Virat Kohli surpasses Neymar to become the second most followed athlete on ‘X’

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India’s cricket icon Virat Kohli has surpassed Neymar Jr. to become the second most followed athlete on X, formerly Twitter. Kohli’s 63.5 million followers edge out Neymar’s 63.4 million, showcasing his vast global influence. 

The 35-year-old has 63.5 million followers on the Elon Musk-owned app, while Neymar sits 3rd on the list with 63.4 million followers. Now, Virat is eyeing to surpass Cristiano Ronaldo, who is the most followed athlete on Twitter with 111.4 million followers. Here is the complete list of the most followed athletes on Twitter.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo – 111.4
  • Virat Kohli – 63.5
  • Neymar – 63.4
  • Lebron James -52.8
  • Sachin Tendulkar – 40

Notably, Virat is the Asian athlete with the largest social media following. His Instagram following is enormous, with 269 million users. Virat is ranked third overall, behind Ronaldo and Messi.

For the T20 World Cup, which Virat and India are now attending in the USA, the organisers are counting on Virat’s popularity to draw large crowds of supporters.

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