Instagram Kings: How many subscribers do the most famous athletes have?

Nowadays, social networks have become the most convenient tool for every athlete to strengthen their personal brand, as well as increase their popularity. In particular, the Instagram platform is an integral part of the lives of world stars. Therefore, today we will take a look at the Instagram pages of famous figures from the world of sports and see which of them has the most fans.

Who is at the top?

The most followed athlete on Instagram is the football star, the famous Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo. The number of subscribers to his page is an impressive figure - 653 million people.

After him, the second place is taken by his eternal rival, the Argentine legend Lionel Messi. The star player of Inter Miami has 505 million subscribers.

At the same time, the top three is occupied by an unexpected name - cricket star Virat Kohli. The famous Indian athlete is in the center of attention of more than 271 million people.

Check out the ranking of the 25 most famous athletes:
1. Football Cristiano Ronaldo - 653 mln.
2. Football Lionel Messi - 505 mln.
3. Cricket | Virat Kohli - 271 million.
4. Football Neymar - 229 mln.
5. Basketball Lebron James - 159 million.
6. Football Kylian Mbappe - 123 mln.
7. Football David Beckham - 88.1 million.
8. Football Ronaldinho - 77.1 mln.
9. Football Karim Benzema - 75.8 million.
10. Football Marcelo - 68.7 million.
11. Football | Sergio Ramos - 65.8 million.
12. Football | Muhammad Salah - 64.8 million.
13. Football | Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 63.2 million.
14. Football | Paul Pogba - 62.9 million.
15. Basketball | Stephen Curry - 58.1 million.
16. Football | Paulo Dybala - 57.2 million.
17. Football | Vinicius Junior - 53 mln.
18. Football | Gareth Bale - 52.9 million.
19. Football | James Rodriguez - 52.5 million.
20. Cricket | Sachin Tendulkar - 50.6 million.
21. Cricket | Mahendra Singh Dhoni - 49.7 million.
22. Football | Luis Suarez - 48.6 million.
23. MMA | Conor McGregor - 46.6 million.
24. Football | Zinedine Zidane - 43.9 million.
25. Cricket | Rohit Sharma – 43.6 million

Who is leading and who is lagging behind?

The world of football is the absolute majority on the list and occupies the top positions. The well-known stars such as Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar are in the top 5. In basketball, there are legends such as LeBron James and Stephen Curry, while in cricket, stars such as Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar are in the center of attention of fans.

However, what came as a surprise to many is that boxing stars are not included in this list. For example, legends such as Tyson Fury, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez or Anthony Joshua, who are famous today, are not included in this rating yet.

The number of fans of athletes on social networks will undoubtedly increase further in the near future. This means that there may be major changes in the rating. Therefore, it is worth constantly following such interesting rankings!

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