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Most Influential Journalists — Sport (2026 ranking)
Today's movement
Romano keeps first place, 32 points ahead of Edul.
Who are the most influential journalists on social media? As of Oct 27, 2026, the five most influential are Fabrizio Romano, Gastón Edul, Shams Charania, Julián Abdala, and Fred Bruno. The Favikon Index Top 100 Journalists · Sport ranks journalists, reporters and news creators every day by their online influence on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X and LinkedIn. Related rankings: Top 100 Journalists, Top 100 Media, World leaders, and Top 200 Creators.
Making people react · min. 5M views
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Mariano AngarollaSport 
24.9×18.6M views - JS
Jatin SapruSport 
9.8×57.7M views - SC
Shams CharaniaSport 
9.3×137.7M views
Top 100 Journalists · Sport: the full ranking
The ranking
Journalists, reporters, anchors and news creators, ranked by Favikon influence score.
| # | Journalist | 7D | 30D | Reactions ×× | Trend | World rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1#1 | FR RomanoFabrizio RomanoSport  Sport | 9,999 | = | = | 3.5× | Strongest on Instagram, 74% of interactionsInstagram 74% · 125M interactionsX 18% · 30.5M interactionsTikTok 8% · 12.7M interactionsYouTube 0% · 48.4K interactionsLinkedIn 0% · 8.2K interactions | |||
| 2#9 | GE EdulGastón EdulSport Sport | 9,967 | −8 | — | 8.4× | Strongest on TikTok, 56% of interactionsTikTok 56% · 3.2M interactionsX 18% · 1M interactionsInstagram 16% · 966.5K interactionsYouTube 10% · 562.5K interactions | |||
| 3#13 | SCCharaniaShams CharaniaSport Sport | 9,960 | +18 | — | 9.3× | Strongest on Instagram, 78% of interactionsInstagram 78% · 3M interactionsX 22% · 834K interactions | |||
| 4#14 | JA AbdalaJulián AbdalaSport Sport | 9,955 | +15 | — | 5.9× | Strongest on YouTube, 50% of interactionsYouTube 50% · 466K interactionsTikTok 49% · 462.1K interactionsInstagram 1% · 10.7K interactionsX 0% · 34 interactions | |||
| 5#15 | FB BrunoFred BrunoSport  Sport | 9,955 | −19 | — | 1.1× | Strongest on Instagram, 68% of interactionsInstagram 68% · 1.7M interactionsTikTok 32% · 814.7K interactions | |||
| 6#19 | JSSapruJatin SapruSport Sport | 9,947 | +5 | — | 9.8× | Strongest on Instagram, 96% of interactionsInstagram 96% · 4.4M interactionsYouTube 4% · 189.7K interactionsX 0% · 15.5K interactions | |||
| 7#20 | DO OrnsteinDavid OrnsteinSport  Sport | 9,942 | +14 | — | 9.0× | Strongest on X, 66% of interactionsX 66% · 268.6K interactionsInstagram 34% · 141.1K interactions | |||
| 8#21 | AS SchefterAdam SchefterSport Sport | 9,942 | +248 | — | 1.3× | Strongest on Instagram, 75% of interactionsInstagram 75% · 1.6M interactionsX 25% · 538.6K interactions | |||
| 9#27 | SM MartinezSofi MartinezSport Sport | 9,921 | −14 | — | 7.0× | Strongest on Instagram, 61% of interactionsInstagram 61% · 2.3M interactionsTikTok 39% · 1.5M interactionsX 0% · 10.2K interactions | |||
| 10#31 | IF FayekIbrahim FayekSport  Sport | 9,916 | +7 | — | 0.3× | Strongest on Instagram, 59% of interactionsInstagram 59% · 155.8K interactionsTikTok 33% · 88.6K interactionsX 8% · 21.6K interactions | |||
| 11#42 | YS SabuncuoğluYağız SabuncuoğluSport  Sport | 9,895 | −26 | — | 5.2× | Strongest on Instagram, 64% of interactionsInstagram 64% · 593.8K interactionsX 33% · 306.8K interactionsYouTube 3% · 28.1K interactions | |||
| 12#45 | MAAngarollaMariano AngarollaSport Sport | 9,873 | −5 | — | 24.9× | Strongest on Instagram, 53% of interactionsInstagram 53% · 759.2K interactionsTikTok 42% · 591.7K interactionsX 3% · 43.9K interactionsYouTube 2% · 28.7K interactions | |||
| 13#53 | IR RapoportIan RapoportSport Sport | 9,858 | +17 | — | 1.1× | Strongest on Instagram, 61% of interactionsInstagram 61% · 343.5K interactionsX 25% · 138.9K interactionsTikTok 14% · 82K interactions | |||
| 14#58 | MA AwaadMohammed AwaadSport  Sport | 9,819 | +1 | — | 1.6× | Strongest on Instagram, 48% of interactionsInstagram 48% · 555.4K interactionsX 21% · 240.2K interactionsTikTok 19% · 223.7K interactionsYouTube 12% · 143.9K interactions | |||
| 15#61 | OR RajaOmar RajaSport Sport | 9,804 | +47 | — | 0.2× | Strongest on Instagram, 72% of interactionsInstagram 72% · 706.9K interactionsTikTok 19% · 191K interactionsYouTube 8% · 83.6K interactionsX 1% · 5.9K interactionsLinkedIn 0% · 350 interactions | |||
| 16#64 | HB BhogleHarsha BhogleSport Sport | 9,795 | −60 | — | 1.5× | Strongest on X, 78% of interactionsX 78% · 245.8K interactionsInstagram 19% · 58K interactionsYouTube 3% · 10.4K interactions | |||
| 17#71 | SA SmithStephen A. SmithSport Sport | 9,762 | −6 | — | 0.3× | Strongest on Instagram, 55% of interactionsInstagram 55% · 638K interactionsTikTok 18% · 204.1K interactionsX 15% · 176K interactionsYouTube 12% · 139.6K interactionsLinkedIn 0% · 841 interactions | |||
| 18#73 | EA AndrewsErin AndrewsSport Sport | 9,751 | +104 | — | 0.7× | Strongest on Instagram, 79% of interactionsInstagram 79% · 147.7K interactionsTikTok 15% · 27.8K interactionsYouTube 6% · 10.3K interactionsX 0% · 445 interactions | |||
| 19#74 | DL LeottaDiletta LeottaSport Sport | 9,748 | −231 | — | 4.0× | Strongest on Instagram, 100% of interactionsInstagram 100% · 696.7K interactionsTikTok 0% · 432 interactions | |||
| 20#76 | IP PagliariIsabela PagliariSport Sport | 9,715 | — | — | 2.3× | Strongest on Instagram, 99% of interactionsInstagram 99% · 199.8K interactionsTikTok 1% · 1.5K interactions | |||
| 21#84 | MJ JacobelliMarialuisa JacobelliSport Sport | 9,643 | −1 | — | — | Strongest on Instagram, 100% of interactionsInstagram 100% · 239.2K interactions | |||
| 22#85 | SG GanesanSanjana GanesanSport Sport | 9,625 | −287 | — | 5.1× | Strongest on Instagram, 100% of interactionsInstagram 100% · 462.9K interactions | |||
| 23#90 | OM MahkamovOtabek MahkamovSport  Sport | 9,547 | −288 | — | 0.4× | Strongest on Instagram, 86% of interactionsInstagram 86% · 84.1K interactionsYouTube 14% · 13.2K interactions | |||
| 24#91 | CL Luis MerloCésar Luis MerloSport Sport | 9,543 | +89 | — | 1.9× | Strongest on Instagram, 63% of interactionsInstagram 63% · 80.7K interactionsX 33% · 42K interactionsYouTube 3% · 3.5K interactionsTikTok 1% · 720 interactions | |||
| 25#95 | MM MorettoMatteo MorettoSport  Sport | 9,401 | −2 | — | 2.5× | Strongest on Instagram, 97% of interactionsInstagram 97% · 1.4M interactionsX 3% · 39.2K interactions | |||
| 26#99 | WA Al-FarrajWaleed Al-FarrajSport Sport | 9,096 | — | — | — | —Data updating |
Reach vs. reactions among journalists
Who gets seen, who gets a reaction
Up: how many times their posts were seen in 30 days. Right: how much they make people react, compared with an account of the same size.
Reactions vs. an account of the same size →
Favikon score v3 · data as of Oct 26, 2026 · 2× = twice as many reactions (likes, comments, shares) as a typical account of the same size, on the same platforms and in the same country · posts under 48 h excluded · 2 people not shown (fewer than 3 posts in 30 days)
Biggest climbers and fallers among journalists this month
Who's surging, who's stalling
Biggest gains · 7d
Biggest % gains · 7d
Declines and slowdowns
Followers counted on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads · % computed only for accounts with at least 20K followers, to filter out small accounts.
Leaders by platform among journalists: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, LinkedIn
Who rules each platform
How the Top 100 Journalists · Sport has changed over time
Replay the ranking
Head-to-head matchups among journalists
The matchups
How the Favikon score works
The Favikon score measures online influence, not popularity or voting intention. Every day it combines four signals from the last 90 days: reach (average views per post), engagement (reactions, comments and shares per post), audience (followers) and consistency (how regularly an account posts). Each signal is compared with every account Favikon tracks on the same platform, then TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X and LinkedIn add up to one number. That is why someone strong on a single platform can be compared with someone present on all five. Read the full methodology →
Frequently asked questions
Who is the most influential journalist on social media?
Fabrizio Romano is the most influential journalist on social media according to the Favikon Index Top 100 Journalists · Sport, with a Favikon score of 9,999 points on Oct 27, 2026. Gastón Edul and Shams Charania complete the top three. The ranking is recalculated every day.
How often is the Top 100 Journalists · Sport updated?
The Favikon Index Top 100 Journalists · Sport is updated every day. Tracked accounts are refreshed every six hours, and each Favikon score is recalculated daily from the posts of the last 90 days, so ranks and 30-day changes always reflect the latest data.
How is influence measured in the Top 100 Journalists · Sport?
Influence in the Favikon Index Top 100 Journalists · Sport is measured with the Favikon score, which combines reach (views per post), engagement (reactions per post), audience (followers) and posting consistency over the last 90 days. Each signal is compared with all accounts on the same platform. It is not a poll and not a follower count.
Which social media platforms are included?
The Favikon Index Top 100 Journalists · Sport covers TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X (Twitter) and LinkedIn, which all count toward the Favikon score. Facebook and Threads audiences are shown on profiles but are not part of the score. Platforms such as Weibo, WeChat, VK or Telegram are not covered.
Who is included in the Top 100 Journalists · Sport?
Journalists, reporters, anchors and independent news creators whose main subject is the news: politics, sport, culture or business. Personal accounts only. Their outlet's accounts don't count.
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