Top 10 Most Followed Athelets on Instagram in 2025 – Updated Global List
By Aniket Kuila | June 19,2025
With 657 million followers on Instagram, Ronaldo is the most followed footballer on social media. (Instagram: @cristiano).
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A football player from Argentina, Messi has 505 million followers on his Instagram account. (Instagram: @leomessi).
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Dwayne is a professional American wrestler, and he is also known as The Rock, and he has 393 million followers on Instagram. (Instagram: @therock).
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He is one of the most followed cricketers in the world. Virat has 274 million followers on his Instagram account. (Instagram: @virat.kohli).
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Neymar plays for Brazil in international football, and his Instagram account has 230 million followers. (Instagram: @neymarjr).
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A basketball player, LeBron has 159.8 million followers on his Instagram account. (Instagram: @kingjames).
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He is a professional footballer from France, and Mbappe has 124 million followers on Instagram. (Instagram: @k.mbappe).
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While playing for the England football team, he has 88.1 million followers on his Instagram. (Instagram: @davidbeckham).
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A legend of football who was to play for Brazil, still has a great fan base of 77.3 million on his Instagram account. (Instagram: @ronaldinho).
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As he retired from international football, he plays in leagues, and his followers on Instagram are 75.7 million. ( Instagram: @karimbenzema).
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