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Cedric Lee's third year as top Genetics Influencer

Three years first in Singapore. Now third in the world.

ConnectingDNA

Favikon’s card of June 2026 places the DNA Storyteller first in Singapore for the third year running, and third in the world.

SINGAPORE, 23 June 2026. ConnectingDNA founder and CEO Cedric Lee has been ranked the number one Genomics & Genetics influencer in Singapore by Favikon for the third year in a row, and for the first time the ranking has crossed borders: he stands third worldwide among Genomics & Genetics creators on LinkedIn.

Favikon's card: Cedric Lee's portrait in a hexagon over a large number three, a score of 88.6 and a Singapore flag beside it, then Cedric Lee, DNA Storyteller and founder of ConnectingDNA, 1st Genomics & Genetics Singapore, 47th LinkedIn Singapore, Top 200 Creators, Worldwide, LinkedIn, Genomics & Genetics, June 23, 2026
The card Favikon issued on 23 June 2026. Image: Favikon.

Why does worldwide reach matter?

When Favikon first ranked Cedric Lee, in November 2024, the placing was a Singapore one: first in Biology, 294th among all LinkedIn creators in the country, with a score of 78.7 out of 100. The card of 23 June 2026 puts him 47th in Singapore and third in the world in his category, with a score of 88.6.

The audience for plain-language genetics that his posts built in Singapore now reaches well beyond it, which is the ground ConnectingDNA has set out to grow on.

Lee wrote on LinkedIn that he took it as “a confirmation that people are waking up to the power of their own biology.” He thanked the people who engage with, share and question his posts: “You are why I keep showing up.”

Cedric Lee speaking to rows of seated staff in a training room, a slide behind him
Cedric Lee giving a corporate talk on genetics and wellness at Maybank, February 2026.

Why does education matter?

Category education matters because many consumers still struggle to separate useful genetic context from exaggerated claims about what DNA can predict. Clear public explanations help people understand the role of wellness genetics, the limits of consumer reports and the choices that remain in their control. That understanding makes DNA-Wellness easier to evaluate on its real value.

Cedric Lee in a grey blazer presenting beside a screen reading This is known as Epigenetic Inheritance, a seated audience at cafe tables in front of him
Cedric Lee presenting at a parents' talk on children's hidden strengths, June 2026.

Behind the DNA Storyteller

Lee has been in love with biology since university, and his first role in healthcare, in 2002, showed him how far genetics shapes a person. That insight became the foundation of ConnectingDNA, founded in 2021. He posts three times a week because, in his words, “if people could see the beauty inside their own biology, they’d stop looking outside themselves for answers.”

What DNA-Wellness means

DNA-Wellness uses insights from your DNA to help personalise how you eat, exercise, sleep, recover and live. Understand what makes your body different, make smarter wellness choices, and discover what may work better for you.

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