Top 97 Asian Food Influencers in 2026

Key takeaways for asian food in September 2026

• Mark Wiens, Trevor James, Vanjo Merano currently sit at the top of this asian food ranking.
• Follower mix: 10.3% nano, 27.8% micro, 36.1% mid, 18.6% macro. Dominant tier: mid.
• Geography: 23 countries on the list, led by United States (12.4%) and China (7.2%).
• 54 profiles link out to a live or curated Instagram handle; 54 are verified public figures with self-hosted photos.
• Highest engagement on the list is Jackie Macedo at 6.4%, which is not the largest audience (Mark Wiens at 2.5M). That gap is the usual “don’t sort only by followers” lesson.
• A creator who only posts restaurant interiors may have high aesthetic ER and poor CPG conversion. Match the brief to cook-at-home vs dine-out audiences.

What this asian food influencers ranking actually shows

A 15-second cook-through with captions outperforms a plated beauty shot. Food is a save-heavy niche, so judge success on saves and recipe-card clicks, not just likes. On this specific list the median account has been posting since around 2015 (average age ~9.1 years; oldest 2011, newest 2024) with roughly 5,211 posts — enough history that you can actually audit a grid before you brief.

Primary language on the roster is English (70.1%). A meaningful secondary slice is Chinese (8.2%) — write the caption language into the brief if you care about comment quality.

Where gender is labelled, the split is 41 female / 8 male (48 unlabelled). Use that as a casting hint, not a quota.

Follower-tier mix

Where they are based

How to brief asian food influencers

• Send the product at least 10 days before the go-live so it can appear in a real cook-through.
• Ask for on-screen ingredient text — that’s what drives saves.
• Local restaurant creators need geo-fenced expectations (one city, not “national”).

Formats that usually work here: recipe Reels, restaurant recs, ingredient swaps, meal-prep carousels. Read the ranking methodology or the 2026 rate guide.

Asian Food Influencers vs related lists

Asian Food Influencers averages 0.4pp more engagement than Philippines Food Influencers and has a smaller median audience (215K vs 229K).

Asian Food Influencers matches Indian American Food Influencers on average engagement (2.7%) and has a larger median audience (215K vs 194K).

Asian Food Influencers averages 0.6pp more engagement than Female Chef and has a smaller median audience (215K vs 421K).