Jonatan Christie has yet to assume the top ranking in men’s badminton, but the 2018 Asian Games gold medalist is at the very top among his fellow players when it comes to Instagram followers.
BADMINTON KINGS OF INSTAGRAM
Christie is just one of five Indonesians in the top ten badminton players on Instagram, which speaks to the tremendous popularity of the sport in the country of nearly 300 million. Notably absent from the list are any of the many badminton stars from China owing to Instagram being banned in the world’s most populous country.
UPDATED February 23, 2024
10) ANDERS ANTONSEN
Anders Antonsen
Born April 27, 1997 🇩🇰 Aarhus, Denmark
Instagram followers: 79 thousand
9) TOMMY SUGIARTO
Tommy Sugiarto
Born May 31, 1988 🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia
Instagram followers: 51 thousand
8) SRIKANTH KIDAMBI
Srikanth Kidambi
Born February 7, 1993 🇮🇳 Ravulapalem, India
Instagram followers: 134 thousand
7) KENTO MOMOTA
Kento Momota
Born September 1, 1994 🇯🇵 Mino, Japan
Instagram followers: 271 thousand
6) VICTOR AXELSEN
Viktor Axelsen
Born January 4, 1994 🇩🇰 Odense, Denmark
Instagram followers: 349 thousand
5) MARCUS FERNALDI GIDEON
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Born March 9, 1991 🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia
Instagram followers: 1.1 million
4) LEE CHONG WEI
Lee Chong Wei
Born October 21, 1982 🇲🇾 Bagan Serai, Malaysia
Instagram followers: 1.1 million
3) ANTHONY SINISUKA GINTING
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Born October 20, 1996 🇮🇩 Cimahi, Indonesia
Instagram followers: 1.6 million
2) KEVIN SANJAYA
Kevin Sanjaya
Born August 2, 1995 🇮🇩 Bunyuwangi, Indonesia
Instagram followers: 2.5 million
1) JONATAN CHRISTIE
Jonatan Christie
Born September 15, 1997 🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia
Instagram followers: 2.2 million
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