I have put together a list of the top 25 most-followed male tennis players on Twitter and Instagram in 2022 including Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic.
Find out who was the most popular male tennis player on Instagram and Twitter in 2022 below.
Top 25 Most Followed Tennis Players (Male) on Instagram in 2022
Rafael Nadal has had the title of the most followed male tennis player on Instagram for some time now and has over 5 million more followers than Novak Djokovic in second place.
It’s no surprise that the top 3 most followed tennis players on Instagram in 2022 were the big three in men’s tennis i.e. Nadal (16.7m), Djokovic (11.5m), and Federer (10.8m).
Combined they had just over 39 million followers on Instagram, which is more than the population of Australia.
| Rank | Player’s Name | Instagram Followers | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 17,131,961 | @rafaelnadal |
| 2 | Novak Djokovic | 11,735,869 | @djokernole |
| 3 | Roger Federer | 10,966,839 | @rogerfederer |
| 4 | Nick Kyrgios | 3,347,495 | @k1ngkyrg1os |
| 5 | Carlos Alcaraz | 2,134,027 | @carlitosalcarazz |
| 6 | Andy Murray | 1,881,332 | @andymurray |
| 7 | Alexander Zverev | 1,836,570 | @alexzverev123 |
| 8 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 1,706,483 | @stefanostsitsipas98 |
| 9 | Matteo Berrettini | 1,537,099 | @matberrettini |
| 10 | Dominic Thiem | 1,433,454 | @domithiem |
| 11 | Stan Wawrinka | 1,250,225 | @stanwawrinka85 |
| 12 | Grigor Dimitrov | 1,041,672 | @grigordimitrov |
| 13 | Daniil Medvedev | 1,006,363 | @medwed33 |
| 14 | Gael Monfils | 910,953 | @iamgaelmonfils |
| 15 | Diego Schwartzman | 728,852 | @dieschwartzman |
| 16 | Jannik Sinner | 713,020 | @janniksin |
| 17 | Fabio Fognini | 636,139 | @fabiofogna |
| 18 | Denis Shapovalov | 574,748 | @denis.shapovalov |
| 19 | Kei Nishikori | 524,920 | @keinishikori |
| 20 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 508,629 | @felixaliassime |
| 21 | Benoit Paire | 400,106 | @benpaire |
| 22 | Andrey Rublev | 366,908 | @andreyrublev |
| 23 | Milos Raonic | 332,733 | @mraonic |
| 24 | David Goffin | 287,927 | @david__goffin |
| 25 | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 272,829 | @the_kokk1 |
Top 25 Most Followed Tennis Players (Male) on Twitter in 2022
Rafael Nadal was 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 | 15,850,018 | @RafaelNadal |
| 2 | Roger Federer | 12,915,486 | @rogerfederer |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 9,217,738 | @DjokerNole |
| 4 | Andy Murray | 3,564,470 | @andy_murray |
| 5 | Stan Wawrinka | 1,726,859 | @stanwawrinka |
| 6 | Kei Nishikori | 986,921 | @keinishikori |
| 7 | Gael Monfils | 785,580 | @Gael_Monfils |
| 8 | Nick Kyrgios | 592,979 | @NickKyrgios |
| 9 | Grigor Dimitrov | 472,892 | @GrigorDimitrov |
| 10 | Carlos Alcaraz | 440,319 | @carlosalcaraz |
| 11 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 370,467 | @steftsitsipas |
| 12 | Milos Raonic | 318,403 | @milosraonic |
| 13 | Dominic Thiem | 309,069 | @domithiem |
| 14 | Daniil Medvedev | 274,026 | @DaniilMedwed |
| 15 | Diego Schwartzman | 178,942 | @dieschwartzman |
| 16 | Benoit Paire | 142,377 | @benoitpaire |
| 17 | Denis Shapovalov | 140,415 | @denis_shapo |
| 18 | Alexander Zverev | 136,115 | @AlexZverev |
| 19 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 124,075 | @felixtennis |
| 20 | Fabio Fognini | 123,507 | @fabiofogna |
| 21 | Jannik Sinner | 103,636 | @janniksin |
| 22 | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 102,958 | @TKokkinakis |
| 23 | Andrey Rublev | 83,359 | @AndreyRublev97 |
| 24 | David Goffin | 80,572 | @David__Goffin |
| 25 | Hubert Hurkacz | 73,016 | @HubertHurkacz |