The 16 most influential athletes on the planet with the biggest social media followings
16. Zlatan Ibrahimović
Sport: Soccer
Team: Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester United/LA Galaxy/AC Milan
Age: 38
Instagram Followers: 43,503,242
YouTube Subscribers: N/A
Twitter Followers: 6,517,486
TikTok Followers: N/A
Total Social Media Following: 50,020,728
15. Mohamed Salah
Sport: Soccer
Team: Liverpool
Age: 28
Instagram Followers: 39,457,896
YouTube Subscribers: N/A
Twitter Followers: 12,641,669
TikTok Followers: N/A
Total Social Media Following: 52,099,565
14. Luis Suárez
Sport: Soccer
Team: Ajax/Liverpool/FC Barcelona
Age: 33
Instagram Followers: 38,121,199
YouTube Subscribers: 11,400
Twitter Followers: 16,118,974
TikTok Followers: N/A
Total Social Media Following: 54,251,573
13. Sachin Tendulkar
Sport: Cricket
Team: Mumbai (retired)
Age: 47
Instagram Followers: 24,574,857
YouTube Subscribers: 360,000
Twitter Followers: 33,156,702
TikTok Followers: N/A
Total Social Media Following: 58,091,559
12. Andrés Iniesta
Sport: Soccer
Team: FC Barcelona/Vissel Kobe
Age: 36
Instagram Followers: 34,444,496
YouTube Subscribers: N/A
Twitter Followers: 24,772,429
TikTok Followers: N/A
Total Social Media Following: 59,216,925
11. Sergio Ramos
Sport: Soccer
Team: Real Madrid
Age: 34
Instagram Followers: 39,696,454
YouTube Subscribers: N/A
Twitter Followers: 17,307,923
TikTok Followers: 2,800,000
Total Social Media Following: 59,804,377
10. Marcelo
Sport: Soccer
Team: Real Madrid
Age: 32
Instagram Followers: 44,996,190
YouTube Subscribers: N/A
Twitter Followers: 11,915,625
TikTok Followers: 3,600,000
Total Social Media Following: 60,511,815
9. Gareth Bale
Sport: Soccer
Team: Tottenham Hotspur/Real Madrid
Age: 31
Instagram Followers: 43,206,970
YouTube Subscribers: 17,800
Twitter Followers: 18,339,325
TikTok Followers: N/A
Total Social Media Following: 61,564,095
8. David Beckham
Sport: Soccer
Team: Manchester United/Real Madrid/LA Galaxy (retired)
Age: 45
Instagram Followers: 63,660,965
YouTube Subscribers: N/A
Twitter Followers: N/A
TikTok Followers: N/A
Total Social Media Following: 63,660,965
7. James Rodríguez
Sport: Soccer
Team: Everton
Age: 29
Instagram Followers: 45,886,705
YouTube Subscribers: N/A
Twitter Followers: 18,658,946
TikTok Followers: 2,000,000
Total Social Media Following: 66,545,651
6. Ronaldinho
Sport: Soccer
Team: FC Barcelona (retired)
Age: 40
Instagram Followers: 51,402,357
YouTube Subscribers: N/A
Twitter Followers: 19,350,343
TikTok Followers: 560,600
Total Social Media Following: 71,313,300
5. Virat Kohli
Sport: Cricket
Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Age: 31
Instagram Followers: 68,627,628
YouTube Subscribers: N/A
Twitter Followers: 36,656,402
TikTok Followers: 36,000
Total Social Media Following: 105,320,030
4. LeBron James
Sport: Basketball
Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Age: 35
Instagram Followers: 68,351,041
YouTube Subscribers: N/A
Twitter Followers: 46,715,768
TikTok Followers: N/A
Total Social Media Following: 115,066,809
3. Lionel Messi
Sport: Soccer
Team: FC Barcelona
Age: 33
Instagram Followers: 159,312,992
YouTube Subscribers: 873,000
Twitter Followers: 2,950,259
TikTok Followers: N/A
Total Social Media Following: 163,136,251
2. Neymar
Sport: Soccer
Team: Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
Age: 28
Instagram Followers: 139,732,634
YouTube Subscribers: 2,070,000
Twitter Followers: 47,864,954
TikTok Followers: 3,600,000
Total Social Media Following: 193,267,588
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
Sport: Soccer
Team: Juventus F.C.
Age: 35
Instagram Followers: 230,237,225
YouTube Subscribers: 1,560,000
Twitter Followers: 86,303,186
TikTok Followers: N/A
Total Social Media Following: 318,100,411