With the 2026 World Cup Semi-finals now complete, MyBettingSites.co.uk has updated its tracker of Instagram follower gains across all 1,200+ players involved in the competition.
This update splits the numbers into two views: the Quarter-finals and Semi-finals alone (8 July to 16 July) and the full tournament so far (8 June to 16 July).
Instagram Follower Gains Across World Cup Quarter-finals & Semi-finals: 8 July to 16 July
Across all 1,200+ players, this stage alone has added 66,596,388 new followers, and Erling Haaland remains firmly out in front.
Erling Haaland (Norway) leads the stage with +12,532,394 new followers (+22%), now on 69,589,982 followers. Jude Bellingham (England) is a clear second with +5,610,068 new followers (+12.8%), now on 49,352,008, as England’s run through to the latter stages continued to pull his numbers up.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) sits third with +3,626,881 new followers (+0.5%), now on 676,649,009. Lamine Yamal (Spain) is fourth with +3,157,945 new followers (+6.9%), now on 48,872,111, and Kylian Mbappé (France) rounds out the top five with +1,944,515 new followers (+1.5%), now on 135,190,575.
The percentage climbers at this stage look different to previous updates, with a new name at the very top. Mostafa Ziko (Egypt) leads with a rise of +163.3%, taking him to 1,630,235 followers, followed by Jayden Adams (South Africa) with +157.4%, up to 217,555 followers, Haissem Hassan (Egypt) with +115.9%, up to 1,743,664 followers, Patrick Berg (Norway) with +77.7%, up to 405,812 followers, and Orjan Nyland (Norway) with +62.3%, up to 589,810 followers.
Nations for this stage alone are led comfortably by Norway, which gained +13,604,261 new followers, powered by Haaland’s continued rise. Argentina are second with +8,115,895 new followers, England third with +7,703,014, Egypt fourth with +7,205,970, and Spain fifth with +6,558,540 new followers.
Instagram Follower Gains Across World Cup: 8 June to 16 July
Zooming out to the tournament as a whole, the 1,200+ players tracked have gained 264,415,441 followers combined since 8 June.
Vozinha (Cape Verde) remains out in front for the tournament as a whole, with +29,304,711 new followers (+92,918.7%), now on 29,336,249 followers. Erling Haaland is closing the gap fast, though, sitting second with +28,945,499 new followers (+71.2%), now on 69,589,982. Cristiano Ronaldo is third with +11,002,134 new followers (+1.7%), now on 676,649,009. Jude Bellingham is fourth with +8,089,130 new followers (+19.6%), now on 49,352,008, and Neymar Jr (Brazil) completes the top five with +7,707,402 new followers (+3.3%), now on 242,009,212.
Percentage growth across the full tournament is still headed by Vozinha’s (Cape Verde) extraordinary rise of over 92,000%. Douglas Santos (Brazil) sits second with +1,281.6%, taking him to 2,663,003 followers, followed by Eloy Room (Curaçao) with +1,150.4%, up to 1,154,665 followers, Sidny Lopes Cabral (Cape Verde) with +1,145.2%, up to 1,588,790 followers, Diney Borges (Cape Verde) with +1,078.9%, up to 245,648 followers, and Mostafa Ziko (Egypt) with +1,010.8%, up to 1,630,235 followers, a new entry to this list on the back of his form during the Quarter-finals and Semi-finals.
The nations table for the full tournament has tightened considerably. Cape Verde remain at the top with +32,569,169 new followers, still built almost entirely on Vozinha’s numbers, but Norway have surged into second place with +31,235,079, closing in fast thanks to Haaland. Brazil are third with +29,276,530 new followers, Argentina fourth with +24,630,868 followers, and Mexico fifth with +23,688,783 followers.
The full breakdown for all 1,200+ players, with a toggle between Quarter-finals and Semi-finals only and full-tournament views, nation rankings and top gainers, is available in the interactive graphic below.
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