Social Media is always a big platform where sports is one of the trending topics in the world. From Instagram to Twitter, people talk about the athletes across the world. It’s not just about football as the users talk about all big sports like Cricket, Tennis and Basketball. Let’s talk about the 10 most searched athletes on social media.
In this list, Football dominates as usual because this is the most popular game in the world. We will find some young names in the list along with legendary figures across all sports. Here’s the final list of 10 athletes who were searched the most number of times on social media.
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 199.4m (football)
- Neymar – 140.9m (football)
- Lionel Messi – 104.4m (football)
- LeBron James – 72.1m (NBA)
- Virat Kohli – 68.0m (cricket)
- Kylian Mbappe – 63.7m (football)
- Carlos Alcaraz – 60.0m (tennis)
- Novak Djokovic – 58.4m (tennis)
- Erling Haaland – 43.4m (football)
- Lewis Hamilton – 34.9m (Formula 1)
Cristiano Ronaldo takes the top position in the list with 199.4m searches on social media. The Portuguese footballer is still playing at the age of 38 and still scoring goals for fun. He is currently the leading goal-scorer in international football.
Ronaldo is followed by Neymar at number 2 who is making headlines with his injury issues and his transfer stories. Lionel Messi finds the third spot on the list who recently won the FIFA World Cup with Argentina and also chasing the Ballon d’Or for the 8th time. Ronaldo, Neymar and Messi are the only players in the list with more than 100m searches.
Basketball legend LeBron James takes fourth position with 72.1m searches. His story in NBA is inspiring and he is the greatest of all time in the game. Virat Kohli is the only cricketer in the list with 5th spot. Recently, the Olympics introduced cricket in LA 2028 and they featured Kohli there. He is the real face of cricket in the current time. He is currently doing wonders with his batting in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
Kylian Mbappe is another footballer in the list who would be the next superstar in the game. Mbappe won the World Cup in 2018 and scored a hattrick in the World Cup final in 2022. He also made headlines on social media due to his transfer rumours with Real Madrid.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic find their names on the 7th and 8th spots. They are the current Tennis stars who recently met each other in the final of Wimbledon. Alcaraz is pretty young and he is going in the future direction of Federer and Nadal. Djokovic, on the other side, is chasing glory in Tennis and he will end his career with the most grand slams.
Manchester City forward, Erling Haaland makes into the list as number 9 who was in red-hot form last season and helped his club to complete the treble. He also set the record in the Premier League for most goals. Haaland is giving a tough fight to Messi in the Ballon d’Or awards. Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton is the final name in the top 10.
