Top sports social media influencers

Few do social media better in their respective sports, and the entire sports world, than these 28 athletes.

Lionel Messi

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One decade after his first Ballon D’or, Lionel Messi has not only built a historic soccer career, but he’s also amassed a substantial social media following. Although the Argentinian forward is not on Twitter, Messi’s 130 million-plus Instagram following places him in a different type of influential category, right up there with a very select few such as Cristiano Ronaldo and the next guy on this list.

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