Alex Ovechkin has long been a household name in the Washington, DC area. Now, according to the SportsBusiness Journal, Ovechkin is also now the most popular player in the NHL.
Ovechkin carries a hefty 4.2 million social media follows (amongst Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.) The closest competitor is PK Subban, who has 2.1 million followers.
He’s doubling up the field, y’all.
Capitals star @ovi8 is twice as popular as anyone in the @NHL right now and is the only player with more than 1 million Instagram followers. #sportsbiz pic.twitter.com/EqdtDkFj9L
— Resource Guide LIVE (@SBJSBDLive) October 3, 2018
In August of 2017, PK Subban hit the 1 million Twitter follower milestone. At the time, Ovechkin had 2.5 million followers. Ovi received 200,000 more followers on Twitter after winning the Stanley Cup.
poot hahahaha
— Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) September 29, 2013
Ovechkin’s Stanley Cup-winning season skyrocketed his following on Instagram. According to WayBack Machine, Ovechkin had around 775,000 followers in April 2017. His following count now stands at 1.3 million.
Joining Ovechkin in the top 10 is teammate TJ Oshie. Oshie comes in ninth place with 758,100 followers on all networks. His 174,500 Instagram followers comes in second to his wife, Lauren, who has 203,000.
Here are some more classic Ovechkin social media moments.
What is love?????can u tell me?!?!?))))hahaha
— Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) August 3, 2014
For all the other deer that want in my yard, use the gate please.!hahaha pic.twitter.com/7lq58jhDlj
— Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) November 8, 2013
Just had a plastic surgery)))hahahaah pic.twitter.com/BtpErhrJY2
— Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) September 15, 2013
Haha
— Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) April 5, 2013
Welcome to Caps Martin Erat )))
— Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) April 3, 2013
i just ate the best ribeye steak ever!!!wow so good!!!!its amazing!!!love it…..
— Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) September 8, 2012
Have now chiken wings and …gues?ahaah
— Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) July 8, 2011
Hahaha ice
— Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) April 23, 2011
Headline photo: @aleksandrovechkinofficial
