There are eight football players each with more Instagram followers than the population of the United Kingdom. The likes of David Beckham and Ronaldinho boast millions of followers despite retiring years ago. Aside from the company's profile, the most followed account on Instagram belongs to a footballer.
Every top football player in the modern era has a massive presence on social media platforms and Instagram is where fans can see what their favourite star is up to. Whether the actual footballers themselves control the accounts is up for debate, but their pages can still give an insight into their daily lives. When it comes to footballers and Instagram, there is one thing that truly matters and that's how many followers you have.
In the world of social media stardom, footballers have to compete for eyeballs with other sportspeople and the big players from every other corner of the entertainment industry. Some of the most popular figures in the world of football are rubbing shoulders with the likes of Selena Gomez and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson . Here are the most followed footballers on Instagram in 2024.
Most Followed Footballers on Instagram Rank Player Followers (millions) 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 640 2. Lionel Messi 504 3.
Neymar 224 4. Kylian Mbappe 122 5. David Beckham 88 6.
Ronaldinho 76 7. Karim Benzema 76 8. Marcelo 67 9.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 64 10. Sergio Ramos 64 11. Mohamed Salah 63 12.
Paul Pogba 61 13. Paulo Dybala 58 14. Gareth Bale 53 15.
James Rodriguez 53 We rank .
