Idman.biz
Footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are among the athletes most affected by the massive bot cleanup on Instagram.
İdman.Biz reports that a significant decrease in the number of subscribers has been recorded for a number of famous athletes against the background of the social network deleting bots, fake and inactive accounts. According to reports, Ronaldo lost approximately eight million followers, while Messi lost five million.
According to the closest indicator visible in open sources as of May 7, Cristiano Ronaldo's Instagram account has 666 million subscribers (673 million as of May 6), and Lionel Messi has 507 million (512 million as of May 6).
Among athletes, not only Ronaldo and Messi, but other famous names have also come into focus. Cricketer Virat Kohli has 274 million (276 million on May 6), and footballer Neymar has 231 million (235 million on May 6) subscribers. Basketball player LeBron James has 154 million subscribers (157 million on May 6), and footballer Kylian Mbappe's indicator has decreased to 130 million (132 million on May 6).
