Top 10 Most Popular Female Athletes In The World 

1. Ronda Rousey- UFC fighter

Instagram followers 12.9 million 

Facebook followers 12 million

Twitter followers 3.6 million

    Rousey began her sporting career in judo and became the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in judo by winning a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics. The UFC star won a major UFC victory before the shock defeat of Holly Holm in 2015 and later lost his bantamweight belt. After leaving the UFC in public for a while, she returned to action in December 2016 with his second consecutive defeat at the hands of Amanda Nunes. Shortly after signing a Russian wrestler in the WWE, an old title inherited from the late professional wrestler Radi Piper. She is the only woman to have won the UFC and WWE.

2. Maria Sharapova-Tennis player

Instagram followers 3.9 million 

Facebook followers 15 million

Twitter followers 8.6 million 

    Maria Sharapova was a tennis superstar. She has topped singles on five separate occasions. She is one of ten women to hold the career grand slam. She is also an Olympic medalist having earned silver for Russia in the 2012 summer Olympics in London. Even a failed drug test, followed by a 15-month ban, could not harm Sharapova's support for sports fans around the world. She has won five times since retiring from tennis.

3. Danica Patrick-Auto racing driver

Instagram followers 758K

Facebook followers 1.5 million 

Twitter followers 1.8 million 

   Danica Sue Patrick is an American motorist, model, and advertising spokeswoman. She is the most successful woman in the history of US Open-wheel racing. Her 2008 Indy Japan 300 victory is the only woman's victory in an Indy Series race and her third spot in the 2009 Indianapolis 500 is the highest ever for a woman.

4. Serena Williams- Tennis player 

Instagram followers 12.2 million 

Facebook followers 5.9 million 

Twitter followers 10.9 million 

   Serena Williams is at the top of the list when it comes to the most popular female athletes. Serena holds the grandest slam titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles combined amongst active players. Her record of 39 Grand Slam titles made her third in the all-time list and second in the Open Air 23, 14 in singles, 14 in women's doubles, and two in mixed doubles, making her the best female tennis player ever. The 38-year-old won her first singles title as a mother in 2020, becoming the first woman in her professional career to win at least one title in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020 seconds.

5. Jessica Ennis-Hill-Track & field athlete

Instagram followers 418K

Facebook followers 1.3 million 

Twitter followers 1.5 million

    Dame Jessica is now a retired track and field athlete. She competed in heptathlon and was the 2012 Olympic champion and three-time world champion and European champion in February 2016. Ennis-Hill was named “Sportswoman of the Year” at the British Ethnic Diversity Awards and announced her retirement shortly afterward.

6. Hope Solo-Soccer player

Instagram followers 1 million 

Facebook followers 2 million

Twitter followers 1.1 million 

   Hope Solo is an American Football Goalkeeper,  Olympic Gold Medalists, and World Cup champion. She is still one of the most successful and famous female athletes in the world. She was the goalkeeper of the United States football team from 2000 to 2016 and currently holds the US record for the clean sheet of her career.

7. Lindsey Vonn- Alpine ski racer 

Instagram followers 2 million 

Facebook followers 1.34 million

Twitter followers 1 million 

   Lindsey Vonn is an American world cup alpine ski racer, and she has won a remarkable four world cup overall championships. Also, she won the gold medal in the downhill at the 2010 winter Olympics. The first-ever in the event for an American woman.

8. Nikki Bella -Wrestler

Instagram followers 9 million 

Facebook followers 8.7 million 

Twitter followers 1.7 million 

   Nikki Bella is the top wrestler on our list of the most followed female athletes on Instagram. Bella was removed from the first half of 2016 after extensive surgery on a neck injury. 10 months after being out of the ring, the WWE Star made an amazing return to the WWE Summer Sale and has not looked back since. Bella has a media career as well as her own activewear and beauty brand.

9. Venus Williams-Tennis player

Instagram followers 1.2 million 

Facebook followers 2.35 million

Twitter followers 1.7 million 

   Venus Williams makes our list of the most popular female athletes in the world. Venus has been at the forefront of her sport for two decades, and she exhibits at the age of 37 and can still compete for the best in tennis. She is always considered a great person, along with her younger sister Serena. She has been extremely successful in tennis and has won seven impressive Grand Slam titles, five of which have been at Wimbledon.

10. Alex Morgan-Soccer player

Instagram followers 9.3 million 

Facebook followers 3.5 million

Twitter followers 4 million 

  In addition to leading the United States to the Rio Olympics and ending the season as the 2016 Women's Footballer of the Year, Alex met with colleagues who filed a lawsuit with equal employment commissions this year. The American Football Federation has been accused of wages. Discrimination by the entire American women's national team In 2015, Morgan was named the highest-paid American women's soccer player of all time, largely due to her numerous endorsement deals. She also became the first female soccer player to appear on the FIFA cover of Video games in 2015. As you can see from her social media, she is a huge figure in women's sports and known as one of the most popular female athletes of this decade.