Most-followed French-language athletes on Instagram 2022
In September 2022, French professional footballer Kylian Mbappé was the leading French-language athlete on Instagram, with 72.6 million followers on the social media platform. Karim Benzema, who plays for Real Madrid and the France national team, ranked second with 58.1 million Instagram followers, whilst Antoine Griezmann who also plays for the France national team followed with 36.7 million Instagram fans.