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Top Instagram Sports Influencers

311 Sports creators on Instagram, ranked by followers and engagement.

311

Total Creators

4.1M

Avg Followers

4.15%

Avg Engagement

66/100

Avg SH Score

As of October 2026, the Instagram Sports influencers with the most followers on SocialHipper are Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano, 679.8M followers), Leo Messi (@leomessi, 517.7M) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (@imbhuvi, 6.4M). Across the 311 creators in this ranking, the average engagement rate is 4.15% (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 66/100.

Countries (14)
United States 109 India 65 Canada 32 United Kingdom 25 United Arab Emirates 16 Germany 12 Australia 10 Indonesia 8 Philippines 8 Saudi Arabia 6 Thailand 5 Brazil 5 Malaysia 4 Singapore 2
Cities (20)
Toronto 17 New York 11 Atlanta 11 Sydney 9 Dubai 9 London 9 Dallas 9 Mumbai 9 Nashville 8 Vancouver 8 Manila 8 Birmingham 8 Manchester 8 Kolkata 8 Berlin 8 Jakarta 8 Chicago 7 Pune 7 Washington DC 7 Austin 7

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Cristiano Ronaldo

@cristiano Instagram

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

679.8M

Followers

1.06%

Engage

66/100

Good

Updated 20h ago

Football

Leo Messi

@leomessi Instagram

Miami, United States

517.7M

Followers

1.66%

Engage

69/100

Good

Updated 20h ago

Football

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

@imbhuvi Instagram

Mumbai, India

6.4M

Followers

28.70%

Engage

85/100

Excellent

Updated 14h ago

Sports

Mrunal Panchal Sharma

@mrunu Instagram

Jaipur, India

5.9M

Followers

0.73%

Engage

61/100

Good

Updated 14h ago

Beauty

Andy Cooks

@andyhearnden Instagram

Sydney, Australia

4.7M

Followers

0.46%

Engage

58/100

Average

Updated 12h ago

Food

Godfrey

@godfreycomic Instagram

Phoenix, United States

3.1M

Followers

0.41%

Engage

60/100

Good

Updated 9h ago

Comedy

Emily Austin

@emily.austin Instagram

Austin, United States

2.7M

Followers

1.64%

Engage

68/100

Good

Updated 8h ago

Sports

Condé Nast Traveller

@condenasttraveller Instagram

Bangkok, Thailand

2.4M

Followers

0.07%

Engage

54/100

Average

Updated 6h ago

Swimming

Saurabh Ghadge

@saurabhghadge_vines Instagram

Mumbai, India

1.9M

Followers

4.81%

Engage

88/100

Excellent

Updated 2h ago

Comedy

Liz Eswein

@newyorkcity Instagram

New York, United States

1.5M

Followers

0.01%

Engage

52/100

Average

Updated 1d ago

Basketball

Matthias James Barker, LMHC

@matthiasjbarker Instagram

Sao Paulo, Brazil

1.4M

Followers

0.00%

Engage

50/100

Average

Updated 1d ago

Parenting

المنتخب السعودي

@saudint Instagram

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

1.4M

Followers

0.49%

Engage

57/100

Average

Updated 23h ago

Sports

Billy Wingrove

@billywingrove Instagram

London, United Kingdom

1.4M

Followers

1.53%

Engage

65/100

Good

Updated 23h ago

Football

James Jean

@jamesjeanart Instagram

Jakarta, Indonesia

1.3M

Followers

0.98%

Engage

64/100

Good

Updated 23h ago

Painting

William Seng

@williamsengg Instagram

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1.3M

Followers

3.33%

Engage

83/100

Excellent

Updated 23h ago

Finance

Elisabeth Rioux 👙

@elisabethrioux Instagram

Montreal, Canada

1.3M

Followers

0.79%

Engage

59/100

Average

Updated 23h ago

Pranks

SB19 Official

@officialsb19 Instagram

Manila, Philippines

1.3M

Followers

1.69%

Engage

72/100

Good

Updated 23h ago

Basketball

CashNasty

@cashnasty Instagram

Las Vegas, United States

1.2M

Followers

3.40%

Engage

77/100

Good

Updated 21h ago

Basketball

Kaz 💕🇹🇭🙏🏼 Thai Princess

@kazcrossley Instagram

Bangkok, Thailand

1.1M

Followers

0.76%

Engage

57/100

Average

Updated 20h ago

Regional Cuisine

Sydney Leroux

@sydneyleroux Instagram

Sydney, Australia

1.1M

Followers

1.26%

Engage

63/100

Good

Updated 20h ago

Football

James Cook Artwork

@jamescookartwork Instagram

London, United Kingdom

1.1M

Followers

0.37%

Engage

60/100

Good

Updated 13h ago

Art

VirdahJavedKhan

@mom_in_dubai Instagram

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1.0M

Followers

1.56%

Engage

72/100

Good

Updated 18h ago

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Ashley Savage | Creator | Atlanta, GA

@ashleymariesavage Instagram

Atlanta, United States

998.5K

Followers

1.90%

Engage

74/100

Good

Updated 13h ago

Baking

Dallas Love List

@dallaslovelist Instagram

Dallas, United States

800.3K

Followers

0.53%

Engage

60/100

Good

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 Bhuvneshwar Kumar (@imbhuvi, 6.4M). The top Sports Instagram influencers are ranked by follower count on SocialHipper. We track 311 Sports creators with an average engagement rate of 4.15% and a SocialHipper score of 66/100 (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 Sports Instagram influencers in specific countries or cities.
The average engagement rate for Sports influencers on Instagram in our database is 4.15%. Rates vary by follower count — micro-influencers typically see higher engagement.
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