Top 15 most followed athletes on Instagram

Sport360 staff 09:52 05/12/2016
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    • With more than 82 million followers, Cristiano Ronaldo is the most-followed athlete on Instagram.

    The Real Madrid star pips the likes of Neymar and Lionel Messi by over 20 million followers.

    With other high-profile names making the list, we countdown the top ten most-followed athletes on Instagram in 2016.

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    1. CRISTIANO RONALDO (@cristiano) – 82.9 million followers

    2. NEYMAR (@neymarjr) – 62.7 million followers

    3. LIONEL MESSI (@leomessi) – 60.2 million followers

    A photo posted by Leo Messi (@leomessi) on

    4. JAMES RODRIGUEZ (@jamesrodriguez10) – 27.2 million followers

    5. LEBRON JAMES (@kingjames) – 26.4 million followers

    A photo posted by LeBron James (@kingjames) on

    6. GARETH BALE (@garethbale11) – 24.6 million followers

    A photo posted by Gareth Bale (@garethbale11) on

    7. ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC (@iamzlatanibrahimovic) – 21.3 million followers

    8. RONALDINHO (@ronaldinhooficial) – 18.3 million followers

    9. LUIS SUAREZ (@luissuarez9) – 18.1 million followers

    A photo posted by Luis Suarez (@luissuarez9) on

    10. KARIM BENZEMA (@karimbenzema) – 16.1 million followers

    11. DAVID LUIZ (@davidluiz_4) – 15.1 million followers

    A photo posted by David Luiz (@davidluiz_4) on

    12. ANDRES INIESTA (@andresiniesta8) – 14.9 million followers

    13. MARCELO (@marcelotwelve) – 14.3 million followers

    14. STEPHEN CURRY (@stephencurry30) – 13.9 million followers

    15. FLOYD MAYWEATHER (@floydmayweather) – 13.8 million followers

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