Dolly Singh emerges as the only Indian creator among Instagram’s 2025 Rings Award winners

According to Instagram's recent announcement, Dolly Singh became the only Indian creator to win Instagram’s Global 2025 Rings Award.

Earlier this month, Instagram announced Rings, an award celebrating creators who aren’t afraid to take creative chances and do things their own way. Rings isn’t about honoring a specific type of content, it honors a spirit. It’s for creators who don’t just participate in culture but shape it, breaking through barriers to realize their ambitions. Because every act of creativity, big or small, can lead to something great.

Instagram has now unveiled the 2025 Rings Award winners, recognizing extraordinary creativity from all around the world. Among the 25 global winners is content creator Dolly Singh, the only creator from India to receive this honor.

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Speaking about the recognition, Dolly Singh said, “Being recognized with the Rings Award is so surreal that the feeling has still not sunk in. It’s definitely one of my career’s biggest moments yet, and a shiver goes down my spine  I get goosebumps every time I think about it. The jury panel for the award is impeccable, and just the fact that these brilliant, genius minds have seen my content is unbelievable! I hope to continue making my audience proud with the content I create.”

While reflecting on her creative journey, she further added, “Instagram has been my playground from the start where I first explored fashion, then comedy, and now larger storytelling. It’s a space where I’ve been able to experiment, take risks, and share my most authentic self with my community.”

Other 2025 Rings winners include creators such as Zarna Garg, Aki and Koichi, and Olivia Dean.The esteemed panel of judges included English fashion designer Grace Wales Bonner, filmmaker Spike Lee, rugby star Ilona Maher, makeup artist Pat McGrath, designer Marc Jacobs, actress Yara Shahidi, artist KAWS, Adam Mosseri (Head of Instagram), and Eva Chen (Head of Fashion Partnerships at Instagram). 

Winners of the 2025 Rings Award will receive A physical ring and a digital ring displayed on their Instagram profile. When winners post a story, an exclusive gold ring will appear around their profile picture, replacing the usual Stories ring visible across the app. The ability to customize their profile backdrop color. The opportunity to personalize the “like” button – further fueling their creativity in the year ahead. Instagram continues to celebrate the creators who redefine creativity and push culture forward one post, one story, and one bold idea at a time.

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