WNBA 2025: Who are the top 10 most followed players of the league on Instagram?
Angel Reese (Photo by) and Caitlin Clark (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NBAE/Getty)
While the
WNBA
concentrates on its 29th season since its establishment in 1996, the players from the league have garnered significant attention from the fans within just years of their debut.
Recent reports have stated how certain players have a higher following than the team they represent.
One such name is Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese, who boasts a higher following across social media platforms than any other player in the league. While the discussion is at it, let's have a look at the
top ten most followed
WNBA players on
Instagram
.
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese tops the list, surpasses the following count of WNBA official Instagram handle as well
While the WNBA preseason ended on May 12, the regular season kicked off on May 16.
And players like Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier, Skylar Diggins and others are very much in the news, another aspect of the WNBA players comes to the surface as fans look for the most popular and followed players across the social media platforms. Below are the top 10 WNBA players who have the highest follower count (from lowest to highest) on Instagram.
10. Skylar Diggins Smith - 1 million
Seattle Storm guard Skylar Diggins-Smith was named a WNBA All-Star in 2014 owing to her extraordinary performances that season.
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In the same year, Diggins also won the WNBA Most Improved Player Award. While her professional achievements are on a high, the player stands among the top 10 most followed athletes within the NBA with a follower count of 1 million on Instagram.
9. Jewel Lloyd - 1.1 million
Selected by the Seattle Storm in the 2015 WNBA draft, Jewel Lloyd currently plays as a guard for the Las Vegas Aces. The player became a part of championship victories twice, both during her tenure with the Storm in 2018 and 2020.
Lloyd has been listed on the All-WNBA team several times, and while she gives her best on the court, off the court, she maintains a social media life as well, which has rendered her a total of 1.1 million on Instagram alone.
8. Kelsey Plum - 1.2 million
The 2022 WNBA All-Star Game MVP and the three-time WNBA All-Star Kelsey Plum, apart from her professional journey on the court, is also the founder of the Dawg Class Basketball Camp. Point guard for the Los Angeles Sparks, Plum is widely popular amongst the fans for her skills as well as her impressive basketball career arc. Plum has a total of 1.2 million followers just on Instagram
7. Hailey Van Lith - 1.3 million
The Chicago Sky point guard, Hailey Van Lith, was drafted by the Chicago Sky in 2025.
The 23-year-old player, at a young age, was the Big 12 Player of the Year. While her professional career has just begun, the player has won two gold medals with the United States at the youth international level. Even though the player has to go a long way before establishing herself within the league, Hailey has already garnered a significant amount of support from her fans, as her follower count stands at 1.3 million in Instagram.
6. Cameron Brink - 1.3 million
Los Angeles Sparks point guard Cameron Brink was selected as the second pick of the WNBA draft by the team. The player has previously proved her skills on the court, claiming the WBCA Defensive Player of the Year and the 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup Most Valuable Player Award. The player has a total of 1.3 million followers on Instagram, making her one of the top-most followed WNBA players.
5. A'ja Wilson - 1.3 million
The 28-year-old Las Vegas Aces centre player A'ja Wilson, throughout her career in basketball until now, has achieved a number of accolades, including the 2017 NCAA Most Outstanding Player and has claimed the SEC Player of the Year for three straight years.
She was also declared the WNBA MVP in 2020, 2022 and 2024. Apart from her much-deserved claims on the court, the player also has an online popularity amongst her fans with a follower count of 1.3 million on Instagram alone.
4. Sabrina Ionescu - 1.4 million
Widely considered as one of the greatest three-point shooters of all time, New York Liberty point guard Sabrina Ionescu is a three-time WNBA All-Star and led the Liberty to their first championship in 2024.
The player makes it to the top-most followed WNBA player with a follower count of 1.4 million.
3. Paige Bueckers - 2.6 million
23-year-old Paige Bueckers made her debut in the WNBA as part of the Dallas Wings against the Minnesota Lynx. Early in her career, the player was a three-time unanimous first-team All-American in college and has the highest career scoring average in UConn history. While Bueckers' debut within the WNBA was recent, the player has the third-highest followers on Instagram
2. Caitlin Clark - 3.2 million
Indiana Fever point guard Caitlin Clark has already set records, winning the WNBA Rookie of the Year in 2024, and made it to the All-WNBA First Team as well as WNBA All-Star Game.
With the second most number of followers on Instagram, the player has helped popularise women's basketball, which is also known as the Caitlin Clark effect.
1. Angel Reese - 4.9 million
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese tops the list with 4.9 million followers on Instagram. Also known as the Bayou Barbie and Chi Barbie, the player was selected as the seventh overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft by the team. Reese was previously announced as the SEC Player of the Year Award winner and an All-American.
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The players of the WNBA are more popular and followed by the fans than the teams themselves. In fact, the most followed player, Reese, has a higher following count than the league page of the WNBA itself, which stands at 3.3 million.
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