In September 2022, American professional basketball player LeBron James was the most followed English-language athlete on Instagram with a total of million people following his account. Overall, Welsh football player Gareth Bale ranked in second place with over ** million followers, and American professional basketball player Stephen Curry ranked third with an Instagram following of **** million. Although men dominated the top English-language athlete Instagram profiles, American professional wrestler Ronda Rousey ranked tenth with ** million followers as of September 2022.
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