Most Popular F1 Driver in Social Media - All stats
Lewis Hamilton may have recently purged two of his
three accounts, but the Mercedes driver remains the most popular Formula 1
driver on social media - by far.
The four-time world champion has removed all posts
from his Twitter and Instagram accounts, but maintains a reach of around 15
million fans thanks to his combined followers on the three most prominent
social media sites.
As of January 2018, Hamilton has 5.2m followers on
Twitter, 5.7m on Instagram, and just over 4m on Facebook - which he last
updated on Christmas Day.
Fernando Alonso is the second most popular F1
driver on social media with 6.2m fans, and the McLaren driver's influence is
still growing despite failing to win a title since 2005.
Red Bull's dynamic Aussie, Daniel Ricciardo, is
third on the list.
Sergio Perez is the fourth most popular driver,
largely thanks to his 2m followers on Twitter, with Max Verstappen fifth
The fastest-growing social media account, however,
is certainly Kimi Raikkonen's Instagram page.
The Finn only joined the site at the end of
December but he already has 337,000 followers - more than 12 other drivers on
the current grid.
Raikkonen's Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel
remains the only F1 2018 driver without an official social media account.
In total, the 19 confirmed drivers for the upcoming
season have a combined reach of around 37.5m fans.
F1 drivers' combined social
following
|
Driver
|
Twitter
|
Instagram
|
Facebook
|
Total
|
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
5.24m
|
5.7m
|
4.04m
|
14.98m
|
|
Fernando Alonso
|
2.55m
|
1.8m
|
1.8m
|
6.15m
|
|
Daniel Ricciardo
|
1.41m
|
1.2m
|
885k
|
3.49m
|
|
Sergio Perez
|
2.02m
|
434k
|
330k
|
2.78m
|
|
Max Verstappen
|
763k
|
1.3m
|
658k
|
2.72m
|
|
Romain Grosjean
|
784k
|
370k
|
263k
|
1.41m
|
|
Nico Hulkenberg
|
740k
|
368k
|
186k
|
1.29m
|
|
Valtteri Bottas
|
385k
|
520k
|
259k
|
1.16m
|
|
Carlos Sainz
|
344k
|
411k
|
187k
|
942k
|
|
Kevin Magnussen
|
424k
|
186k
|
59k
|
669k
|
|
Stoffel Vandoorne
|
134k
|
221k
|
96k
|
451k
|
|
Kimi Raikkonen
|
337k
|
337k
|
||
|
Marcus Ericsson
|
153k
|
137k
|
34k
|
324k
|
|
Esteban Ocon
|
84k
|
194k
|
258k
|
|
|
Lance Stroll
|
21.4k
|
145k
|
14k
|
180k
|
|
Pierre Gasly
|
38.1k
|
94.9k
|
25k
|
158k
|
|
Charles Leclerc
|
31.6k
|
94.9k
|
29k
|
156k
|
|
Brendon Hartley
|
39.8k
|
56.8k
|
51k
|
147.6k
|
India batsman Virat Kohli is on top for cricket,
while Rafael Nadal and retired track star Usain Bolt also place above Hamilton
in the list.
But Hamilton does have a larger reach than the
NFL's most popular player, quarterback Russell Wilson, as well as golf's Tiger
Woods.
How does F1 compare on social media?
|
Athlete
|
Sport
|
Twitter
|
Instagram
|
Facebook
|
Total
|
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Football
|
67.4m
|
118m
|
120.6m
|
306m
|
|
Lebron James
|
Basketball
|
40.2m
|
24.6m
|
22.7m
|
97.5m
|
|
Virat Kohli
|
Cricket
|
22.2m
|
18.4m
|
36.8m
|
77.4m
|
|
John Cena
|
WWE
|
10.8m
|
8.2m
|
44.5m
|
63.5m
|
|
Floyd Mayweather
|
Boxing
|
7.9m
|
19.7m
|
13.5m
|
41.1m
|
|
Rafael Nadal
|
Tennis
|
15.2m
|
4.1m
|
14.2m
|
33.5m
|
|
Usain Bolt
|
Athletics
|
5.5m
|
7.9m
|
18.7m
|
31.7m
|
|
Lewis
Hamilton
|
Formula
1
|
5.24m
|
5.7m
|
4.04m
|
14.98m
|
|
Russell Wilson
|
NFL
|
5m
|
3.2m
|
2.2m
|
10.5m
|
|
Tiger Woods
|
Golf
|
6.3m
|
982k
|
2.9m
|
10.2m
|
|
Chris Froome
|
Cycling
|
1.4m
|
762k
|
565k
|
2.7m
|
|
Dan Carter
|
Rugby Union
|
623k
|
830k
|
1m
|
2.4m
|
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
Darts
|
323k
|
92.1k
|
275k
|
690.1k
|
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