Teen darts sensation Luke Littler now has 1.37million followers on Instagram, Facebook and X – more than any other player
The 17-year-old oche prodigy has taken the sport by storm since reaching the PDC World Darts final last month.
But he is now the most popular player on the circuit.
Despite losing to Michael van Gerwen in the Premier League Darts in Berlin, Germany, the youngster has trumped his elder taking the number one spot for followers online.
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Luke from Runcorn, Cheshire, now has 1.37million social media followers across the three platforms.
The darts starlit, dubbed The Nuke, has 1,163,000 on Instagram, 161,000 on X and 48,000 on Facebook.
His online following has skyrocketed from just 30,000 before the PDC final.
Michael van Gerwen now sits second, after being dethroned, with 1.23 million followers.
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Whilst Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor ranks third with 824,700 followers.
Japanese gambling guide, 6takarakuji, researched the social media presence of the world-ranking darts players across the three platforms to see who was the most popular online.
A spokesperson at 6takarakuji commented on the findings:
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“Luke is making huge waves in the game right now, being the youngest player to win matches at the PDC and WDF World Darts Championships.
“He will likely attract new young fans to the sport, making him an attractive prospect to sponsors.
“The attention he is attracting has led to a drastic boost to his social media presence, becoming one of the most-followed players in the world.
“It could attract even more sponsorship interest to him and the sport in general.”
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