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Top Instagram Sports Influencers in United States

109 Sports creators on Instagram from United States — ranked by followers.

109

Total Creators

4.9M

Avg Followers

2.52%

Avg Engagement

66/100

Avg SH Score

As of October 2026, the Instagram Sports influencers in United States with the most followers on SocialHipper are Leo Messi (@leomessi, 517.7M followers), Godfrey (@godfreycomic, 3.1M) and Emily Austin (@emily.austin, 2.7M). Across the 109 creators in this ranking, the average engagement rate is 2.52% (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.

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@leomessi Instagram

Miami, United States

517.7M

Followers

1.66%

Engage

69/100

Good

Updated 20h ago

Football

@godfreycomic Instagram

Phoenix, United States

3.1M

Followers

0.41%

Engage

60/100

Good

Updated 9h ago

Comedy

@emily.austin Instagram

Austin, United States

2.7M

Followers

1.64%

Engage

68/100

Good

Updated 8h ago

Sports

@newyorkcity Instagram

New York, United States

1.5M

Followers

0.01%

Engage

52/100

Average

Updated 1d ago

Basketball

@cashnasty Instagram

Las Vegas, United States

1.2M

Followers

3.40%

Engage

77/100

Good

Updated 21h ago

Basketball

@ashleymariesavage Instagram

Atlanta, United States

998.5K

Followers

1.90%

Engage

74/100

Good

Updated 13h ago

Baking

@dallaslovelist Instagram

Dallas, United States

800.3K

Followers

0.53%

Engage

60/100

Good

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Beverages & Cocktails

@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Updated 3mos ago — may be out of date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

@thejanerikaowens Instagram

Miami, United States

443.2K

Followers

8.84%

Engage

89/100

Excellent

Updated 5mos ago — may be out of date

Sports

@theathletichq Instagram

New York, United States

420.0K

Followers

0.26%

Engage

56/100

Average

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Sports

@standbywithadrie Instagram

Atlanta, United States

415.6K

Followers

0.10%

Engage

54/100

Average

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Travel

@atl_bucketlist Instagram

Atlanta, United States

412.5K

Followers

0.42%

Engage

58/100

Average

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Food

@mycurlyadventures_ Instagram

Dallas, United States

305.0K

Followers

0.87%

Engage

63/100

Good

Updated 3mos 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

@iamchrisharris Instagram

Washington DC, United States

256.7K

Followers

0.01%

Engage

53/100

Average

Updated 3d ago

Fitness

@alexanderreneedesign Instagram

Atlanta, United States

242.7K

Followers

0.13%

Engage

54/100

Average

Updated 3mos ago — may be out of date

Lifestyle

@milehighandhungry Instagram

Denver, United States

238.2K

Followers

1.42%

Engage

69/100

Good

Updated 5mos ago — may be out of date

Food

@fontainebleaulasvegas Instagram

Las Vegas, United States

237.9K

Followers

1.49%

Engage

68/100

Good

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Combat Sports

@rossitakes Instagram

Philadelphia, United States

228.8K

Followers

5.62%

Engage

93/100

Excellent

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Sports

@cleatsandstilettos Instagram

Washington DC, United States

206.2K

Followers

0.12%

Engage

52/100

Average

Updated 16h ago

Sports

@nashville_eats Instagram

Nashville, United States

178.4K

Followers

0.00%

Engage

46/100

Average

Updated 1d ago

Food

@r.oh.bee Instagram

Washington DC, United States

178.1K

Followers

3.28%

Engage

82/100

Excellent

Updated 8h ago

Education

@infatuation_seattle Instagram

Seattle, United States

160.4K

Followers

0.76%

Engage

61/100

Good

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Tennis

@thecuttingveg Instagram

Philadelphia, United States

142.1K

Followers

0.43%

Engage

45/100

Average

Updated 2d ago

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By followers, the top creators are Leo Messi (@leomessi, 517.7M followers), Godfrey (@godfreycomic, 3.1M) and Emily Austin (@emily.austin, 2.7M). We track 109 Sports Instagram influencers in United States with an average engagement rate of 2.52%. Browse the ranked list above.
Use the city filter. Popular cities include Atlanta, New York and Dallas.
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.