Top Sports Instagram Reels Accounts

The 50 biggest sports creators tracked by Buzzlytics, ranked by followers. Updated 11h ago.

Sports leaderboard — August 2026

#CreatorFollowersTotal viewsEngagement
1 Leo Messi ✔@leomessi 510.1M 9.8B 9.9%
2 Nike ✔@nike 291.7M 3.5B 1.9%
3 Shakira@shakira 82M 1.4B 11.1%
4 FC Bayern ✔@fcbayern 44.2M 14.9B 6.1%
5 YouTube@youtube 31.2M 2B 3.8%
6 ESPN@espn 25.3M 15.9B 12.6%
7 Roshn Saudi League@ivanrakitic 17.5M 756.6M 11.2%
8 Bleacher Report Football ✔@brfootball 16.3M 2.1B 22.5%
9 Wealth ✔@wealth 11.8M 3.3B 4.2%
10 LADbible Australia@sportbible 7.3M 2.1B 11%
11 HBO@hbo 5.5M 1.6B 4.4%
12 Club América@clubamerica 4.1M 41.8M 21.5%
13 FailArmy@failarmy 3.4M 2.9B 4.5%
14 Ross Smith@rosssmith 2.9M 385.8M 12.8%
15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica@slbenfica 2.3M 0 —
16 FC Porto@fcporto 2.2M 16M 22.8%
17 RB Leipzig@rbleipzig 2.2M 387.6M 7.1%
18 DeAndre Hopkins@deandrehopkins 1.7M 19.2M 9.1%
19 Brandon B@brandonb 1.6M 929.5M 4.8%
20 England Rugby@englandrugby 1.1M 273.8M 10.6%
21 AFTV@aftvmedia 1.1M 15M 14%
22 Emmanuel Acho@emmanuelacho 934.5K 94.5M 8.3%
23 Kyle Gordon ✔@kylegordonisgreat 847K 697.2M 5.2%
24 Kora Plus@koraplus 718.1K 159.1M 3.2%
25 Papa Johns@papajohns 655.6K 35.3M 3.8%
26 Boardroom@boardroom 632K 161.8M 4.2%
27 Patty Mills AM@balapat 612K 23.2M 9.7%
28 tripleS official@triplescosmos 556.8K 168.5M 7.3%
29 SIDE+@joinsideplus 521.4K 40.5M 20.6%
30 Tee Higgins@teehiggins 517.8K 1.4M 11.1%
31 Richard Jefferson@richardajefferson 499.1K 587.3M 4.9%
32 RobertAnthony Cruz@coach.rac 482.3K 189.8M 4%
33 Dickies Skateboarding@dickiesskate 468.7K 43.7M 15.1%
34 Paulo Le Sportix (Paul Betis) ✔@paulo_le_sportix 418.2K 272.2M 4.3%
35 Official ARTMS@official_artms 408.1K 62.2M 12.5%
36 Activate@activategames 404.7K 522.2M 3.7%
37 EQF Radar@woahhelijah 381.9K 19.7K 1.1%
38 Steph Furry@aircorg 339.1K 885.3M 3.5%
39 Ian Jenkins Hitting ✔@ianjenkins_hitting 258.1K 573.6M 2.8%
40 Misfits Boxing@misfitsboxing 251.6K 82.9M 11.5%
41 Next Week News@nextweeknews 238K 76.5M 8.5%
42 VSR®️@vintagestockreserve 237.9K 19M 8.6%
43 Canal Wamo | Seleção Brasileira & Futebol ✔@canalwamo 224.6K 330.1M 5%
44 Los Futbolitos@losfutbolitostv 222.8K 230.3M 7.6%
45 Jorge de Sá (Jorgera)@jorgedesa 219.9K 30.7M 7.1%
46 AWA Wiffle Ball@awawiffle 197.9K 841M 1.9%
47 foot24@foot24.tn 196.7K 33.9M 5.2%
48 Jimmy Rex@mrjimmyrex 187.5K 64.4M 5%
49 Joe Fenti@fentifriedchicken 178K 1.4B 3%
50 Kayla@rinnegoddess 173.8K 233.1M 12%

Rankings reflect accounts tracked by Buzzlytics, not every account on Instagram Reels. Stats are from each account's latest tracked snapshot.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the biggest sports creator on Instagram Reels?

@leomessi (Leo Messi) tops Buzzlytics' sports leaderboard with 510,067,401 followers as of August 2026.

How is this Instagram Reels leaderboard ranked?

Accounts tracked by Buzzlytics are classified into niches from their content (hashtags and bio) and ranked by follower count. Views and engagement rate come from each account's tracked posts. The board refreshes as accounts are re-scraped.

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