Three Lions fans were on the edge of their seat as Bellingham and Kane rescued England in a dramatic extra-time win over Slovakia this past weekend. England are now set to take on Switzerland in the quarter-finals on Saturday at 5pm.
As we pass the halfway line for this competition, this inspired Live Football Tickets to uncover which England player has been the most popular amongst fans by looking at who has had the highest influx of followers on Instagram in the last 30 days.
Top 10 England Players With The Most Influx of New Followers
Player | Position | Estimated Insta Earnings | Follower Increase in Last 30 Days | |
1st | Jude Bellingham | Forward | £56,704 – £85,056 | + 1,945,890 |
2nd | Phil Foden | Forward | £20,069 – £30,103 | +407,040 |
3rd | Cole Palmer | Forward | £4,879 – £7,319 | +306,600 |
4th | Kobbie Mainoo | Midfielder | £4,382 – £6,573 | +191,850 |
5th | Trent Alexander-Arnold | Midfielder | £18,905 – £28,357 | +117,840 |
6th | Ebere Eze | Forward | £1,549 – £2,323 | +93,390 |
7th | Declan Rice | Midfielder | £5,861 – £8,792 | +58,560 |
8th | Bukayo Saka | Forward | £10,371 – £15,556 | +48,000 |
9th | Jordan Pickford | Goalkeeper | £2,183 – £3,274 | +40,410 |
10th | Adam Wharton | Midfielder | £335 – £637 | +36,400 |
England’s golden boy Jude Bellingham ranks as the fan favourite as the Forward has seen a whopping follower increase of 1.9million in the last 30 days alone, despite being only halfway through the competition.
When Bellingham was named in the squad announcement, he had 31.7million followers, as of now, he is pushing 33.9million. This increase is 378% higher than the player who currently sits in second place.
Ranking second is Phil Foden, who made headlines last week as he left camp briefly to welcome the birth of his third child before returning to compete in Sunday’s match against Slovakia. Foden’s Instagram has seen a huge follower increase of 407K in the last 30 days.
In third is Cole Palmer with a follower increase of 306K, whilst in fourth is Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, who made his first tournament start on Sunday, with a follower increase of 191K.
Finally, in fifth is Trent Alexander-Arnold, with an extra 117K in followers on Instagram in the last 30 days.