{"id":548490,"date":"2026-03-20T07:03:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/548490\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T07:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:03:27","slug":"angel-reese-leads-wnba-with-5-2m-instagram-followers-1-6m-ahead-of-caitlin-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/548490\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel Reese Leads WNBA with 5.2M Instagram Followers, 1.6M Ahead of Caitlin Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"

Angel Reese<\/a> and Caitlin Clark<\/a> teamed up for the first time in their WNBA<\/a> careers, helping Team USA secure a perfect 5-0 record at the 2026 FIBA World Cup qualifying tournament and win Group A. Over five games, Reese averaged 6.8 points and 8.0 rebounds, the second-most in the group, while Clark averaged 11.6 points and 6.4 assists, leading the group.<\/p>\n

Both Reese and Clark have emerged as arguably the two most popular players in the WNBA since being drafted in 2024. The Chicago Sky<\/a> forward has earned two All-Star nods and owns career averages of 14.1 points and 12.9 rebounds per game, while also breaking the record for most consecutive double-doubles. Clark, meanwhile, has been dominant with the Indiana Fever<\/a>, setting the single-season assists record as a rookie while earning All-WNBA First Team honors.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) walks by Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5)Credit&colon; Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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While both Reese and Clark were superstars during their time with LSU<\/a> and Iowa, respectively, their popularity has only increased since joining the WNBA. And even though Clark may be considered the face of the WNBA, helping secure numerous viewership and attendance records, it’s Reese who holds the lead in Instagram followers.<\/p>\n

As of Thursday, Reese has the most Instagram followers among all WNBA players with 5.2 million, while Clark ranks second with 3.6 million, giving Reese a 1.6 million follower advantage over her rival. The top 10 most-followed WNBA players are as follows (via Boardroom):<\/p>\n

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Angel Reese \u2013 Chicago Sky \u2013 5.2M<\/p>\n

Caitlin Clark \u2013 Indiana Fever \u2013 3.6M<\/p>\n

Hailey Van Lith \u2013 Chicago Sky \u2013 1.3M<\/p>\n

Jewell Loyd \u2013 Las Vegas Aces \u2013 1.2M<\/p>\n

The WNBA world took notice of Reese’s large lead over Clark, taking to social media to leave their thoughts.<\/p>\n

“\ud83d\udc51 Queen Reese is a big dawg,” one fan said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Couldn’t we agree that Reese is an Instagram influencer and Clark fans are basketball fans,” claimed<\/a> another.<\/p>\n

“Let\u2019s see how many Clarkies are upset about this \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02,” added<\/a> a third.<\/p>\n

“Ofc big dawg leading the pack,” wrote<\/a> a fourth.<\/p>\n

“1 of 1,” posted<\/a> a fifth.<\/p>\n

“As we have concluded with proof, Instagram followers does not equal viewership!” added<\/a> a sixth.<\/p>\n

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Reese and the Sky will open the 2026 WNBA season on May 9, hitting the road to face the new Portland Fire. Clark and Fever will also open on the same day, hosting Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings.<\/p>\n

Related: Sophie Cunningham Announces Career News Before 8th WNBA Season<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Mar 20, 2026, where it first appeared in the WNBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark teamed up for the first time in their WNBA careers, helping Team USA…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":548491,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[4662,724,49,735,12189,48,726,3459,63516,2803,36503,16666,631,3460,632,3457,4658,104252,4644,10879,82,630,11043],"class_list":["post-548490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-aja-wilson","tag-angel-reese","tag-ca","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-cameron-brink","tag-canada","tag-chicago-sky","tag-dallas-wings","tag-hailey-van-lith","tag-indiana-fever","tag-instagram-followers","tag-jewell-loyd","tag-kelsey-plum","tag-las-vegas-aces","tag-los-angeles-sparks","tag-new-york-liberty","tag-paige-bueckers","tag-portland-fire","tag-sabrina-ionescu","tag-sophie-cunningham","tag-sports","tag-wnba","tag-wnba-players"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}