Cristiano Ronaldo, the current Ballon d’Or holder is at the top of the Top 20 Most Followed Footballers On Instagram. The Real Madrid and Portugal forward is estimated 121 million followers on Instagram. Surprisingly or unsurprisingly (depending on your view point), Neymar is second on the list, followed by Lionel Messi of Barcelona.
No doubt, the trio of Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Lionel Messi are considered the 3 best players on the planet. So, while the 3 compete for the best player on the pitch, they also fight it out over who is the most popular football based on Instagram follower-ship. While CR7 has 121 million followers, Neymar has 90m while Messi follows with 88m followers.
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So, apart from Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Messi who else features on this exclusive list? Surprising, retired Brazilian football legend, Ronaldinho comes up in the 8th position. Real Madrid’s coach, Zinedine Zidane is 17th on the list.
Top 20 Most Followed Footballers On Instagram And Their Instagram Usernames
Here is the top most followed footballers on Instagram as well as their username.
| Player | Team | Username | Followers |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | cristiano | 121m |
| Neymar | PSG | neymarjr | 90m |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | leomessi | 88m |
| David Beckham | Retired | davidbeckham | 43m |
| James Rodriguez | Bayern Munich | jamesrodriguez10 | 35m |
| Gareth Bale | Real Madrid | garethbale11 | 33m |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Manchester United | iamzlatanibrahimovic | 30m |
| Ronaldinho | Retired | ronaldinho | 30m |
| Luis Suarez | Barcelona | luissuarez9 | 26m |
| Marcelo | Real Madrid | marcelotwelve | 23m |
| Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | karimbenzema | 22m |
| Sergio Ramos | Real Madrid | sergioramos | 22m |
| Andres Iniesta | Barcelona | andresiniesta8 | 21m |
| Paul Pogba | Manchester United | paulpogba | 21m |
| David Luiz | Chelsea | davidluiz_4 | 18m |
| Dani Alves | PSG | danialves | 18m |
| Zinedine Zidane | Retired | zidane | 16m |
| Mesut Ozil | Arsenal | m10_official | 15m |
| Toni Kroos | Real Madrid | toni.kr8s | 15m |
| Gerard Pique | Barcelona | 3gerardpique | 15m |
Barcelona’s Gerard Pique is the 20th on the ranking.
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