In connection with the 2024 Olympics, Actionnetwork.com has collected the Instagram accounts of 500+ athletes representing the United States to find out who has the largest following and who could potentially earn the most money on social media.
We have also started tracking the number of followers of the athletes before the start of the Olympics to find out who has gained the most followers throughout the competition.
The athletes who have gained the most followers in the last 7 days are:
|
Ranking |
Athlete |
Sport |
Followers gained (between 25 July – 31 July) |
|
1. |
Simone Biles |
Gymnastics |
+1,435,567 |
|
2. |
Ilona Maher |
Rugby |
+1,129,048 |
|
3. |
Suni Lee |
Gymnastics |
+355,698 |
|
4. |
Fred Richard |
Gymnastics |
+257,066 |
|
5. |
Jordan Chiles |
Gymnastics |
+209,758 |
|
6. |
Jewell Loyd |
Basketball |
+184,814 |
|
7. |
Stephen Nedoroscik |
Gymnastics |
+146,996 |
|
8. |
Nyjah Huston |
Skateboarding |
+137,000 |
|
9. |
Anthony Edwards |
Basketball |
+131,053 |
|
10. |
Hezly Rivera |
Gymnastics |
+100,624 |
According to the results of the analysis, the top 30 top American athletes at the Olympics with the most followers are:
|
Ranking |
Athlete |
Sport |
Followers count (31 July 2024) |
Potential earnings per Instagram post |
|
1. |
LeBron James |
Basketball |
159,760,491 |
$1,597,605 |
|
2. |
Stephen Curry |
Basketball |
56,742,266 |
$567,423 |
|
3. |
Kevin Durant |
Basketball |
13,493,857 |
$134,939 |
|
4. |
Simone Biles |
Gymnastics |
8,931,078 |
$89,311 |
|
5. |
Joel Embiid |
Basketball |
7,642,653 |
$76,427 |
|
6. |
Jayson Tatum |
Basketball |
7,157,393 |
$71,574 |
|
7. |
Devin Booker |
Basketball |
5,562,426 |
$55,624 |
|
8. |
Nyjah Huston |
Skateboarding |
5,277,128 |
$52,771 |
|
9. |
Anthony Edwards |
Basketball |
3,695,408 |
$36,954 |
|
10. |
Suni Lee |
Gymnastics |
2,068,779 |
$20,688 |
|
11. |
Ilona Maher |
Rugby |
2,011,216 |
$20,112 |
|
12. |
Coco Gauff |
Tennis |
1,801,952 |
$18,020 |
|
13. |
John John Florence |
Surfing |
1,612,014 |
$16,120 |
|
14. |
Sabrina Ionescu |
Basketball |
1,333,358 |
$13,334 |
|
15. |
Fred Kerley |
Track and Field |
1,281,227 |
$12,812 |
|
16. |
Hailey Van Lith |
Basketball |
1,243,958 |
$12,440 |
|
17. |
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone |
Track and Field |
1,192,702 |
$11,927 |
|
18. |
Scottie Scheffler |
Golf |
1,172,044 |
$11,720 |
|
19. |
Kelsey Plum |
Basketball |
1,132,400 |
$11,324 |
|
20. |
A’ja Wilson |
Basketball |
1,132,383 |
$11,324 |
|
21. |
Chris Joslin |
Skateboarding |
1,059,605 |
$10,596 |
|
22. |
Bam Adebayo |
Basketball |
1,013,869 |
$10,139 |
|
23. |
Chari Hawkins |
Track and Field |
1,006,281 |
$10,063 |
|
24. |
Tyrese Haliburton |
Basketball |
996,760 |
$9,968 |
|
25. |
Nelly Korda |
Golf |
985,150 |
$9,852 |
|
26. |
Jewell Loyd |
Basketball |
948,907 |
$9,489 |
|
27. |
Noah Lyles |
Track and Field |
859,307 |
$8,593 |
|
28. |
Jrue Holiday |
Basketball |
801,950 |
$8,020 |
|
29. |
Jordan Chiles |
Gymnastics |
796,233 |
$7,962 |
|
30. |
Wes Kitts |
Weightlifting |
774,434 |
$7,744 |
Story credit Actionnetwork.com
The rest of the top 50 can be found below:
|
31. |
Caeleb Dressel |
Swimming |
694,901 |
$6,949 |
|
32. |
Katie Ledecky |
Swimming |
677,262 |
$6,773 |
|
33. |
Collin Morikawa |
Golf |
674,660 |
$6,747 |
|
34. |
Mallory Swanson |
Soccer |
648,725 |
$6,487 |
|
35. |
Taylor Fritz |
Tennis |
622,648 |
$6,226 |
|
36. |
Fred Richard |
Gymnastics |
572,467 |
$5,725 |
|
37. |
Rose Lavelle |
Soccer |
570,691 |
$5,707 |
|
38. |
Carissa Moore |
Surfing |
564,642 |
$5,646 |
|
39. |
Tara Davis-Woodhall |
Track and Field |
563,728 |
$5,637 |
|
40. |
Jagger Eaton |
Skateboarding |
456,780 |
$4,568 |
|
41. |
Xander Schauffele |
Golf |
438,385 |
$4,384 |
|
42. |
Benjamin Cremaschi |
Soccer |
438,374 |
$4,384 |
|
43. |
Gabby Thomas |
Track and Field |
421,970 |
$4,220 |
|
44. |
Breanna Stewart |
Basketball |
401,965 |
$4,020 |
|
45. |
Lindsey Horan |
Soccer |
397,740 |
$3,977 |
|
46. |
Brooke Raboutou |
Sport Climbing |
382,010 |
$3,820 |
|
47. |
Derrick White |
Basketball |
377,607 |
$3,776 |
|
48. |
Sophia Smith |
Soccer |
377,453 |
$3,775 |
|
49. |
Trinity Rodman |
Soccer |
376,397 |
$3,764 |
|
50. |
Diana Taurasi |
Basketball |
348,239 |
$3,482 |
METHODOLOGY
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The Instagram followers of the 2024 Olympics participants were collected before the start of the Olympics and they are being tracked throughout the tournament
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Date of the last data update: 31 July 2024
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To count potential earnings per post on Instagram, an industry accepted standard of 10 dollars per post per 1000 followers was used (however, these figures might differ in the end, depending on individual negotiations)
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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
