Short answer: Lamine Yamal has the most TikTok followers of any footballer in the top 50, with 72.8 million. Neymar Jr is 2nd with 47.6 million and Vinícius Júnior 3rd with 39.6 million. The counts were read between July and October 2026, mostly in October.
Lamine Yamal has 72.8 million followers on TikTok, the most of any footballer in this top 50. Neymar Jr follows with 47.6 million and Vinícius Júnior is third with 39.6 million. The counts were read between July and October 2026, mostly in October, and the table shows the month of each reading.
- Yamal leads Neymar Jr by 25.2 million followers, the widest gap in the list.
- The leader has 5.8 times the followers of the player in 10th place, Robert Lewandowski (12.5 million).
- The top ten combined have 287.1 million followers; all 50 players combined have 503.5 million.
- Brazil supplies 13 of the 50 players, Spain 8 and Argentina 5.
- 36 of the 50 are active players with a confirmed club, 9 are retired, 4 have no confirmed club or status and 1 is without a club.
Who are the top 10 footballers on TikTok?
1. Lamine Yamal – 72.8 Million Followers
The Spanish player at FC Barcelona (LaLiga) is 25.2 million followers clear of Neymar Jr. TikTok is where he ranks highest: he is 15th on Instagram and 6th on YouTube. This count was read in October 2026.
2. Neymar Jr – 47.6 Million Followers
The Brazilian plays for Santos in the Brasileirão Série A. He is 7.96 million ahead of Vinícius Júnior. Neymar Jr is 3rd on Instagram and Facebook and 2nd on YouTube.
3. Vinícius Júnior – 39.6 Million Followers
The Real Madrid player’s count was read in September 2026. He is 10.9 million ahead of Ronaldinho in 4th. His other ranks are 12th on Instagram, 35th on Facebook and 7th on YouTube.
4. Ronaldinho – 28.7 Million Followers
The Brazilian came out of retirement in 2026 and is listed with Ravenna FC. He is 7.3 million ahead of Sergio Ramos. He ranks 6th on Instagram, 5th on Facebook and 13th on YouTube.
5. Sergio Ramos – 21.4 Million Followers
The Spanish player’s reading is dated September 2026; an undated copy of the count showed 25.4M, so we used the dated figure. He is 970 thousand ahead of Erling Haaland. Ramos is 9th on Instagram, 8th on Facebook and 15th on YouTube.
6. Erling Haaland – 20.4 Million Followers
The Norwegian player at Manchester City leads Marcelo Vieira by 4.03 million. He is 7th on Instagram, 17th on Facebook and 4th on YouTube.
7. Marcelo Vieira – 16.4 Million Followers
The retired Brazilian is 2.5 million ahead of Toni Kroos. Marcelo is 10th on Instagram and on YouTube, and 13th on Facebook.
8. Toni Kroos – 13.9 Million Followers
The retired German is only 174 thousand ahead of Zlatan Ibrahimović. He is 20th on Instagram and 18th on Facebook, and does not appear in our YouTube ranking.
9. Zlatan Ibrahimović – 13.7 Million Followers
The retired Swedish player was read in September 2026. He is 1.23 million ahead of Robert Lewandowski. He is 13th on Instagram and 7th on Facebook.
10. Robert Lewandowski – 12.5 Million Followers
The Polish player at Chicago Fire FC (MLS) completes the top ten, 500 thousand ahead of Richarlison. His count carries an August 2026 reading date, earlier than most of the list. He is 26th on Instagram, 19th on Facebook and 18th on YouTube.
Who ranks from 11th to 50th among footballers on TikTok?
11–20
Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur, Brazil) is 11th with 12 million, followed by the retired Argentine Sergio Agüero with 11.7 million, Alisha Lehmann with 11.5 million and Paulo Dybala with 11.3 million. Those three steps are 300, 200 and 200 thousand. Lehmann, who plays for Leicester City Women and is Swiss, is only 76th on Instagram, so TikTok is by far her better platform; Richarlison (51st on Instagram) is similar. Dybala (AS Roma) is 16th on Instagram. Pedri of FC Barcelona has 10.5 million and Rodrygo Goes of Real Madrid 10.4 million, just 99 thousand behind; Rodrygo’s count was read in September 2026. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid, France) has 9.9 million but is 85th on Instagram. The retired David Beckham of England is 18th with 9.45 million, and he is 5th on Instagram and 4th on Facebook, far higher there. Endrick of Real Madrid has 8.11 million, 1.34 million behind Beckham, and James Rodríguez of Colombia (no confirmed club) closes the group with 7.9 million.
21–30
Harry Kane of Bayern Munich is 21st with 7.45 million, a reading dated July 2026. Ronaldo Nazário (retired, Brazil) and Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich, Germany) both show 6.8 million, so they are level on the displayed figures. The retired Iker Casillas has 6.56 million and Raphinha of FC Barcelona 6.52 million, only 38 thousand apart; both were read in September 2026. Kevin De Bruyne of Napoli has 6.18 million (July 2026) and the Chilean Arturo Vidal, with no confirmed club, 6.1 million. Thomas Müller of Vancouver Whitecaps FC has 5.79 million, also read in July 2026, and is 14th on YouTube, a much higher rank than elsewhere. João Félix of Al Nassr has 5.4 million and is 93rd on Instagram. Achraf Hakimi of Paris Saint-Germain, from Morocco, is 30th with 5.3 million.
31–40
Paul Pogba of France opens this group with 4.8 million and is listed as without a club (free agent); he is 500 thousand behind Hakimi. Marcus Rashford of Manchester United follows with 4.6 million and Julián Álvarez of Atlético Madrid with 4.3 million. Enzo Fernández of Manchester City and Lucas Paquetá of Flamengo both show 3.7 million, level on the displayed figures; Paquetá is 91st on Instagram. Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid has 3.66 million, read in July 2026, and Dani Carvajal of Getafe CF 3.2 million. Marc-André ter Stegen of Ajax has 3.1 million, Rodrigo De Paul of Inter Miami CF 2.6 million and Antoine Griezmann of Orlando City SC 2.5 million. Griezmann is 24th on both Instagram and Facebook.
41–50
Dani Alves of Brazil (no confirmed club) and Brahim Díaz of Real Madrid, from Morocco, both show 2.2 million. Brahim Díaz is 98th on Instagram. Memphis Depay of Corinthians has 2.1 million and is 12th on YouTube, while the retired Patrice Evra has 1.7 million. Lucas Vázquez of Bayer 04 Leverkusen has 1.6 million, and Roberto Firmino of Al Sadd has 1.2 million; Firmino has no rank on the other platforms in our data. The retired Gerard Piqué has 1.1 million. Marco Asensio of Fenerbahçe has 901 thousand, David Luiz of Pafos FC 803 thousand and Sadio Mané of Al Nassr 735 thousand. All the counts in this group were read in October 2026.
What is the full top 50 ranking of footballers on TikTok?
| Rank | Player | Club / status | Nationality | TikTok followers | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamine Yamal | FC Barcelona (LaLiga) | Spain | 72.8M | Oct 2026 |
| 2 | Neymar Jr | Santos (Brasileirão Série A) | Brazil | 47.6M | Oct 2026 |
| 3 | Vinícius Júnior | Real Madrid (LaLiga) | Brazil | 39.6M | Sep 2026 |
| 4 | Ronaldinho | Ravenna FC | Brazil | 28.7M | Oct 2026 |
| 5 | Sergio Ramos | – | Spain | 21.4M | Sep 2026 |
| 6 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City (Premier League) | Norway | 20.4M | Oct 2026 |
| 7 | Marcelo Vieira | retired | Brazil | 16.4M | Oct 2026 |
| 8 | Toni Kroos | retired | Germany | 13.9M | Oct 2026 |
| 9 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | retired | Sweden | 13.7M | Sep 2026 |
| 10 | Robert Lewandowski | Chicago Fire FC (MLS) | Poland | 12.5M | Aug 2026 |
| 11 | Richarlison | Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League) | Brazil | 12M | Oct 2026 |
| 12 | Sergio Agüero | retired | Argentina | 11.7M | Oct 2026 |
| 13 | Alisha Lehmann | Leicester City Women (Women’s Super League 2 (England)) | Switzerland | 11.5M | Oct 2026 |
| 14 | Paulo Dybala | AS Roma (Serie A) | Argentina | 11.3M | Oct 2026 |
| 15 | Pedri | FC Barcelona (LaLiga) | Spain | 10.5M | Oct 2026 |
| 16 | Rodrygo Goes | Real Madrid (LaLiga) | Brazil | 10.4M | Sep 2026 |
| 17 | Eduardo Camavinga | Real Madrid (LaLiga) | France | 9.9M | Oct 2026 |
| 18 | David Beckham | retired | England | 9.45M | Oct 2026 |
| 19 | Endrick | Real Madrid (LaLiga) | Brazil | 8.11M | Oct 2026 |
| 20 | James Rodríguez | – | Colombia | 7.9M | Oct 2026 |
| 21 | Harry Kane | Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) | England | 7.45M | Jul 2026 |
| 22 | Ronaldo Nazário | retired | Brazil | 6.8M | Oct 2026 |
| 23 | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) | Germany | 6.8M | Oct 2026 |
| 24 | Iker Casillas | retired | Spain | 6.56M | Sep 2026 |
| 25 | Raphinha | FC Barcelona (LaLiga) | Brazil | 6.52M | Sep 2026 |
| 26 | Kevin De Bruyne | Napoli (Serie A) | Belgium | 6.18M | Jul 2026 |
| 27 | Arturo Vidal | – | Chile | 6.1M | Oct 2026 |
| 28 | Thomas Müller | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) | Germany | 5.79M | Jul 2026 |
| 29 | João Félix | Al Nassr (Saudi Pro League) | Portugal | 5.4M | Oct 2026 |
| 30 | Achraf Hakimi | Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1) | Morocco | 5.3M | Oct 2026 |
| 31 | Paul Pogba | without a club (free agent) | France | 4.8M | Oct 2026 |
| 32 | Marcus Rashford | Manchester United (Premier League) | England | 4.6M | Oct 2026 |
| 33 | Julián Álvarez | Atlético Madrid (LaLiga) | Argentina | 4.3M | Oct 2026 |
| 34 | Enzo Fernández | Manchester City (Premier League) | Argentina | 3.7M | Oct 2026 |
| 35 | Lucas Paquetá | Flamengo (Brasileirão Série A) | Brazil | 3.7M | Oct 2026 |
| 36 | Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid (LaLiga) | Belgium | 3.66M | Jul 2026 |
| 37 | Dani Carvajal | Getafe CF (LaLiga) | Spain | 3.2M | Oct 2026 |
| 38 | Marc-André ter Stegen | Ajax (Eredivisie) | Germany | 3.1M | Oct 2026 |
| 39 | Rodrigo De Paul | Inter Miami CF (MLS) | Argentina | 2.6M | Oct 2026 |
| 40 | Antoine Griezmann | Orlando City SC (MLS) | France | 2.5M | Oct 2026 |
| 41 | Dani Alves | – | Brazil | 2.2M | Oct 2026 |
| 42 | Brahim Díaz | Real Madrid (LaLiga) | Morocco | 2.2M | Oct 2026 |
| 43 | Memphis Depay | Corinthians (Brasileirão Série A) | Netherlands | 2.1M | Oct 2026 |
| 44 | Patrice Evra | retired | France | 1.7M | Oct 2026 |
| 45 | Lucas Vázquez | Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Bundesliga) | Spain | 1.6M | Oct 2026 |
| 46 | Roberto Firmino | Al Sadd (Qatar Stars League) | Brazil | 1.2M | Oct 2026 |
| 47 | Gerard Piqué | retired | Spain | 1.1M | Oct 2026 |
| 48 | Marco Asensio | Fenerbahçe (Süper Lig) | Spain | 901K | Oct 2026 |
| 49 | David Luiz | Pafos FC (Cypriot First Division) | Brazil | 803K | Oct 2026 |
| 50 | Sadio Mané | Al Nassr (Saudi Pro League) | Senegal | 735K | Oct 2026 |
What does the TikTok top 50 show about nationalities, clubs and leagues?
Nationalities. Brazil has 13 of the 50 players and Spain 8, followed by Argentina with 5, and Germany and France with 4 each. England has 3, Belgium and Morocco 2 each, and nine other countries one each. In the top ten, Brazil has 4, Spain 2, and Norway, Germany, Sweden and Poland one each.
Active and retired. 36 of the 50 are active with a confirmed club, 9 are retired, 4 have no confirmed club or status and 1 is without a club. In the top ten, 6 are active, 3 are retired (Marcelo, Kroos and Ibrahimović) and one, Ramos, has no confirmed club or status.
Leagues and clubs. Across the 50, LaLiga has 11 active players, the Premier League 4, MLS 4, the Brasileirão Série A 3 and the Bundesliga 3. Serie A and the Saudi Pro League have 2 each. Real Madrid have 6 players in the table, FC Barcelona 3, and Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Al Nassr 2 each. In the top ten, LaLiga has 2 active players and the Brasileirão Série A, Premier League and MLS one each.
Gaps. The biggest step in the whole list is the 25.2 million between first and second, followed by 10.9 million between third and fourth. Lower down the contest is tight: Ramos and Haaland are 970 thousand apart, Kroos and Ibrahimović 174 thousand, and Pedri and Rodrygo Goes 99 thousand. Three pairs show identical displayed counts: Ronaldo Nazário and Neuer (6.8 million), Enzo Fernández and Paquetá (3.7 million), and Dani Alves and Brahim Díaz (2.2 million).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the most followed football player on TikTok?
Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona, with 72.8 million followers in an October 2026 reading. Neymar Jr is second with 47.6 million.
How many followers does Lamine Yamal have on TikTok?
72.8 million. That is 25.2 million more than Neymar Jr, and 5.8 times the 12.5 million of Robert Lewandowski in 10th.
Which country has the most players in the top 50?
Brazil, with 13 players, ahead of Spain with 8 and Argentina with 5. Germany and France have 4 each.
Which active player has the most TikTok followers?
Lamine Yamal, who is also first overall. Neymar Jr of Santos is the next active player with 47.6 million.
Which retired player has the most TikTok followers?
Marcelo Vieira, with 16.4 million, ranked 7th. Toni Kroos (13.9 million) and Zlatan Ibrahimović (13.7 million) follow.
Are Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on this list?
No. We found no official TikTok account for either player, so they are not ranked here.
Data source and methodology
Follower counts are TikTok’s own, read between July and October 2026 from the profiles and from tracker sites that display TikTok’s count; the table shows the month of each reading. Many counts were taken from a search engine’s copy of the TikTok profile. For those, the month shown is when we read the copy, which may be a few weeks older.
Because the readings span several months, treat comparisons between close neighbours with that in mind. Robert Lewandowski’s reading is dated August 2026. Harry Kane, Kevin De Bruyne, Thomas Müller and Thibaut Courtois were read in July 2026. Vinícius Júnior, Sergio Ramos, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Rodrygo Goes, Iker Casillas and Raphinha were read in September 2026, and the other players in October 2026.
FootGoal started from the 100 footballers with the most Instagram followers (October 2026) and read each one’s own official account on TikTok. Players outside that group are not included. Figures are rounded as displayed.
Some players were left out. The account found for Gavi may not be his main one; for Ousmane Dembélé the account could not be confirmed as official; for Thiago Silva, Arda Güler, Riyad Mahrez, Philippe Coutinho and Gabriel Jesus it could not be confirmed as theirs; and the accounts found for Virgil van Dijk and Radamel Falcao are probably not theirs. For Mauro Icardi the only reading found was from February 2026, from an unconfirmed account. The accounts of Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham, Karim Benzema, Mohamed Salah, Emiliano Martínez, Casemiro, Kaká, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Luka Modrić and a number of other players on the Instagram list could not be read. No official account was found for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
See also the most followed football players in the world (all platforms), the football players with the most Instagram followers and the football players with the most YouTube subscribers.
