Simone Biles' Olympic Rival Nearly Doubled Her in New Instagram Followers

The Olympic competition between USA's Simone Biles and her toughest competitor, Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, was fierce on the floor and on social media.

Biles may have won the battle for headlines and gold medals (three-to-one), but the 25-year-old Brazilian gymnastics star nearly doubled up her Olympic rival in new Instagram followers added.

According to research conducted by ActionNetwork.com during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games, Andrade gained the most Instagram followers (8.6 million new additions) of any athlete competing.

Biles was second among all athletes with 4.9 million followers added, however she started from a higher floor of 7.5 million followers prior to the Opening Ceremony.

Andrade started the Paris games on July 25 with 2.7 million Instagram followers and left with over 11.3 million (as of August 12).

Per Action Network, Biles' teammates Suni Lee (+1.5 million) and Jordan Chiles (+878K) were the only other gynmasts ranked among the top 15 athletes.

In total, American athletes accounted for seven of the top 15 spots, while three other Brazilian stars — Beatriz Souza (judo), Gabriel Medina (surfing) and Rayssa Leal (skateboarding) — rounded out the list's top five.

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