Bellingham: Real Madrid star trumps Rashford to become most-followed English footballer on Instagram

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REVEALED: Jude Bellingham becomes most-followed English footballer on Instagram

Bellingham: Real Madrid star trumps Rashford to become most-followed English footballer on Instagram

David Ben 20:43 - 07.09.2023

In less than three months, Jude Bellingham has overtaken Marcus Rashford to become the most-followed English footballer on Instagram.

Jude Bellingham is certainly enjoying one of his best years in his football career.

The 20-year-old England midfielder has risen to become one of the best players in his position in the world.

After a brilliant individual season for Borussia Dortmund, the talented Englishman sealed a big-money move to Spanish giants Real Madrid, and also saw a significant boost in his social media presence.

Bellingham surpasses Marcus Rashford to become the most-followed English footballer on Instagram

As of September 2023, Jude Bellingham is the most-followed active English footballer on Instagram.

Jude Bellingham
Jude Bellingham has become a hero at Real Madrid. (Photo Credit: Out of context FM/X)

Bellingham’s impressive individual performances as well as his blockbuster move to Real Madrid in June saw his social media following grow exponentially.

Pulse Sports reported that before the completion of his transfer to Real Madrid, the former Dortmund midfielder saw his followership increase from was reported to have 9.93 million followers.

However, Bellingham’s Instagram followers later increased to 11.7 million followers as of June 16, following confirmation of his move by Real Madrid in an Instagram post - an increase of 1.77 million followers in just over two weeks. 

Jude Bellingham is the most-followed active English footballer on Instagram
Jude Bellingham is the most-followed active English footballer on Instagram| Photo Credit: Imago

However, the Three Lions midfielder was expected to enjoy a sporadic growth on his page, and that has been the case, as Bellingham this month crossed the 16 million followers mark on Instagram.

The Madrid midfielder who is currently on 16.8 million followers now boasts more followers than Manchester United star Marcus Rashford, who is currently on 16.5 million followers, and even Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane (16M followers).

Marcus Rashford is one of the most-followed English footballers on Instagram
Marcus Rashford is one of the most-followed English footballers on Instagram| Photo Credit: Instagram(@marcusrashford)
Harry Kane's move to Bayern Munich saw his Instagram following boost to 16 million followers
Harry Kane's move to Bayern Munich this summer saw his Instagram following boost to 16 million followers| Photo Credit: Instagram (@harrykane)

Jude Bellingham has continued to make the headlines over his explosive start to life in LALIGA EA SPORTS with Los Blancos.

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The 20-year-old midfielder who has been nominated for the 2023 edition of the Golden Boy Award has scored an incredible five goals and created one assist in four appearances so far this campaign.

The England star has also earned praise from the media and his teammates for his dedication, professionalism and performances for the 14-time Champions League winners.

Top 10 most-followed English footballers on Instagram in 2023

Below is a list of the Top 10 most-followed active English footballers on Instagram as of September 7, 2023.

1. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) - 16.8M followers 

2. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) - 16.5M followers 

3. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) - 16M followers

 4. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) - 10.7M followers 

5. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) - 9.8M followers 

6. Phil Foden (Manchester City) - 9.5M followers 

7. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) - 8.8M followers 

8. Mason Mount (Manchester United) - 6.4M followers

 9. Jordan Henderson (Al Ettifaq) - 5.3M followers 

10. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) - 5.3M followers