Kings of Instagram: Rob Dyrdek, Tony Hawk, Nyjah Huston tops among skateboarders

Skateboarders, unlike many of the stars from much older sports, were quick to embrace Instagram after it debuted in 2010. As a result, the Top Ten on the photo-sharing app, in terms of followers, reads like a who’s who from the skating history.

MTV reality TV star Rob Dyrdek leads all skaters with 4 million followers. The 42-year-old, started skating in 1985 after receiving his first skateboard from pro skater Neil Blender. The rest, as they say, is history.

Following Dyrdek on the list is probably the most widely-known name in the sport, Tony Hawk. Then after Hawk comes skateboarding’s current biggest star Nyjah Huston.

UPDATED May 29, 2018

A post shared by Chris Cole (@chriscobracole) on Feb 26, 2018 at 9:32pm PST

Chris Cole
Born March 10, 1982 📍 Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Instagram followers: 949 thousand

A post shared by Torey Pudwill (@toreypudwill) on May 28, 2018 at 6:13pm PDT

Torey Jamieson Pudwill
Born May 2, 1990 📍 Simi Valley, California
Turned pro: 2004
Instagram followers: 1 million

A post shared by Daewon Song (@daewon1song) on May 5, 2018 at 1:36pm PDT

Daewon David Song
Born February 17, 1975 📍 Seoul, South Korea
Turned pro: 1989
Instagram followers: 1 million

A post shared by Shane Oneill (@shanejoneill) on Feb 23, 2018 at 6:04pm PST

Shane O’Neill
Born January 3, 1990 📍 Melbourne, Australia
Turned pro: 2003
Instagram followers: 1.2 million

A post shared by Bam Margera (@bam__margera) on Feb 26, 2017 at 8:38am PST

Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
Born September 28, 1979 📍 West Chester, Pennsylvania
Turned pro: 1997
Instagram followers: 1.5 million

A post shared by Paul Rodriguez (@prod84) on Dec 28, 2017 at 8:20pm PST

Paul Martin Rodriguez Jr.
Born December 31, 1984 📍 Tarzana, California
Turned pro: 1999
Instagram followers: 1.5 million

A post shared by Ryan Sheckler (@shecks) on May 7, 2017 at 3:21pm PDT

Ryan Allen Sheckler
Born December 30, 1989 📍 San Clemente, California
Turned pro: 1998
Instagram followers: 2 million

A post shared by Nyjah Huston (@nyjah) on Apr 16, 2017 at 4:00pm PDT

Nyjah Imani Huston
Born November 30, 1994 📍 Davis, California
Turned pro: 2002
Instagram followers: 2.4 million

A post shared by Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) on Jun 15, 2017 at 9:47am PDT

Anthony Frank Hawk
Born May 12, 1968 📍 Encinitas, California
Turned pro: 1982
Instagram followers: 3.3 million

A post shared by Rob Dyrdek (@robdyrdek) on May 25, 2018 at 2:24pm PDT

Robert Stanley Dyrdek
Born June 28, 1974 📍 Kettering, Ohio
Turned pro: 1991
Instagram followers: 4.3 million