Top 10 Footballers Ruling Instagram in 2025 – Find Out Who's the Most Followed Star

By Aniket Kuila | June 19,2025

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Cristiano Ronaldo

With 657 million followers on Instagram, Ronaldo is the most followed footballer on social media.

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Lionel Messi

A football player from Argentina, Messi has 505 million followers on his Instagram account.

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Neymar Jr

Neymar plays for Brazil in international football, and his Instagram account has 230 million followers.

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Kylian Mbappe

He is a professional footballer from France, and Mbappe has 124 million followers on Instagram.

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David Beckham

While playing for the England football team, he has 88.1 million followers on his Instagram.

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Ronaldinho

A legend of football who was to play for Brazil, still has a great fan base of 77.3 million on his Instagram account.

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Karim Benzema

As he retired from international football, he plays in leagues, and his followers on Instagram are 75.7 million.

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Marcelo

Marcelo has retired from international football, but his fan base on Instagram has 69 million followers.

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Sergio Ramos

Sergio has 66.1 million followers on his Instagram account, while he used to play for Spain.

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Mohamed Salah

An Egyptian footballer plays as a forward for Egypt and has 65 million followers on his Instagram.

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