United States: Top 25 Chess Instagram Influencers

As of September 2026, infloo tracks 25 Instagram creators in the United States in the Chess category. Their median engagement rate is 1.24% (middle half: 0.31–2.85%), and the median account has 194K followers. Micro-influencers (10K–100K followers): 4 of 25; over 1M followers: 6. Highest engagement: @punchablegames (44.80%), @ptashka_from_azovstal (5.96%), @magnus_carlsen (5.35%).

Creators tracked: 25
Median ER: 1.24%
Middle half of ER: 0.31–2.85%
Median followers: 194K
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 Troian Bellisario @sleepinthegardn Followers: 16,372,555 • ER: 0.25% Los Angeles Hobbies Romantic Relation... Love & Intimacy Pastor Church Chess Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Hobbies Romantic Relation... Love & Intimacy Pastor Church Chess	Followers 16,372,555	ER 0.25%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
2	2 Sam Hunt @samhuntmusic Followers: 3,264,138 • ER: 0.49% Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Romantic Relation... Singer Headphones Chess Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Romantic Relation... Singer Headphones Chess	Followers 3,264,138	ER 0.49%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
3	3 XinhuaNet North America @xinhuanetna Followers: 3,003,706 • ER: 0.01% New York City Cultural & Histor... Social Issues Natural Disasters Chess National Parks Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Cultural & Histor... Social Issues Natural Disasters Chess National Parks Space Exploration	Followers 3,003,706	ER 0.01%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
4	4 Neil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson Followers: 2,578,129 • ER: 1.1% Cultural & Histor... Chess Art & Design Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Cultural & Histor... Chess Art & Design Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology	Followers 2,578,129	ER 1.1%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
5	5 Magnus Carlsen @magnus_carlsen Followers: 2,166,590 • ER: 5.35% Stavanger Football & Soccer Volleyball Tennis Chess Cricket Hockey Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Volleyball Tennis Chess Cricket Hockey	Followers 2,166,590	ER 5.35%	Country	City Stavanger	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
6	6 Mamadou @mndiaye_97 Followers: 1,201,440 • ER: 0% Hobbies Memes Social Issues Headphones Chess Swimming Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Hobbies Memes Social Issues Headphones Chess Swimming	Followers 1,201,440	ER 0%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
7	7 Dina Belenkaya @dinabelenkaya Followers: 893,735 • ER: 1.67% Charlotte Handball Chess Cricket Gaming Consoles Gaming Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Chess Cricket Gaming Consoles Gaming	Followers 893,735	ER 1.67%	Country	City Charlotte	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
8	8 MIKE CONLEY @mac11 Followers: 573,126 • ER: 0.54% Salt Lake City Hobbies Social Issues Blended Families Football & Soccer Chess Cricket Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Hobbies Social Issues Blended Families Football & Soccer Chess Cricket	Followers 573,126	ER 0.54%	Country	City Salt Lake City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
9	9 StubHub @stubhub Followers: 293,534 • ER: 0.05% Las Vegas Social Issues Politics Social Studies Ed... Online Education Social Organisations Chess Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Social Studies Ed... Online Education Social Organisations Chess	Followers 293,534	ER 0.05%	Country	City Las Vegas	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
10	10 Rick Smith Jr. @ricksmithjr Followers: 280,697 • ER: 0.42% Cleveland Entertainment Hobbies Memes Headphones Chess Gaming Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Entertainment Hobbies Memes Headphones Chess Gaming	Followers 280,697	ER 0.42%	Country	City Cleveland	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
11	11 VeeFriends @veefriends Followers: 246,510 • ER: 0.19% New York City Family & Parenting Hobbies Social Issues Social Studies Ed... Kids Education Chess Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Family & Parenting Hobbies Social Issues Social Studies Ed... Kids Education Chess	Followers 246,510	ER 0.19%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
12	12 Sucker Punch Productions @suckerpunchprod Followers: 227,551 • ER: 2.85% Natural Disasters Chess Drones Kayaking Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Chess Drones Kayaking Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 227,551	ER 2.85%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
13	13 Terraria @terraria_logic Followers: 194,240 • ER: 2.85% Hobbies Social Issues Natural Disasters Chess Gaming Consoles Gaming Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Hobbies Social Issues Natural Disasters Chess Gaming Consoles Gaming	Followers 194,240	ER 2.85%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
14	14 Starfield @starfieldgame Followers: 176,683 • ER: 1.24% Movies & TV Shows Chess Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Watches Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Chess Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Watches	Followers 176,683	ER 1.24%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
15	15 brahmabullrock @brahmabullrock Followers: 168,754 • ER: 0.23% Honolulu Movies & TV Shows Natural Disasters Chess Marine Life Underwater Photog... Astronomy & Space Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Natural Disasters Chess Marine Life Underwater Photog... Astronomy & Space	Followers 168,754	ER 0.23%	Country	City Honolulu	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
16	16 Håvard Nygaard @rainvard Followers: 151,717 • ER: 1.55% Seattle Movies & TV Shows Hobbies Chess Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Hobbies Chess	Followers 151,717	ER 1.55%	Country	City Seattle	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
17	17 Пташка @ptashka_from_azovstal Followers: 142,201 • ER: 5.96% Kyiv Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Social Issues Natural Disasters Chess Nuclear Power Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Social Issues Natural Disasters Chess Nuclear Power	Followers 142,201	ER 5.96%	Country	City Kyiv	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
18	18 minecraft memes @minecraft.memes.jpg Followers: 118,133 • ER: 1.28% Hobbies Personal Computers Chess Collectibles Gaming Consoles Gaming Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Hobbies Personal Computers Chess Collectibles Gaming Consoles Gaming	Followers 118,133	ER 1.28%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
19	19 Kerr Smith @actorkerrsmith Followers: 104,378 • ER: 2.89% Park City Cultural & Histor... Natural Disasters Chess Hiking & Trekking Camping Forests Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Cultural & Histor... Natural Disasters Chess Hiking & Trekking Camping Forests	Followers 104,378	ER 2.89%	Country	City Park City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
20	20 DoubleDown Casino @doubledowncasino Followers: 89,469 • ER: 0.36% Chess Gaming Consoles Gaming Gambling Casino Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Chess Gaming Consoles Gaming Gambling Casino	Followers 89,469	ER 0.36%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
21	21 A11even (Ibrahim) @kai11xirving Followers: 37,352 • ER: 4% Social Issues Love & Intimacy Chess Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Love & Intimacy Chess	Followers 37,352	ER 4%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
22	22 Official Lionairez® 🦁 @lionairez Followers: 13,152 • ER: 0.05% Exotic Pets Chess Dogs Pets Wildlife & Nature Wildlife Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Exotic Pets Chess Dogs Pets Wildlife & Nature Wildlife	Followers 13,152	ER 0.05%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
23	23 amelia @thebookfaerie Followers: 12,251 • ER: 2.39% City of London Hobbies Love & Intimacy Pop Art Books Chess Art Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Hobbies Love & Intimacy Pop Art Books Chess Art	Followers 12,251	ER 2.39%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
24	24 Bo @punchablegames Followers: 4,103 • ER: 44.8% Galten Toys & Games Chess Gaming Consoles Parody & Sketches Anime Gaming Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Toys & Games Chess Gaming Consoles Parody & Sketches Anime Gaming	Followers 4,103	ER 44.8%	Country	City Galten	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
25	25 Ruby Rose in black & white @rubyroseinblackwhite Followers: 1,042 • ER: 0% Social Issues Romantic Relation... Love & Intimacy Pastor Church Chess Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Romantic Relation... Love & Intimacy Pastor Church Chess	Followers 1,042	ER 0%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts

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Frequently asked questions

Who are the top Chess Instagram influencers in the United States?

By followers: @sleepinthegardn (16.4M), @samhuntmusic (3.3M), @xinhuanetna (3M). By engagement rate: @punchablegames (44.80%), @ptashka_from_azovstal (5.96%), @magnus_carlsen (5.35%). Data: infloo, September 2026.

What is a typical engagement rate for Chess influencers in the United States?

The median is 1.24%; half of the 25 creators fall between 0.31% and 2.85%. Data: infloo, September 2026.

How many Chess influencers in the United States have under 100K followers?

6 of 25: 2 under 10K and 4 with 10K–100K followers.

How many Chess Instagram influencers does infloo track in the United States?

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

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