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Arda Guler tops Cristiano Ronaldo, Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe! Turkey and Real Madrid sensation gains more Instagram followers than the big names of Euro 2024 after exciting group stage

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  • Euro 2024 stars see Instagram follower rise
  • Figures increase for Ronaldo, Mbappe & Bellingham
  • Turkey & Real Madrid star Guler tops them all
  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    Analysis from Apuestas Deportivas 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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  • WHAT THE RESULTS SHOW

    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

  • Arda Guler EURO 2024 TurkiyeGetty Images

    THE 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.

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  • 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.

  • Arda Guler Cristiano Ronaldo EUROGetty Images

    WHAT NEXT?

    Guler's Turkey face Austria in the last 16 of the competition on Tuesday, whereas Ronaldo's Portugal take on Slovenia the day prior. Bellingham's England lock horns with Slovakia on Sunday and Mbappe's France go head to head with Belgium on Monday.