Manchester: Top 20 Basketball Instagram Influencers

As of September 2026, infloo tracks 20 Instagram creators in Manchester in the Basketball category. Their median engagement rate is 1.51% (middle half: 0.57–3.41%), and the median account has 593K followers. Micro-influencers (10K–100K followers): 4 of 20; over 1M followers: 8. Highest engagement: @garnacho7 (8.25%), @laiaaleixandri (7.79%), @lacroixmichele (7.37%).

Creators tracked: 20
Median ER: 1.51%
Middle half of ER: 0.57–3.41%
Median followers: 593K
Data as of: September 2026

#	Instagram Account	Categories	Number of followers	Audience Engagement (ER)	User's Country	User's City	Check Fake Followers
1	1 Raphael Varane @raphaelvarane Followers: 22,479,325 • ER: 0.2% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports	Followers 22,479,325	ER 0.2%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
2	2 Gabriel Jesus @dejesusoficial Followers: 22,298,177 • ER: 0.55% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby	Followers 22,298,177	ER 0.55%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
3	3 MR @marcusrashford Followers: 20,572,369 • ER: 4.3% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby	Followers 20,572,369	ER 4.3%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
4	4 RM26 @riyadmahrez26.7 Followers: 12,492,820 • ER: 2.47% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Rugby Baseball	Followers 12,492,820	ER 2.47%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
5	5 garnacho7 @garnacho7 Followers: 11,675,863 • ER: 8.25% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball	Followers 11,675,863	ER 8.25%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
6	6 Tommy TNT Fury @tommyfury Followers: 5,199,741 • ER: 0.85% Manchester Gym & Fitness Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Kids Sports Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Gym & Fitness Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Kids Sports	Followers 5,199,741	ER 0.85%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
7	7 We Are United @weareunited Followers: 2,848,972 • ER: 3.11% Manchester Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby American Football	Followers 2,848,972	ER 3.11%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
8	8 Manchester United Women @manutdwomen Followers: 2,203,836 • ER: 0.19% Manchester Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby American Football	Followers 2,203,836	ER 0.19%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
9	9 Stretford Paddock @fulltimedevils Followers: 960,284 • ER: 0.58% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 960,284	ER 0.58%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
10	10 Michèle De Bruyne @lacroixmichele Followers: 601,343 • ER: 7.37% Manchester Politics Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 601,343	ER 7.37%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
11	11 Danny Drinkwater @dannydrinkwater Followers: 583,810 • ER: 1.49% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 583,810	ER 1.49%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
12	12 Claude Makélélé 🇫🇷🇨🇩 @makeleleofficial Followers: 453,429 • ER: 2.98% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby	Followers 453,429	ER 2.98%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
13	13 United Cloud @united.cloud Followers: 229,577 • ER: 4.69% Manchester Football & Soccer Volleyball Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Volleyball Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 229,577	ER 4.69%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
14	14 Transfer News Live @deadlinedayliveinsta Followers: 223,817 • ER: 0.11% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Rugby American Football	Followers 223,817	ER 0.11%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
15	15 L A I A A L E I X A N D R I @laiaaleixandri Followers: 181,776 • ER: 7.79% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball	Followers 181,776	ER 7.79%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
16	16 Man City Updates @mancityynews Followers: 151,991 • ER: 0.29% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Rugby American Football	Followers 151,991	ER 0.29%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
17	17 Kyle Walker @kylewalker115 Followers: 74,426 • ER: 1.87% Manchester Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Basketball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Basketball	Followers 74,426	ER 1.87%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
18	18 Phil Foden fan page \| HQ @philfodenvx Followers: 59,023 • ER: 1.28% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby	Followers 59,023	ER 1.28%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
19	19 Talk Man City 💬🔵 @talkmcfc Followers: 53,053 • ER: 1.53% Manchester Football & Soccer Volleyball Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Volleyball Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 53,053	ER 1.53%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
20	20 Glory Glory Man United! @endlessmunited Followers: 45,479 • ER: 0.68% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football	Followers 45,479	ER 0.68%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts

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Frequently asked questions

Who are the top Basketball Instagram influencers in Manchester?

By followers: @raphaelvarane (22.5M), @dejesusoficial (22.3M), @marcusrashford (20.6M). By engagement rate: @garnacho7 (8.25%), @laiaaleixandri (7.79%), @lacroixmichele (7.37%). Data: infloo, September 2026.

What is a typical engagement rate for Basketball influencers in Manchester?

The median is 1.51%; half of the 20 creators fall between 0.57% and 3.41%. Data: infloo, September 2026.

How many Basketball influencers in Manchester have under 100K followers?

4 of 20: 0 under 10K and 4 with 10K–100K followers.

How many Basketball Instagram influencers does infloo track in Manchester?

20 as of September 2026. The ranking shows all of them, sorted by followers.

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