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Top Instagram Basketball Influencers in New York

4 Basketball Instagram creators in New York, United States — ranked by followers.

4

Total Creators

589.6K

Avg Followers

0.68%

Avg Engagement

61/100

Avg SH Score

As of October 2026, the Instagram Basketball influencers in New York with the most followers on SocialHipper are Liz Eswein (@newyorkcity, 1.5M followers), The Athletic (@theathletichq, 420.0K) and Christina Young (@eatingalonediaries, 293.9K). Across the 4 creators in this ranking, the average engagement rate is 0.68% (the median is 1.6% for accounts under 10,000 followers and 0.8% above that, and 2% puts a larger account in the top quarter) and the average SocialHipper quality score is 61/100.

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@newyorkcity Instagram

New York, United States

1.5M

Followers

0.01%

Engage

52/100

Average

Updated 6h ago

Basketball

@theathletichq Instagram

New York, United States

420.0K

Followers

0.26%

Engage

56/100

Average

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Sports

@eatingalonediaries Instagram

New York, United States

293.9K

Followers

0.80%

Engage

62/100

Good

Updated 1d ago

Food

@ashley.goes.hiking Instagram

New York, United States

108.7K

Followers

1.65%

Engage

74/100

Good

Updated 1d ago

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By followers, the top creators are Liz Eswein (@newyorkcity, 1.5M followers), The Athletic (@theathletichq, 420.0K) and Christina Young (@eatingalonediaries, 293.9K). SocialHipper tracks 4 Basketball Instagram influencers in New York. Browse the ranked list above, sorted by follower count.
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Engagement rate is average likes plus comments per post, divided by followers, times 100. On Instagram, the median is 1.6% for accounts under 10,000 followers and 0.8% above that, and 2% puts a larger account in the top quarter.