Paris Olympics: Most-Followed Soccer Stars on the World Stage led by Putellas, Marta and Bonmati

0
35

Paris Olympics: Most-Followed Soccer Stars on the World Stage

Story credit Apuestas-deportivas.es

WOMEN

The top 10 most followed players from this year’s squads are:

Ranking

Squad

Player

Instagram Followers (01.08.2024)

Potential earnings per post

1.

Spain

Alexia Putellas

3,386,297

$33,863

2.

Brazil

Marta

2,851,309

$28,513

3.

Spain

Aitana Bonmatí

1,684,451

$16,845

4.

Canada

Jordyn Huitema

1,468,019

$14,680

5.

Nigeria

Asisat Oshoala

1,378,432

$13,784

6.

Spain

Jennifer Hermoso

1,162,066

$11,621

7.

France

Sakina Karchaoui

980,848

$9,808

8.

Colombia

Linda Caicedo

903,133

$9,031

9.

Brazil

Tamires

824,720

$8,247

10.

Spain

Athenea del Castillo

740,334

$7,403

The top 5 players who have gained the most followers after the group stages of the Olympics are:

Ranking

Squad

Player

Followers gained after the group stages

Instagram Followers (01.08.2024)

Instagram Followers (24.07.2024)

1.

Brazil

Marta

+23,475

2,851,309

2,827,834

2.

United States

Trinity Rodman

+19,750

380,904

361,154

3.

Brazil

Lorena

+18,726

46,920

28,194

4.

United States

Sophia Smith

+15,098

379,508

364,410

5.

United States

Mallory Swanson

+14,569

649,905

635,336

MEN

The top 10 most followed players from this year’s squads are:

Ranking

Squad

Player

Instagram Followers (01.08.2024)

Potential earnings per post

1.

Morocco

Achraf Hakimi

20,376,577

$203,766

2.

Argentina

Julián Álvarez

16,587,723

$165,877

3.

Argentina

Nicolás Otamendi

9,159,357

$91,594

4.

Egypt

Mohamed Elneny

5,947,552

$59,476

5.

Iraq

Aymen Hussein

3,553,887

$35,539

6.

France

Alexandre Lacazette

3,161,976

$31,620

7.

Spain

Fermín López

2,758,021

$27,580

8.

Iraq

Ibrahim Bayesh

2,576,026

$25,760

9.

Morocco

Abde Ezzalzouli

2,328,341

$23,283

10.

Spain

Pau Cubarsí

2,104,647

$21,046

The top 5 players who have gained the most followers after the group stages of the Olympics are:

Ranking

Squad

Player

Followers gained after the group stages

Instagram Followers (01.08.2024)

Instagram Followers (24.07.2024)

1.

Iraq

Ali Jasim

+111,522

1,831,312

1,719,790

2.

Morocco

Ilias Akhomach

+83,922

617,568

533,646

3.

Spain

Pau Cubarsí

+73,275

2,104,647

2,031,372

4.

Morocco

Soufiane Rahimi

+62,848

1,946,661

1,883,813

5.

Iraq

Aymen Hussein

+62,602

3,553,887

3,491,285

METHODOLOGY

  • The Instagram followers of the 2024 Olympics squads were collected before the start of the Olympics and they are being tracked throughout the tournament

  • Date of the last update: 01/08/2024

  • When it comes to the “followers gained” figure, if a player’s Instagram account was private / disabled at the time of the first collection, their gain is not counted and if a player’s account is not available / private / unknown, their numbers are marked as “0”

  • 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)

*********************************************************************

Know some top athletic performances? Seeing some great teams in action?

We can use your help, and it’s simple.  Witness some great performances? Hear about top athletes and top teams in our area?

Athlete of the Week and Team of the Week:

Nominate an athlete or team: HERE

**********************************************

Pancakes or Waffles!  We feature top area athletes with our world-renowned feature. Send us your nominations for who you’d like us to interview HERE

College Athlete Roundup! We want to recognize student-athletes from the area who are competing at the college level. Send us information on college athletes from the area with our simple form HERE

Where are they Now? We feature athletes and difference makers from the past, standouts in sports who excelled over the years and have moved on. Know of a former athlete, coach, or difference maker who we should feature? Know of a former standout competitor whose journey beyond central Wisconsin sports is one we should share? Send us information on athletes and difference makers of the past with our simple form HERE

Baked or Fried! We also feature difference makers throughout central Wisconsin: coaches, booster club leaders, administration, volunteers, you name it. Send us your nominations for who you’d like us to interview HERE

We welcome your stories! Contact us at [email protected]!

David Keech
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]