‘Face of world cricket’ – Fans react as Virat Kohli becomes 3rd most popular celebrity on social media beating Neymar and LeBron James
India’s former captain Virat Kohli once again left his everlasting impact on social media in 2023 as he became the third most followed and most interacted personality on the worldwide platform. In a recent list of the most followed celebrities on Instagram, Kohli bagged the third spot as he was left behind the renowned football players Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
A few years ago, he became the most followed Indian celebrity on Instagram and currently holds a record of 265 Million followers on the global social media networking platform. Globally, Virat is the 16th most followed personality.
Virat Kohli indeed became the face of Cricket when he gained global recognition through not just his game but also his social media presence as he became the most famous and most followed cricketer on Instagram.
Here is the complete list of the most popular sports stars of 2023.
- 1. Cristiano Ronaldo
- 2. Lionel Messi
- 3. Virat Kohli
- 4. Neymar
- 5. LeBron James
Earlier in August, Virat Kohli denied the multiple reports about his per-post payment on Instagram. Notably, multiple reports were claiming that Virat Kohli charges around 11.45 crores per post on his Instagram, which he denied on his Twitter account.
Virat Kohli tweeted, “While I am grateful and indebted to all that I’ve received in life, the news that has been making rounds about my social media earnings is not true.”
The RCB batter made a huge impact on cricket in 2023 as he gained back his much-awaited form in test cricket as he ended his years-long drought of Test centuries, both at home and overseas. Kohli also became the highest scorer in the prestigious ODI World Cup 2023 tournament. He also shattered a decade-long record and became the new record holder of the most ODI centuries (50 centuries) beating his idol Sachin Tendulkar.
Look how the fans reacted-
If cricket was played in more than 50 countries, Virat would definitely have been on top.
— Ayush (@vkkings077) December 30, 2023
GOAT of Cricket and these rankings are describing it. pic.twitter.com/Ur5ikcAHUw
— Simple man (@ArbazAh87590755) December 30, 2023
https://twitter.com/extraaacover/status/1740940263378579734?s=46
Face of world Cricket for a reason pic.twitter.com/hsNgxgcf87
— Sameer K. (@Sameer_knl18) December 30, 2023
https://twitter.com/bhaskar_sanu08/status/1740942832603734181?s=46
https://twitter.com/koja_hun_ywr/status/1740940208106000777?s=46
Cristiano Rolando and Virat kohli Two 2⃣ Greatest Sportsperson ❤❤❤
— Ajay Gautam (@gautam_ajay007) December 30, 2023
Virat is a brand
— Akash Porwal (@akash_porwal07) December 30, 2023
