Himesh Reshammiya becomes the only Indian artist to feature on Bloomberg’s global pop power list
Himesh Reshammiya is the only Indian to be included in Bloomberg’s ranking of the world’s most influential pop stars.
Himesh Reshammiya continues to thrill audiences with his suroor. The singer-musician, who has been giving his viewers multiple hits over the course of his two-decade-long career, has made news again. Himesh has now become the only Indian artist to feature on Bloomberg's Pop Power List. (Also read: Himesh Reshammiya asks concert audience ‘regular gaaun ya naak se?' Watch)

Himesh earns a spot on Bloomberg list
Bloomberg published the list on Thursday, which featured a ranking of the world's most influential pop stars. Post Malone, Beele, Bruno Mars, and Beyonce topped the list in sequential order, while Himesh Reshammiya was the only Indian artist to feature on it. Himesh was in the 22nd rank. Other names on the list included Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, J-Hope, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Katseye, and Shakira.
The report added, “Approximately 120,000 people applied to participate in the resulting, globe-spanning experiment. Throughout the process, fans joined in. Using Hybe’s audience app Weverse, they cast votes on who should survive the fierce elimination process.”
Himesh took to his Instagram Stories to repost congratulatory messages from fans and close friends from the industry on achieving this massive feat.
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Last month, Himesh Reshammiya performed at Saregama Live’s Capmania Delhi for thousands of fans. The crowd joined in as he sang OG numbers like Tera Suroor, Jhalak Dikhla Ja, Hookah Bar, Aashiqui Mein Teri, and more. Singers Pragati Nagpal, Arjun Tanwar and Maahi also performed along with him to some of his hit numbers.
On the work front, Himesh Reshammiya was last seen in Badass Ravi Kumar. The spin-off to The Xpose was filmed in Oman and India. The film also stars Prabhu Deva, Kirti Kulhari, Simona J, Saurabh Sachdeva, Sanjay Mishra, and Johnny Lever apart from Himesh. The film received a mixed response from the audience and underperformed at the box office, earning just ₹10.98 crore worldwide.
ABOUT THE AUTHORSantanu DasSantanu Das is a Senior Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over 5 years of experience, writing on films, pop culture and film festivals. He has a keen interest in writing about South Asian independent films and has covered several film festivals, including Sundance and CPH: Docx. He also brings a sharp perspective to the monthly column called The Fault in Our Stars, where he writes about a recent film/series and what stops the ‘good’ from becoming ‘great’. A gold medalist from Banaras Hindu University, Santanu completed his postgraduate studies in English from Jadavpur University. He is also a Rotten Tomatoes-certified film critic. When not watching films or speaking to celebrities, Santanu can be found reading a book. Some of his favourite films are Aparajito, Ponyo and The Double Life of Veronique. His favourite books include The Corrections, The God of Small Things and A Room of One's Own. Santanu continues to write passionately about films and celebrity culture. He brings a relatable, as well as critically informed, lens to entertainment and culture for a wide audience. Find him on LinkedIn: santanudasfilm Instagram: @santupechaRead More
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