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Top Instagram Football Influencers

124 Football creators on Instagram, ranked by followers and engagement.

124

Total Creators

9.9M

Avg Followers

4.13%

Avg Engagement

67/100

Avg SH Score

As of October 2026, the Instagram Football influencers with the most followers on SocialHipper are Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano, 679.8M followers), Leo Messi (@leomessi, 517.7M) and Mrunal Panchal Sharma (@mrunu, 5.9M). Across the 124 creators in this ranking, the average engagement rate is 4.13% (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 67/100.

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@cristiano Instagram

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

679.8M

Followers

1.04%

Engage

65/100

Good

Updated 6h ago

Football

@leomessi Instagram

Miami, United States

517.7M

Followers

1.67%

Engage

70/100

Good

Updated 6h ago

Football

@mrunu Instagram

Jaipur, India

5.9M

Followers

0.73%

Engage

61/100

Good

Updated 1d ago

Beauty

@godfreycomic Instagram

Phoenix, United States

3.1M

Followers

0.41%

Engage

60/100

Good

Updated 20h ago

Comedy

@matthiasjbarker Instagram

Sao Paulo, Brazil

1.4M

Followers

0.00%

Engage

50/100

Average

Updated 9h ago

Parenting

@billywingrove Instagram

London, United Kingdom

1.4M

Followers

1.52%

Engage

64/100

Good

Updated 7h ago

Football

@elisabethrioux Instagram

Montreal, Canada

1.3M

Followers

0.80%

Engage

59/100

Average

Updated 5h ago

Pranks

@sydneyleroux Instagram

Sydney, Australia

1.1M

Followers

1.26%

Engage

63/100

Good

Updated 1d ago

Football

@ashleymariesavage Instagram

Atlanta, United States

998.5K

Followers

1.90%

Engage

74/100

Good

Updated 1d ago

Baking

@benfrancis Instagram

Birmingham, United Kingdom

709.8K

Followers

2.00%

Engage

73/100

Good

Updated 3mos ago — may be out of date

Football

@jaekicho Instagram

New York, United States

526.4K

Followers

1.39%

Engage

68/100

Good

Updated 3mos ago — may be out of date

Language Learning

@brockandbostonofficial Instagram

Boston, United States

469.5K

Followers

0.89%

Engage

62/100

Good

Updated 3h ago

Parenting

@ahmadalkaashekh Instagram

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

454.3K

Followers

3.12%

Engage

84/100

Excellent

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Sports

@asgari_freestyle Instagram

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

446.9K

Followers

0.82%

Engage

63/100

Good

Updated 1d ago

Memes

@kennedy922 Instagram

Bangkok, Thailand

427.0K

Followers

0.59%

Engage

46/100

Average

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Football

@theathletichq Instagram

New York, United States

420.0K

Followers

0.26%

Engage

56/100

Average

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Sports

@sayedshifa Instagram

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

407.5K

Followers

1.25%

Engage

68/100

Good

Updated 5mos ago — may be out of date

Football

@mattchoi_6 Instagram

Bangkok, Thailand

400.2K

Followers

0.94%

Engage

64/100

Good

Updated 2d ago

Fitness

@deniseteojiaqi Instagram

Singapore

383.5K

Followers

2.03%

Engage

76/100

Good

Updated 3mos ago — may be out of date

Football

@twinkle_sheethal Instagram

Kochi, India

349.3K

Followers

7.76%

Engage

93/100

Excellent

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Comedy

@ashleyhaas Instagram

Sao Paulo, Brazil

305.7K

Followers

0.19%

Engage

49/100

Average

Updated 4d ago

Sports

@mycurlyadventures_ Instagram

Dallas, United States

305.0K

Followers

0.87%

Engage

63/100

Good

Updated 3mos ago — may be out of date

Sports

@meganhbolton Instagram

Manchester, United Kingdom

300.5K

Followers

1.42%

Engage

69/100

Good

Updated 5mos ago — may be out of date

Comedy

@cityofto Instagram

Toronto, Canada

273.3K

Followers

0.22%

Engage

57/100

Average

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

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Frequently Asked Questions

By followers, the top creators are Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano, 679.8M followers), Leo Messi (@leomessi, 517.7M) and Mrunal Panchal Sharma (@mrunu, 5.9M). The top Football Instagram influencers are ranked by follower count on SocialHipper. We track 124 Football creators with an average engagement rate of 4.13% and a SocialHipper score of 67/100 (our own metric, not endorsed by Instagram).
Use the country and city links below to drill down into location-specific rankings. For example, you can find top Football Instagram influencers in specific countries or cities.
The average engagement rate for Football influencers on Instagram in our database is 4.13%. Rates vary by follower count — micro-influencers typically see higher engagement.