Most-followed German-language athletes on Instagram 2022
In September 2022, Toni Kroos was the German-language athlete on Instagram with the most followers. The Real Madrid footballer had 35.4 million followers on the platform. Ranking second was former professional footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger with 13.7 million followers on Instagram. Footballers made up the top seven leading German-language athletes on Instagram, with Swiss tennis player Roger Federer ranking in eight position with just over ten million Instagram followers.