Instagram is a well-known social media platform where fans all over the World follow their favorite footballers.
Every top footballer in the World has a big social media presence. Football is one of the most famous sports in the world, and it has attracted a lot of following across the world.
These are the top ten players with the highest numbers of Instagram followers in 2023.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
The Al Nassr striker has 596.9 million followers. Ronaldo is the most followed footballer in the World. The five time Ballon d’Or winner had achieved a lot in football and will continue to play at the highest level.
Due to his huge influence on social media, he gets more than one million likes on each post posted on the social media. He is also the highest paid athlete in the world as at today.
Even at the age of 38, he continues to create records that are too difficult to break. He is the player with more than 200 International appearances and the all time highest goal scorer in the Champions League.
2. Lionel Messi
The new Inter Miami attacker has 479.4 million followers on Instagram. Messi is the player with the highest goal in Europe after he left Paris Saint Germain.
Also, the Argentine is the only player with seven Ballon d’Or and potentially in future he will get another one to make it eight.
He remains the highest Goal scorer in the history of Argentina and led the country to its third World Cup win in history.
Even before leaving Paris Saint Germain, he was instrumental to their title win but couldn’t save them from the embarrassing defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League round of 16.
3. Neymar
The third person on the list is Paris Saint Germain’s Neymar Jr with 210.6 million followers. He is the most followed player in the French League ahead of his teammate Kylian Mbappe.
He is one of the greatest attackers in the world as at today with his beautiful dribbling skills and pace. Neymar plays on the left wing and can also play as a center striker.
In Brazil, he was deemed to be the next Ronaldinho because of how important he is to the Brazil squad. He is an important player to the Paris Saint Germain squad scoring 118 goals in 173 appearances for the Ligue 1 giant.
4. Kylian Mbappe
The French winger has 106 million followers. The 24 years old player started his career at AS Monaco helping his team win major trophies. He became famous when he helped his team knockout Manchester City out of the Champions League in 2017.
Paris Saint Germain paid £120 million to get his service from Monaco. He is one of the youngest players to have reach two World Cup finals with France.
He is deemed to be a future Ballon d’Or winner as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo gradually fade away from the main stage of football.
If Mbappe continues on his current path, he will be talked about as the Greatest of all time in his generation.
5. Karim Benzema
The new Al-Ittihad striker has 72.3 million followers on Instagram. After Cristiano Ronaldo, he is the most followed player in the Saudi Arabia Pro League.
The French striker joined Al-ittihad after his successful period at Real Madrid. He won the Ballon d’Or once and the Champions League five times.
Also before moving to the Middle East, he won 25 trophies to become the most decorated player at Real Madrid. Benzema scored a total of 354 goals in 648 appearances for the Spanish giant.
The French striker was the oldest player to score hattrick in the Champions League against Paris Saint Germain in 2021-22 season.
6. Marcelo
The former Real Madrid left back Marcelo has 64.3 million followers on Instagram. He currently plays for Fluminense in his native country Brazil.
The Curly hair defender made a name for himself while he was still in Europe with a good number of trophies won.
He is the second most decorated player in Real Madrid with 24 titles. While he was at Real Madrid, he scored 38 goals in 546 appearances. He made the FIFA First XI on countless basis.
However, the defender hasn’t won the World Cup since he started his career and the title is currently out of reach due to the fact that he is nearing his retirement from the game.
7. Mohamed Salah
The Liverpool winger has 61.2 million followers on Instagram. He is the most followed player in the Liverpool dressing room.
Salah is the all-time highest goal scorer for Liverpool in the Premier League with more than 129 goals.
The winger is the African player with the most goals in the Premier League, ahead of Chelsea legend Didier Drogba with 104.
Since joining Liverpool from AS Roma, he has been the most successful Egyptian player in the league.
8. Paul Labile Pogba
The former Manchester United midfielder boasts 59.5 million followers on Instagram. He is one of the most famous faces in the French national team. Winning the World Cup in 2018 against Croatia was the midfielder’s greatest achievement ever.
On the pitch, he has diversified duties, which include playing as a left winger, a defensive midfielder, and a deep-lying midfielder.
He is the third-most followed French player on Instagram.
9. Sergio Ramos
The former Real Madrid defender, who is currently without a football club after leaving Paris Saint-Germain, has 59.5 million followers on Instagram.
The defender has excellent title collections, which include one World Cup title, four La Liga titles, and four Champions League titles, among other accolades.
In recent years, the hype surrounding El Clasico has decreased due to the non-availability of big-name players like Ramos. He is extremely controversial and fought with almost all the Barcelona players while he was at Real Madrid.
The big defender scored 110 goals and created 41 assists in 778 appearances in all club competitions.
10. Dybala
The Argentine, who currently plays for AS Roma, has 57.2 million followers on his Instagram page.
He was the youngest player to score a hat trick for Palermo in Serie A. The Argentine was the fastest player to reach 50 goals for Juventus in their history.
He was also the first Juventus player to score in four consecutive away games in the UEFA Champions League.
Dybala had scored 163 goals and created 72 assists in 443 appearances.
