Most followed Italian Olympics athletes on Instagram 2021
As of July 2021, Italian Olympic swimmer Federica Pellegrini was the most followed athlete participating in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, counting approximately 1.3 million followers on Instagram. Italian volleyball player Ivan Zaytsev followed, with 785 thousand followers on the photo and video sharing platform. Tennis player Fabio Fognini ranked third, with more than 590 thousand followers on Instagram as the date of the 2020 Olympic Games.