India: Top 50 Football & Soccer Instagram Influencers

As of September 2026, infloo tracks 374 Instagram creators in India in the Football & Soccer category. Among the 50 largest by followers, the median engagement rate is 2.37% (middle half: 0.76–5.96%), and the median account has 10.6M followers. Over 1M followers: 50 of 50. Highest engagement: @abhisheksharma_4 (74.88%), @rinkukumar12 (39.50%), @imbhuvi (18.46%).

Creators tracked: 374
Median ER (top 50): 2.37%
Middle half of ER (top 50): 0.76–5.96%
Median followers (top 50): 10.6M
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 Virat Kohli @virat.kohli Followers: 274,130,388 • ER: 4.89% Hobbies Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Cricket Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Hobbies Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Cricket Baseball	Followers 274,130,388	ER 4.89%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
2	2 Rohit Sharma @rohitsharma45 Followers: 44,967,815 • ER: 3.4% Hulhumale Politics Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 44,967,815	ER 3.4%	Country	City Hulhumale	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
3	3 Hardik Pandya @hardikpandya93 Followers: 44,253,740 • ER: 9.65% Thāne Entertainment Political Leaders Social Clubs Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Entertainment Political Leaders Social Clubs Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball	Followers 44,253,740	ER 9.65%	Country	City Thāne	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
4	4 Team India @indiancricketteam Followers: 37,649,509 • ER: 15.64% Indore Football & Soccer Handball Rugby American Football Cricket Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Rugby American Football Cricket Baseball	Followers 37,649,509	ER 15.64%	Country	City Indore	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
5	5 ICC @icc Followers: 32,629,709 • ER: 0.04% Pune Football & Soccer Volleyball Rugby American Football Cricket Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Volleyball Rugby American Football Cricket Baseball	Followers 32,629,709	ER 0.04%	Country	City Pune	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
6	6 Suresh Raina @sureshraina3 Followers: 27,387,672 • ER: 0.52% Delhi Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Handball Career Volleyball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Handball Career Volleyball	Followers 27,387,672	ER 0.52%	Country	City Delhi	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
7	7 Royal Challengers Bengaluru @royalchallengers.bengaluru Followers: 21,379,588 • ER: 1.62% Bengaluru Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby Cricket Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby Cricket Baseball	Followers 21,379,588	ER 1.62%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
8	8 Yuvraj Singh @yuvisofficial Followers: 20,837,196 • ER: 0.93% Mumbai Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 20,837,196	ER 0.93%	Country	City Mumbai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
9	9 Mumbai Indians @mumbaiindians Followers: 19,798,046 • ER: 0.27% Abu Dhabi Politics Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 19,798,046	ER 0.27%	Country	City Abu Dhabi	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
10	10 Shikhar Dhawan @shikhardofficial Followers: 19,699,722 • ER: 1.59% Mumbai Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Handball Career Volleyball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Handball Career Volleyball	Followers 19,699,722	ER 1.59%	Country	City Mumbai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
11	11 Chennai Super Kings @chennaiipl Followers: 19,675,784 • ER: 0.49% Chennai Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby Cricket Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby Cricket Baseball	Followers 19,675,784	ER 0.49%	Country	City Chennai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
12	12 Surya Kumar Yadav (SKY) @surya_14kumar Followers: 19,310,737 • ER: 6.14% Mumbai Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Volleyball Basketball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Volleyball Basketball	Followers 19,310,737	ER 6.14%	Country	City Mumbai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
13	13 Ꮪhubman Gill @shubmangill Followers: 18,354,599 • ER: 6.59% Bengaluru Movies & TV Shows Entertainment Political Shows Hobbies Football & Soccer Volleyball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Entertainment Political Shows Hobbies Football & Soccer Volleyball	Followers 18,354,599	ER 6.59%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
14	14 Harbhajan Turbanator Singh @harbhajan3 Followers: 17,422,851 • ER: 0.84% Jalandhar Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Volleyball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Volleyball	Followers 17,422,851	ER 0.84%	Country	City Jalandhar	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
15	15 Aaj Tak @aajtak Followers: 17,378,531 • ER: 0.04% Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer	Followers 17,378,531	ER 0.04%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
16	16 MOHAMMAD SHAMI @mdshami.11 Followers: 15,711,749 • ER: 3.43% Amroha Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 15,711,749	ER 3.43%	Country	City Amroha	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
17	17 Shreyas Iyer @shreyasiyer96 Followers: 14,588,538 • ER: 1.98% Mumbai Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Basketball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Basketball	Followers 14,588,538	ER 1.98%	Country	City Mumbai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
18	18 Mohammed Siraj @mohammedsirajofficial Followers: 13,115,434 • ER: 5.79% Bengaluru Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Rugby Baseball	Followers 13,115,434	ER 5.79%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
19	19 Hasnain khan @hasnaink07 Followers: 12,780,870 • ER: 2.56% Mumbai Movies & TV Shows Entertainment Actors or Actress Funny Videos Football & Soccer Basketball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Entertainment Actors or Actress Funny Videos Football & Soccer Basketball	Followers 12,780,870	ER 2.56%	Country	City Mumbai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
20	20 Smriti Mandhana @smriti_mandhana Followers: 12,719,205 • ER: 7.34% Sāngli Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Volleyball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Volleyball	Followers 12,719,205	ER 7.34%	Country	City Sāngli	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
21	21 IPL @iplt20 Followers: 12,346,823 • ER: 6.02% Jaipur Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 12,346,823	ER 6.02%	Country	City Jaipur	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
22	22 The Great Khali @thegreatkhali Followers: 11,829,632 • ER: 0.13% Jalandhar Actors or Actress Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Basketball Leadership & Moti... Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Actors or Actress Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Basketball Leadership & Moti...	Followers 11,829,632	ER 0.13%	Country	City Jalandhar	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
23	23 Gautam @gautamgambhir55 Followers: 11,001,331 • ER: 2.61% New Delhi Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 11,001,331	ER 2.61%	Country	City New Delhi	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
24	24 Ravindrasinh jadeja @royalnavghan Followers: 10,728,008 • ER: 0.79% Bengaluru Social Issues Romantic Relation... Love & Intimacy Political Leaders Football & Soccer Volleyball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Romantic Relation... Love & Intimacy Political Leaders Football & Soccer Volleyball	Followers 10,728,008	ER 0.79%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
25	25 Yuzvendra Chahal @yuzi_chahal23 Followers: 10,652,292 • ER: 2.43% Bengaluru Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 10,652,292	ER 2.43%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
26	26 David Warner @davidwarner31 Followers: 10,615,590 • ER: 0.71% Sydney Political Shows Blended Families Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Cricket Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Blended Families Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Cricket	Followers 10,615,590	ER 0.71%	Country	City Sydney	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
27	27 Sanju V Samson @imsanjusamson Followers: 10,436,170 • ER: 7.84% Chennai Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Politics Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Politics Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball	Followers 10,436,170	ER 7.84%	Country	City Chennai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
28	28 Faiz Baloch @faizbaloch_07 Followers: 9,318,831 • ER: 0.88% Mumbai Entertainment Actors or Actress Political Leaders Football & Soccer Volleyball Basketball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Entertainment Actors or Actress Political Leaders Football & Soccer Volleyball Basketball	Followers 9,318,831	ER 0.88%	Country	City Mumbai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
29	29 Neeraj Chopra @neeraj____chopra Followers: 9,295,919 • ER: 1.47% Patiāla Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 9,295,919	ER 1.47%	Country	City Patiāla	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
30	30 Star Sports India @starsportsindia Followers: 8,610,491 • ER: 0.06% Bengaluru Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 8,610,491	ER 0.06%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
31	31 Virrender Sehwag @virendersehwag Followers: 8,249,728 • ER: 2.3% Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer	Followers 8,249,728	ER 2.3%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
32	32 Ishan Kishan @ishankishan23 Followers: 8,008,132 • ER: 9.16% Bengaluru Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 8,008,132	ER 9.16%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
33	33 Sunil Chhetri @chetri_sunil11 Followers: 7,738,530 • ER: 2.66% Bengaluru Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball	Followers 7,738,530	ER 2.66%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
34	34 Muhammad Ali @muhammadali Followers: 7,409,366 • ER: 0.15% Football & Soccer Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Martial Arts Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Martial Arts	Followers 7,409,366	ER 0.15%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
35	35 Abhishek Sharma @abhisheksharma_4 Followers: 7,054,440 • ER: 74.88% Hyderabad Political Leaders Football & Soccer Handball Career Volleyball Basketball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Leaders Football & Soccer Handball Career Volleyball Basketball	Followers 7,054,440	ER 74.88%	Country	City Hyderabad	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
36	36 Kolkata Knight Riders @kkriders Followers: 6,900,176 • ER: 0.66% Kolkata Football & Soccer Handball Rugby American Football Cricket Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Rugby American Football Cricket Baseball	Followers 6,900,176	ER 0.66%	Country	City Kolkata	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
37	37 ESPN FC @espnfc Followers: 6,355,723 • ER: 2.63% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 6,355,723	ER 2.63%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
38	38 Irfan Pathan @irfanpathan_official Followers: 5,839,101 • ER: 1.13% Vadodara Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports	Followers 5,839,101	ER 1.13%	Country	City Vadodara	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
39	39 Séan Garnier\| World Champion @seanfreestyle Followers: 5,554,674 • ER: 0.1% Dubai Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 5,554,674	ER 0.1%	Country	City Dubai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
40	40 Ajinkya Rahane @ajinkyarahane Followers: 5,434,440 • ER: 2.22% Mumbai Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 5,434,440	ER 2.22%	Country	City Mumbai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
41	41 Ashwin @rashwin99 Followers: 5,374,551 • ER: 4.5% Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 5,374,551	ER 4.5%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
42	42 Bhuvneshwar Kumar @imbhuvi Followers: 5,360,683 • ER: 18.46% Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports	Followers 5,360,683	ER 18.46%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
43	43 SunRisers Hyderabad @sunrisershyd Followers: 5,212,200 • ER: 3.89% Hyderabad Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 5,212,200	ER 3.89%	Country	City Hyderabad	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
44	44 Rajasthan Royals @rajasthanroyals Followers: 5,119,023 • ER: 0.55% Agra Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby American Football Cricket Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby American Football Cricket	Followers 5,119,023	ER 0.55%	Country	City Agra	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
45	45 Yashasvi Jaiswal @yashasvijaiswal28 Followers: 5,116,314 • ER: 6.56% Mumbai Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 5,116,314	ER 6.56%	Country	City Mumbai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
46	46 Ruturaj Gaikwad @ruutu.131 Followers: 5,025,477 • ER: 9.9% Pune Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Career Volleyball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Career Volleyball	Followers 5,025,477	ER 9.9%	Country	City Pune	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
47	47 F A F D U P L E S S I S @fafdup Followers: 4,955,242 • ER: 4.42% Cape Town Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Cricket Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Cricket	Followers 4,955,242	ER 4.42%	Country	City Cape Town	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
48	48 Seth Rollins @wwerollins Followers: 4,941,333 • ER: 1.55% Davenport Football & Soccer Handball Boxing Wrestling Sports Cricket Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Boxing Wrestling Sports Cricket	Followers 4,941,333	ER 1.55%	Country	City Davenport	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
49	49 Rinku 🧿🇮🇳 @rinkukumar12 Followers: 4,924,502 • ER: 39.5% Kolkata Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 4,924,502	ER 39.5%	Country	City Kolkata	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
50	50 Finn Bálor / PRIN❌E @finnbalor Followers: 4,837,077 • ER: 0.75% New York City Memes Social Clubs Football & Soccer Wrestling Standup Volleyball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Memes Social Clubs Football & Soccer Wrestling Standup Volleyball	Followers 4,837,077	ER 0.75%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts

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Frequently asked questions

Who are the top Football & Soccer Instagram influencers in India?

By followers: @virat.kohli (274.1M), @rohitsharma45 (45M), @hardikpandya93 (44.3M). By engagement rate: @abhisheksharma_4 (74.88%), @rinkukumar12 (39.50%), @imbhuvi (18.46%). Data: infloo, September 2026.

What is a typical engagement rate for Football & Soccer influencers in India?

The median is 2.37%; half of the 50 largest creators by followers fall between 0.76% and 5.96%. Data: infloo, September 2026.

How many Football & Soccer Instagram influencers does infloo track in India?

374 as of September 2026. The ranking shows 50 of them, sorted by followers.

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