half their feed. In the top 20, Justin Welsh comes closest at 38%, ahead of Katie A. (36%) and Ghazal Alagh (35%).

At the other end sit Chris Donnelly (3%), Dennis Berry (4%) and Alex Hormozi (5%).

Only Codie A. Sanchez (-7%) and Marc Randolph (-4%) earn less on entrepreneurship than on their other posts.

The largest premiums go to creators who rarely post on it: Ani Filipova (+128%), Anton Osika (+77%) and Ankur Warikoo (+68%) all give it under 10% of their feed.

A smaller premium goes to the three with the highest share of feed, from 13% to 21%.

Most of this top 20 founded or run companies whose business sits off LinkedIn: Netflix, Mamaearth, Lovable, the Danube Group. For founders ranked on everything they post, not only entrepreneurship, see our ranking of the top LinkedIn founders.

The top 20 spreads across nine countries: 6 creators in the United States, 4 in the United Kingdom, 3 in India, 2 in the United Arab Emirates, and one each in Australia, Canada, Germany, Greece and Sweden.

Country by country rankings: the United States, the UK, India, the UAE, Germany, Australia, Canada, the full series.

For neighboring subjects, see our rankings of the top LinkedIn creators on business development and on leadership. And if showing up in these creators' comment sections is part of your plan, an engagement feed keeps it to a five-minute daily habit.

How we ranked the top LinkedIn entrepreneurship creators

All of this is MagicPost's own research. We went through 20,869 entrepreneurship posts from the last 12 months and ranked 446 creators by median likes on their entrepreneurship posts.

Only creators with at least one post in the last 60 days are ranked, a rule new in this edition. The method:

• Floors: at least 5,000 followers and 10 entrepreneurship posts in the window; deleted posts excluded.

• Median rather than average: no single viral post can buy a place.

• Entrepreneurship posts only: each post gets a theme from our own classification, and only those posts count.

• Entrepreneurship posts analyzed: the posts our dataset holds per creator, sometimes fewer than they published.

• Per creator: share of feed, premium over their own median, entrepreneurship median by year, engagement rate and comment ratio.

Ten of the twenty medians rest on 15 entrepreneurship posts or fewer, four of them on exactly 10, so a few posts can move the ranks. Rankings refresh as the data does. No placement here was sponsored; every rank comes straight from the median.

Study them, then study yourself. With MagicPost you can analyze any entrepreneurship creator the way we just did (median engagement by theme, share of feed, premiums, trajectory) and benchmark your own profile against the pool. The data on this page is the product.