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Top 50 most followed athletes in Africa on Instagram.

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  1. 1
    Mohamed Salah
    @mosalahEgyptLiverpool
    67.9M
    followers
  2. 2
    AB de Villiers
    @abdevilliers17South AfricaJohannesburg
    29.5M
    followers
  3. 3
    Achraf Hakimi
    @achrafhakimiMoroccoParis
    25.2M
    followers
  4. 4
    Sadio Mané
    @sadiomaneofficielSenegalRiyadh
    17.4M
    followers
  5. 5
    Brahim Diaz
    @brahimMoroccoCasablanca
    13M
    followers
  6. 6
    Yassine Bounou
    @bounouyassine_bonoMoroccoCasablanca
    8M
    followers
  7. 7
    Victor Osimhen
    @victorosimhen9NigeriaLagos
    7.7M
    followers
  8. 8
    Omar Marmoush
    @marmoushEgyptCairo
    5.7M
    followers
  9. 9
    Emam Ashour
    @emam.ashour90EgyptCairo
    5.1M
    followers
  10. 10
    Mostafa Mohamed
    @mostafamohamed.11EgyptCairo
    3.8M
    followers
  11. 11
    Zizo (Ahmed Sayed)
    @zizo_official25EgyptCairo
    3.2M
    followers
  12. 12
    Munir El Haddadi
    @munirhaddadiMoroccoCasablanca
    3.1M
    followers
  13. 13
    Kalidou Koulibaly
    @kkoulibaly26SenegalDakar
    3M
    followers
  14. 14
    Foto de perfil de Badr Hari
    Badr Hari
    @badrhariofficialMoroccoAmsterdam
    2.9M
    followers
  15. 15
    Edouard Mendy
    @edou_mendySenegalDakar
    2.9M
    followers
  16. 16
    Ismael Saibari
    @ismaelsaibariMoroccoCasablanca
    2.6M
    followers
  17. 17
    Idrissa Gana Gueye
    @iganagueyeSenegalDakar
    2.4M
    followers
  18. 18
    Neil El Aynaoui
    @neilelaynaouiMoroccoCasablanca
    2.2M
    followers
  19. 19
    Foto de perfil de Imane Khelif
    Imane Khelif
    @imane_khelif_10AlgeriaTiaret
    1.7M
    followers
  20. 20
    Foto de perfil de Dricus du Plessis
    Dricus du Plessis
    @dricusduplessisSouth AfricaJohannesburg
    947K
    followers
  21. 21
    Foto de perfil de Mahamed Aly
    Mahamed Aly
    @alybjjEgypt
    195K
    followers
  22. 22
    Foto de perfil de Hamza Hamry
    Hamza Hamry
    @hamza.hamryTunisia
    82K
    followers
  23. 23
    Foto de perfil de Barbra Banda
    Barbra Banda
    @barbrabandaofficialZambia
    44K
    followers
  24. 24
    Foto de perfil de Seif-Eddine Houmine
    Seif-Eddine Houmine
    @seif_bjjMorocco
    22K
    followers
  25. 25
    Foto de perfil de Samuel Takyi
    Samuel Takyi
    @samuel_takyi95Ghana
    3K
    followers

About this ranking

These are the 25 most followed athletes in Africa on Instagram. Mohamed Salah is No. 1 with 67.9M followers, followed by AB de Villiers (29.5M) and Achraf Hakimi (25.2M). The order is decided by followers alone, which we check on Instagram's official API.

Who has the most Instagram followers among athletes in Africa?
Mohamed Salah (@mosalah) is No. 1 with 67.9M followers.
Who completes the podium in Africa?
After Mohamed Salah come AB de Villiers, with 29.5M, and Achraf Hakimi, with 25.2M followers.
How often is this ranking updated?
Figures are pulled from Instagram's official API in batches twice a day: no profile has data older than a week.