Turkey star Arda Guler has gained more Instagram followers than the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe during Euro 2024, new figures reveal.
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Euro 2024 stars see Instagram follower riseFigures increase for Ronaldo, Mbappe & BellinghamTurkey & Real Madrid star Guler tops them allWHAT HAPPENED?
Analysis from compiled data between June 13, the day before the Euros began, and June 27 – hours after the group stages concluded. Their findings states Real Madrid youngster Guler gained more than one million Instagram followers in this period, with Portugal's Ronaldo, England's Jude Bellingham and France's Mbappe experiencing the next biggest gains on the social media website. While all three have more followers than Guler, his stock is definitely rising fast.
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Ranking
Nation
Player
Followers gained
1.
Turkey
Arda Güler
1,093,669
2.
Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo
996,661
3.
England
Jude Bellingham
725,529
4.
France
Kylian Mbappé
706,332
5.
Spain
Lamine Yamal
653,928
6.
Italy
Riccardo Calafiori
404,544
7.
Turkey
Kenan Yildiz
373,554
8.
Germany
Florian Wirtz
335,738
9.
Germany
Toni Kroos
293,138
10.
Germany
Jamal Musiala
282,731
Getty ImagesTHE BIGGER PICTURE
Guler announced himself on the international stage with a stunning goal for Turkey in their Euro 2024 opening win over Georgia earlier this month. The 19-year-old had a strong end to the season for Madrid and he also played a key role in helping them progress to the knockout stages in Germany.
DID YOU KNOW?
The findings state that Poland's Robert Lewandowski actually ended up losing more than 20,000 followers in this period as his country exited the competition, while Netherlands duo Steven Bergwijn and Frenkie de Jong saw respective drops of 13,000 and 11,000.