When it comes to Faker’s influence, perhaps every compliment is an understatement. There have been countless examples regarding how Faker is famous and how his reputation has transcended the realms of League of Legends and esports, especially in his home country of South Korea. In fact, there are many people who may rarely play League of Legends, but the mere mention of Faker is enough for them to be familiar with him. Even the community of rival esports titles knows well about Faker.
Recently, fans discovered that Faker has reached a new milestone in his achievements. Specifically, Faker’s official Instagram account has surpassed 1 million followers. This is an impressive feat for a player like Faker in the esports scene. Notably, if we exclude the global streamers and influencers who create content about esports in general and League of Legends specifically, Faker is the player with the most followers.
This milestone is even more significant considering that Faker has never devoted much time to managing his social media accounts. In fact, he does not use Facebook – the most popular social network today. Meanwhile, Faker’s Weibo and Twitter accounts are managed by the T1 team. Only his Instagram is used most frequently, but the number of posts is quite limited. The intervals between Faker’s posts have been at least a week on average. At one point, he “abandoned” his Instagram for over 2 months without posting.
Additionally, Faker’s X account has nearly 600k followers, while his Weibo account has 866k followers. Notably, two Korean players with more followers on Weibo than Faker are Doinb and TheShy. However, Faker is the only Korean player with such a massive following on Weibo, despite never having competed in the LPL.
Although he does not pay much attention to social media platforms, it is clear that Faker still possesses a certain allure thanks to his fame and influence. And surely, if Faker can achieve good results at the Worlds 2023, his follower count will undoubtedly increase even more.