I have put together a list of the top 25 most-followed male tennis players on Twitter and Instagram in 2024 including Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, and Novak Djokovic.
Find out who was the most popular male tennis player on Instagram and Twitter in January 2024 below.
Top 25 Most Followed Tennis Players (Male) on Instagram in 2024
Rafael Nadal is currently the most followed male tennis player on Instagram and has over six million more followers than Novak Djokovic in second place.
It’s no surprise that the top 3 most followed tennis players on Instagram in January 2024 were the big three in men’s tennis i.e. Nadal (20.8m), Djokovic (14.2m), and Federer (12.1m).
Despite retiring in 2022, Roger Federer is in third place with over 12 million tennis followers.
Combined they had just over 47 million followers on Instagram, which is more than the population of Australia.
| Rank | Player’s Name | Instagram Followers | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 20,870,690 | @rafaelnadal |
| 2 | Novak Djokovic | 14,279,399 | @djokernole |
| 3 | Roger Federer | 12,155,910 | @rogerfederer |
| 4 | Carlos Alcaraz | 4,446,701 | @carlitosalcarazz |
| 5 | Nick Kyrgios | 4,207,350 | @k1ngkyrg1os |
| 6 | Andy Murray | 2,010,768 | @andymurray |
| 7 | Alexander Zverev | 1,920,841 | @alexzverev123 |
| 8 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 1,881,360 | @stefanostsitsipas98 |
| 9 | Matteo Berrettini | 1,745,699 | @matberrettini |
| 10 | Jannik Sinner | 1,430,879 | @janniksin |
| 11 | Dominic Thiem | 1,402,118 | @domithiem |
| 12 | Stan Wawrinka | 1,299,093 | @stanwawrinka85 |
| 13 | Daniil Medvedev | 1,186,771 | @medwed33 |
| 14 | Gael Monfils | 1,138,755 | @iamgaelmonfils |
| 15 | Grigor Dimitrov | 1,093,556 | @grigordimitrov |
| 16 | Diego Schwartzman | 737,593 | @dieschwartzman |
| 17 | Holger Rune | 707,663 | @holgerune |
| 18 | Fabio Fognini | 666,740 | @fabiofogna |
| 19 | Casper Ruud | 611,839 | @casperruud |
| 20 | Ben Shelton | 585,140 | @benshelton |
| 21 | Denis Shapovalov | 561,138 | @denis.shapovalov |
| 22 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 548,379 | @felixaliassime |
| 23 | Kei Nishikori | 523,622 | @keinishikori |
| 24 | Andrey Rublev | 520,584 | @andreyrublev |
| 25 | Benoit Paire | 401,167 | @benpaire |
Top 25 Most Followed Tennis Players (Male) on Twitter in 2024
Rafael Nadal is also the most followed tennis player on Twitter with nearly 16 million followers, with Rafa having more Twitter followers than the players ranked 4-25 combined.
| Rank | Player’s Name | Twitter Followers | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 15,612,184 | @RafaelNadal |
| 2 | Roger Federer | 12,704,375 | @rogerfederer |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 9,262,265 | @DjokerNole |
| 4 | Andy Murray | 3,516,312 | @andy_murray |
| 5 | Stan Wawrinka | 1,704,600 | @stanwawrinka |
| 6 | Kei Nishikori | 970,924 | @keinishikori |
| 7 | Gael Monfils | 784,891 | @Gael_Monfils |
| 8 | Carlos Alcaraz | 703,897 | @carlosalcaraz |
| 9 | Nick Kyrgios | 635,297 | @NickKyrgios |
| 10 | Grigor Dimitrov | 461,988 | @GrigorDimitrov |
| 11 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 418,450 | @steftsitsipas |
| 12 | Milos Raonic | 318,403 | @milosraonic |
| 13 | Daniil Medvedev | 317,208 | @DaniilMedwed |
| 14 | Dominic Thiem | 306,651 | @domithiem |
| 15 | Diego Schwartzman | 180,300 | @dieschwartzman |
| 16 | Jannik Sinner | 167,346 | @janniksin |
| 17 | Denis Shapovalov | 150,379 | @denis_shapo |
| 18 | Benoit Paire | 144,457 | @benoitpaire |
| 19 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 140,597 | @felixtennis |
| 20 | Alexander Zverev | 134,322 | @AlexZverev |
| 21 | Fabio Fognini | 122,771 | @fabiofogna |
| 22 | Andrey Rublev | 114,090 | @AndreyRublev97 |
| 23 | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 112,823 | @TKokkinakis |
| 24 | Hubert Hurkacz | 92,790 | @HubertHurkacz |
| 25 | Casper Ruud | 92,100 | @CasperRuud98 |