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Finding relevant English influencers on Instagram can be quite a challenge: it’s just such a big market! To make it easier for you, we have compiled a list of top UK top influencers in every field – together with guidelines on how to find more relevant Instagram influencers from the United Kingdom.
Influencer marketing in the United Kingdom
When it comes to influencer marketing in the UK, social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok are among the most popular channels. With almost 78% of the UK population spending nearly two hours a day on social media, using influencers in the UK is an amazing way to reach the target audience.
To make it easier for you to find the most popular UK influencers, we compiled a list of the biggest UK influencers, top fitness, travel, and lifestyle influencers, and finally, some guidelines on finding top UK influencers.
1. The biggest Instagram influencers in the UK
#1 David Beckham (@davidbeckham) with 73.4m followers
#2 Emma Watson (@emmawatson) with 66.6m followers
#3 Cara Delevingne (@caradelevinge) with 43.1m followers
#4 Gareth Bale (@garethbale) with 46.9m followers
#5 Zayn Malik (@zayn) with 29.9m followers
#6 Harry Styles (@harrystyles) with 45.1m followers
#7 Niall Horan (@niallhoran) with 29.7m followers
#8 Sam Smith (@samsmith) with 14.6m followers
#9 Brooklyn Beckham (@brooklynpeltzbeckham) with 14m followers
#10 Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@dukeandduchessofcambridge) with 13.6m
#11 Marcus Rashford (@marcusrashford) with 12.6m followers
#12 Virgil van Dijk (@virgilvandijk) with 12m followers
#13 KSI (@ksi) with 11.3m followers
#14 Maisie Williams (@maisie_williams) with 10.1m followers
#15 Zoë Sugg (@zoesugg) with 9.3m followers
👉🏼 Find more UK influencers with our influencer search
2. Top fitness influencers in the UK
#2 Tyson Fury (@tysonfury) with 5.7m followers
#3 Frank Lampard (@franklampard) with 5.4m followers
#4 Miniminter (@miniminter) with 5.3m followers
#5 Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) with 5.3m followers
#6 Joe Wicks (@thebodycoach) with 4.4m followers
#7 Olly Murs (@ollymurs) with 3.9m followers
👉🏼 Find more UK influencers with our influencer search
3. Top travel influencers in the UK
#2 Jonathan Bailey (@jbayleaf) with 3.3m followers
#3 Ferne (@fernemccann) with 2.8m followers
#4 Caspar Lee (@caspar_lee) with 2.4m followers
#5 Emma Raducanu (@emmaraducanu) with 2.4m followers
#6 Amanda Holden (@noholdenback) with 1.8m followers
#7 Ben Phillips (@benphillipsuk) with 1.8m followers
👉🏼 Find more UK influencers with our influencer search
4. Top lifestyle influencers in the UK
#2 Charlotte Letitia Crosby (@charlottegshore) with 7.8m followers
#3 Holly Willoughby (@hollywilloughby) with 7.8m followers
#4 Molly-Mae Hague (@mollymae) with 6.3m followers
#5 Pooyan Mokhtari (@pooyanmokhtari) with 6.1m followers
#6 Joe Sugg (@joe_sugg) with 6m followers
#7 Michelle Keegan (@michkeegan) with 5.8m followers
👉🏼 Find more UK influencers with our influencer search
5. Top fashion influencers in the UK
1. Zoë Sugg (@zoesugg) – 9,3M followers
2. Daniel Asante (@mr.dasante) – 2,6M followers
3. Michelle Visage (@michellevisage) – 2,1M followers
4. Georgia Toffolo (@georgiatoffolo) – 1,8M followers
5. Jessica Wright (@jesswright77) – 1,6M followers
6. Millie Mackintosh (@milliemackintosh) – 1,4M followers
7. Victoria Magrath (@victoria) – 1,4M followers
👉🏼 Make sure to also read our guide on fashion bloggers in the UK
6. Top Instagram micro-influencers in the UK
As we’ve previously written in our blog, many brands prefer working with micro-influencers: as they have a more engaged audience, they often bring better results for the brands! In the UK, micro-influencers are usually defined as creators with about 10,000 followers or less. Here are some of the rising stars!
#1 Scott P (@proudandsober)
#2 Rebecca Barnes (@becslittlebites)
#3 Jess Louise (@jesslouise121)
#4 Marielyne Butler (@mazzieb38_sw)
#5 Jessica, Lucas-Blaine & Bump (@lifewiththehealeymcdaids)
#6 Micaela (@babyjesseandme)
#7 Nicole, Freddie & Logan (@freddie.andnicole)
👉🏼 Find more micro-influencers with our influencer search
Using Promoty Discovery for finding influencers in UK
1. Manually finding UK Instagram influencers
There are two ways to find influencers on Instagram: you can manually search on Instagram or use an influencer search tool to discover the right influencers quickly and effectively. On Instagram, you can search for influencers by relevant hashtags, location, or similar profiles on Instagram.
a) By relevant hashtags
On Instagram, the easiest way to find potential influencers is by hashtags. Check for the United Kingdom and influencer-related hashtags, such as #ukinfluencer, and #influencersuk, or hashtags containing cities, such as #londoninfluencer, and #manchesterinfluencer.
If you’re looking for UK bloggers or bloggers in London, look for hashtags like #ukblogger, #londonblogger, and #londonfashionblogger.
b) By location 📍
When influencers post on Instagram, most of them also add the location in order to get a higher reach. That’s why it’s smart to search for different locations in the UK!
If you’re looking for UK influencers, it’d be wise to check UK’s biggest cities by population: London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, Sheffield, and Leeds.
c) Similar profiles
When you’ve found an Instagram influencer that you’d like to work with, you can check profiles that are similar to theirs. For that, click on the little 🔽 button next to the “Message” button on their profile when on mobile or the little arrow button next to “Follow” when on desktop. This way, you’ll get a list of similar Instagram users you might like!
Similar Instagram users to @zoezugg
2. Using influencer search tools to find UK Instagram influencers
As finding influencers manually on Instagram is way too time-consuming, we’d recommend using an influencer search tool – such as Promoty! Our Influencer Discovery gives you access to our global database of Instagram and TikTok influencers with a wide set of filters.
If you’re searching for UK-based influencers, you can set the influencer’s location to the United Kingdom. Additionally, you can narrow your search by the influencer’s followers, age, interests, and other criteria.
If you’re searching for influencers with a UK audience, you can filter our global database by the influencer’s audience. This way, you’ll find collaboration partners whose audience matches your target group!
Additionally, if you’re looking for influencers from Germany, Swedish influencers, UK bloggers, or influencers in any other foreign market, Promoty is your go-to tool!
For every influencer, you can also see their detailed Instagram statistics, audience demographics, followers’ credibility, notable followers, similar profiles, and many more.
@mollymae’s account on Promoty Discovery (try it out for free)
