Kroll Celebrity Brand Valuation 2025: Nearly half of the Top 25 are actresses; no South male star in rankings
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
Kroll's Star Brand Valuation 2025 features 12 actresses in the Top 25, while no South Indian male superstar makes the rankings despite pan-India success.
Adding to this, The report values the combined brand worth of India's top 25 celebrities at USD 2 billion in 2025.
Meanwhile, Compared to last year's rankings, the number of actresses in the top 25 has increased by three.
Notably, The 12 actresses featured in this year's list are:
As per the latest buzz, Among the new entrants this year are Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Janhvi Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, reflecting the growing commercial appeal of actresses across languages and platforms.
In further updates, Several actresses also improved their rankings this year.
On top of that, One of the report's biggest surprises is the absence of any South Indian male superstar from the top 25 star brands. Despite smash hit success and global popularity, names such as Allu Arjun, Prabhas, Ram Charan, Jr NTR and Mahesh Babu do not feature in this year's rankings.
The absence is particularly notable because Allu Arjun was part of the 2024 list, making 2025 the first edition in recent years without a South Indian male star among India's top star brands.
Source: Bollywood Hungama