Renewed interest in Roger Federer after his win at the Australian Open a couple years ago, helped power the Grand Slam king past Novak Djokovic in number of Instagram followers with more than five million. Last year didn’t go as well for the Swiss star, as he was eliminated in the 4th round by seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in four sets.
INSTAGRAM KINGS OF TENNIS
Rafael Nadal, who regained the ATP No. 1 ranking for a time, also eclipsed Djokovic’s total, then Federer’s too, to become the first male tennis player with more than 10 million followers, while Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro and Andy Murray are tied at number four having yet to eclipse the two-million follower threshold.
Noticeably absent from our list of the most popular men’s tennis players on the photo-sharing platform are former No. 1’s Andre Agassi and Boris Becker, both of whom finished just outside the top ten.
UPDATED June 12, 2024
12) MILOS RAONIC
Milos Raonic
Highest singles ranking: No. 3
Born December 27, 1990 🇨🇦 Podgorica (Titograd), Montenegro
Instagram followers: 327 thousand
11) KEI NISHIKORI
Kei Nishikori
Highest singles ranking: No. 3
Born December 28, 1989 🇯🇵 Matsue, Shimane, Japan
Instagram followers: 537 thousand
10) GAEL MONFILS
Gael Sebastien Monfils
Highest singles ranking: No. 6
Born September 1, 1986 🇫🇷 Paris, France
Instagram followers: 1.2 million
9) DANIIL MEDVEDEV
Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev
Highest singles ranking: No. 2
Born February 11, 1996 🇨🇦 Moscow, Russia
Instagram followers: 1.2 million
8) STANISLAS WAWRINKA
Stanislas Wawrinka
Highest singles ranking: No. 3
Born March 28, 1985 🇨🇦 Saint-Barthélemy, Switzerland
Instagram followers: 1.3 million
7) STEFANOS TSITSIPAS
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Highest singles ranking: No. 3
Born August 12, 1998 🇨🇦 Athens, Greece
Instagram followers: 1.9 million
6) ANDY MURRAY
Andrew Barron Murray
Highest singles ranking: No. 1
Born May 15, 1987 🇬🇧 Glasgow, Scotland
Instagram followers: 2 million
5) JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO
Juan MartÃn del Potro
Highest singles ranking: No. 4
Born September 23, 1988 🇦🇷 Tandil, Argentina
Instagram followers: 1.8 million
4) CARLOS ALCARAZ
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia
Highest singles ranking: No. 1
Born May 5, 2003 🇪🇸 Villena, Alicante, Spain
Instagram followers: 5 million
3 ROGER FEDERER
Roger Federer
Highest singles ranking: No. 1
Born August 8, 1981 🇨🇭 Bottmingen, Switzerland
Instagram followers: 12.4 million
2) NOVAK DJOKOVIC
Novak Djokovic
Highest singles ranking: No. 1
Born May 22, 1987 🇷🇸 Belgrade, Serbia
Instagram followers: 14.6 million
1) RAFAEL NADAL
Rafael Nadal Parera
Highest singles ranking: No. 1
Born June 3, 1986 🇪🇸 Manacor, Spain
Instagram followers: 21.2 million
BS, Carlos Alcaraz is no.4 in IG followers before Andy Murray.