What were the most prominent posts on Instagram among the world’s top football players?
Goals, records, titles and a name who left – and continues to leave – his mark on the history of football. This is how we can define Cristiano Ronaldo. Whether you like it or not, the portuguese star is one of the most important players in history.
But his achievements are not restricted to the pitch. In the series that Samba Digital has been publishing daily about the performance of the players’ official pages, Cristiano Ronaldo is the player with the most followers on Instagram at the end of 2023.
Anyone who thinks that Cristiano is just a brand of the past, with his achievements for Real Madrid-ESP, is mistaken. Even playing for Al Nassr Cristiano, he added 88.8 million new followers in 2023. It is almost 5 times more than the 18.8 million gained by Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid’s current star. With this performance, Cristiano Ronaldo is the player with the highest number of new followers in 2023.
When looking at the posts of the world’s top players, we come across Cristiano Ronaldo again.
The post with the most interactions made by a football player in 2023 is from the Portuguese star. With 28.3 million interactions, the reception was warm, and the caption is typical of a player like him: exhaustively committed to his work and performance.
With 28.2 million interactions, the second post in this regard is also from Cristiano Ronaldo.
And it was made during a friendly match in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Along with him, but at some distance, is his rival from his time in Spain, who also opted for a challenge in a developing football center: Lionel Messi.
Is the Argentine the closest – or the least distant? – from the Portuguese star.
With 23.6 million interactions, the post in which Lionel Messi thanks the Argentine people for their support in the World Cup, won after a 36-year wait.
If we take out Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, we find the fight against racism!
Just like when they played for Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively, Messi and Ronaldo dominated social media.
In a quick analysis without both, however, some candidates take on this leading role.
Vinícius Jr., who started his career at Flamengo and is now a Real Madrid star, gained wide prominence not only because of his smile and magnificent talent, but for his fight against racism on Spanish football pitches.
With 16.2 million interactions, the post in which the Brazilian directs part of the blame to some opponents – in addition to highlighting the lack of severe attitudes from local entities – is the main one among players from all over the world, disregarding those from of CR7 and LM10.
There is no shortage of candidates. Mbappé, Paris Saint-Germain star and constant target for Real Madrid, also has a lot of attention on social media – especially on Instagram.
Responsible for the 11 main posts among Ligue 1 players, with 11.1M, Kylian Mbappé, together with his teammates on the streets of a cold NYC (USA), shows that his digital appeal should only grow in the near future.
A discreet Norwegian dominates the Premier League
Haaland arrived in England in style. And this is proven by the fact that, in 2023, of the top 10 posts by Premier League players, 60% are by Erling Braut Haaland.
The main one has the look and feel of a classic Viking. In the photo, the striker shows his physique while holding the much-desired Champions League trophy, lifted after a 1-0 win over Inter Milan.
The post generated more than 8.5 million interactions, the most among all Premier League players in 2023.
Not even Garnacho’s iconic goal, reminiscent of Wayne Rooney’s epic bicycle kick, was able to beat Haaland: with 5.8 million interactions, it was the 4th post with the most interactions.
Will someone be able to compete with Cristiano Ronaldo in 2024?
Samba Digital will continue to monitor social networks daily in search of this answer.
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