Luke Littler becomes first darter ever to have more than 1 million followers on Instagram

Tuesday, 09 January 2024 at 11:30

Luke Littler has reached a very special milestone at lightning speed. 'The Nuke' has managed to become the first darter ever to gain more than one million followers on Instagram.

The 16-year-old teen sensation managed to reach the final during the World Darts Championship, unleashing a huge media attention. In several interviews during the World Darts Championship, Littler already revealed that the number of followers on his Instagram was rapidly increasing.

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With one million followers, Littler already has more than twice as many followers as Michael van Gerwen. For "Mighty Mike," the counter currently stands at 453,000 followers. Gerwyn Price follows in third place with 275,000 followers, while dethroned world champion Michael Smith currently has 208,000.

Reigning world champion Luke Humphries has 133,000 followers on Instagram at the time of writing. That leaves him ahead of Peter Wright (178,000) Raymond van Barneveld (167,000) and Fallon Sherrock (155,000) as well. The actual PDC itself, by the way, has 551,000 followers on Instagram.