Luke Littler Is The Most Popular Darts Player In The World As He Tops The List Of The Top 25 Most Followed Darts Players

Despite only being 17-years-old, Luke Littler is the most popular darts player in the world based off Instagram followers. Join us as we examine the Top 25 most followed darts players in the world on Instagram.

Note that this list doesn’t include any players who has officially retired. This includes the likes of Phil Taylor, John Part, Wayne Mardle and others. There are also several high-calibre players such as Gary Anderson, James Wade and Dave Chisnall who don’t have an active Instagram account.

Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler Boasts Over 1.9 Million Instagram Followers

A little over a year ago, not a lot of people knew anything about Luke Littler. Fast forward to now, and he is the most popular professional darts player in the world.

Despite just being 18-years-old, ‘The Nuke’ has taken the darting world by storm and is now top of the most followed darts players list. Littler has become the face of professional darts in the blink of an eye.

Littler boasts a grand total of 1.9 million followers on his Instagram account @lukethenukelittler. This is around three times the amount of the second most popular darts player based on Instagram followers, showing just how popular Littler really is.

Not only is Littler the most followed darts player on Instagram by a country mile, but he is also the first professional darts player in history to hit one million. There is quite a drop from the magic million down to the next most popular darts player in terms of followers.

In a way, Luke Littler has transcended the sport of darts. It has gone from a popular game that fans loved to watch, mainly at Christmas time, to one of the most watched sports in the UK outside of Premier League football.

The way that ‘The Nuke’ shot onto the scene at the 2024 World Darts Championship at Ally Pally was quite incredible. Reaching the final on debut, only to be defeated by the most dominant player in darts right now in Luke Humphries, is quite an achievement.

Now, as the reigning world champion after his triumph at the 2025 World Darts Championship, Littler has the sport of darts in the palm of his hand. Is it any wonder Luke Littler is by far and away the most followed darts player in the world right now?

🚨 LITTLER HITS A NINE-DARTER! 🚨

Luke Littler hits a nine-darter in the Premier League final! 🤯

📺 https://t.co/gbUt9q25Jh#PLDarts | Play-Offs | Final pic.twitter.com/MmoJUlGoIi

— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) May 23, 2024

Michael van Gerwen, Stephen Bunting, Gerwyn Price & Luke Humphries Make Top 5 Most Followed Darts Players Globally

Luke Littler is of course head and shoulders above any of his contemporaries when it comes to popularity amongst darts players. Littler currently boasts over 1.2 million more followers than the second most followed darts player – Michael van Gerwen.

‘MVG’ boasts an Instagram following of 633,000 which makes him the second most popular player in the world. Before the emergence of ‘The Nuke’, van Gerwen himself was by far and away the most popular professional darts player on the circuit.

However, with the emergence of Littler in the past year and the likes of Luke Humphries and a few others now regularly beating the Dutchman, his popularity may have stalled somewhat. He is still the most successful active darts player by quite some distance, with his accolades second only to the legendary Phil Taylor overall.

Stephen Bunting comes in at number three. ‘The Bullet’ is the people’s champion, with darts fans from all over the world taking to him and supporting him. Bunting is also a world class darts player, breaking into the Top 5 on the PDC Order of Merit for the very first time this year too.

The fourth most popular darts player based off their Instagram following is the Welshman Gerwyn Price. ‘The Iceman’ is quite a marmite character, with many fans loving him, but plenty also loathing him. Like him or not, Price is a world class darts player.

Rounding off the Top 5 most followed darts players in the world with 286,000 followers is reigning world number one and former world champion Luke Humphries. ‘Coolhand’ remains the best player in the world in the rankings, despite many fans feeling Luke Littler is the better player.

🎯 #OnThisDay last year: Luke Humphries won his first major title, the #WorldGrandPrix.

He went on to win the Grand Slam, Players Championship, World Championship, World Cup and World Matchplay all in the following 9 months.

Ridiculous.pic.twitter.com/eINkbmVDnw

— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) October 9, 2024

Michael Smith, Peter Wright & Nathan Aspinall Also Make Top 10 Most Followed Darts Players On Instagram

Some other huge names in the world of arrows have also make it into the Top 10 most followed darts players on Instagram as of today.

One of Germany’s most renowned players Gabriel Clemens is the sixth most followed darts player in the world as of today on Instagram. The ‘German Giant’ boasts 262,000 followers, which is the same as Michael Smith, who comes in at number seven with 262k Instagram followers.

Nathan Aspinall is next at eight with 228,000 active Instagram followers. ‘The Asp’ remains one of the most followed darts players in world as of today, which is testament to his popularity amongst fans and his peers.

Next up is Peter ‘Snakebite’ Wright, the former two-time world champion. The Scotsman boasts a hefty Instagram following of 207,000 as of today. Wright is a colourful character with his mohawk and array of outfits, making him a popular player and a firm fan favourite.

Rounding off the Top 10 most popular darts players based on their Instagram following is the veteran Raymond van Barneveld. Talk about a fans favourite, ‘Barney’ has been loved by darts fans for decades, hence why he has a large social media following.

That makes up the Top 10 most followed darts players in the world right now.

Fallon Sherrock Only Female Player In Top 25 Most Followed Darts Players

The full list of the current Top 25 most followed darts players in the world can be seen below. Notably, there is only one female darts player on the list, and no prizes for guessing who it is.

That’s right, it is of course Fallon Sherrock. Sherrock took the darting world by storm back in December 2019, becoming the first woman in history to beat a man at the PDC World Darts Championship.

Sherrock certainly smashed the glass ceiling with this feat, defeating Ted Evetts in Round 1 before following that up in Round 2 by defeating the seeded Mensur Suljovic.

This run in the 2020 World Darts Championship saw Sherrock’s popularity reach new heights, with her achievements going viral all across the world. In turn, her social media following increased massively, hence why she sits as the 11th most followed darts player in the world right now with 163,000 followers.

Below is a full list of the Top 25 most popular darts players according to their Instagram following. This will undoubtedly change a lot over the next few months and years, but these numbers are correct as of today.

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Top 25 Most Followed Darts Players On Instagram 2025