As the year draws to an end, here are the top 10 most popular athletes based on Google searches and social media following as per reports
Virat Kohli left behind the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Novak Djokovic among others
The Portuguese football superstar tops the list with nearly 200m searches (199.4 mn)
Al Hilal and Brazilian superstar Neymar was searched a 140.9 million times in 2023
The Argentine clinched the World Cup in 2022 and has appeared in 104.4 mn searches throughout the year since
NBA sensation LeBron James was searched 72.1 mn times in the course of 2023
India's very own 'Cheeku' has 68 million searches to his name while also being the only Indian in a list of global superstars
PSG and France star Kylian Mbappe is sixth with 63.7 mn searches
Tennis breakout star Carlos Alcaraz is a spot above 8th placed Novak Djokovic with 60 mn searches. Djoko has been searched 58.4 mn times in 2023
The list concludes with young football star Erling Haaland (43.4 mn) and F1 superstar Lewis Hamilton (34.9mn) in 9th and 10th position respectively