Top 20 Santa Cruz Influencers: Find Influencers in Santa Cruz (Jan 2026)

We found 30 Santa Cruz Influencers in United States
Here's the top 20 of them, ordered by which creators have the highest percentage of their audience in Santa Cruz. To run a custom search, check out Modash's influencer discovery features (free to try).
01/28/2026
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3. Sofia Martinez’

United States

ca // htx📍 🇲🇽🇸🇻

Followers
16.8k
Fake followers
23.69%
Engagement rate
2.69%
Average Reel plays
-
Audience gender
male
52.95%
female
47.05%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Santa Cruz
30.87%
Watsonville
10.22%
Los Angeles
5.43%
San Jose
2.39%
Capitola
2.39%
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5. Darryl "Flea" Virostko

United States

Happy surfer with positive change in mind. 🤙🏾

Followers
14.3k
Fake followers
23.39%
Engagement rate
4.51%
Average Reel plays
17k
Audience gender
male
80.93%
female
19.08%
Top performing Reels
  1. 49.5k
  2. 32.7k
  3. 1.8k
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Santa Cruz
12.46%
Los Angeles
3.92%
San Francisco
2.64%
San Diego
2.61%
Honolulu
2.32%
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6. Lance Ebert

United States

Chef/owner Bread Boy 🦆⚒️🦆 @the_emerald_mallard THURSDAY 4pm-8pm FRIDAY 4pm-8:00 SATURDAY noon-8:00 SUNDAY 9am-4pm

Followers
13.6k
Fake followers
11.63%
Engagement rate
1.19%
Average Reel plays
20.3k
Audience gender
female
67.16%
male
32.84%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Santa Cruz
41.64%
San Jose
4.46%
San Francisco
4.46%
Capitola
3.97%
Los Angeles
2.02%
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8. Jack Akrop

United States

🌊 Big Wave Surfer from Santa Cruz, CA 🛟 Lifeguard & Ocean Sports Coach @centralcoastwatermen @built_for_ocean_rescue @strive_surfboards

Followers
10.4k
Fake followers
11.92%
Engagement rate
4.13%
Average Reel plays
42.4k
Audience gender
female
41.18%
male
58.82%
Top performing Reels
  1. 218.3k
  2. 78.7k
  3. 75.6k
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Santa Cruz
24.72%
San Francisco
5.24%
Los Angeles
4.9%
San Diego
3.53%
Capitola
3.08%
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10. Darshan Gooch

United States
Followers
8.5k
Fake followers
19.64%
Engagement rate
2.86%
Average Reel plays
7.2k
Audience gender
female
20.14%
male
79.86%
Top performing Reels
  1. 6.3k
  2. 1k
  3. 1k
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Santa Cruz
16.13%
Los Angeles
4.1%
San Francisco
3.25%
San Diego
2.05%
Santa Barbara
1.74%

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11. Tyler Fox

United States

Ocean Athlete / Entrepreneur / Environmental Advocate🌏

Followers
8.3k
Fake followers
29.25%
Engagement rate
2.11%
Average Reel plays
2k
Audience gender
female
34.68%
male
65.32%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Santa Cruz
20.99%
San Francisco
3.29%
Los Angeles
3.13%
Capitola
2.36%
San Diego
1.75%
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12. Joaquin Bridges

United States

Ambassador for @revgrips and @magura_bicycle Husband, father of 3, love taking photos of my family, mountain biking and lots of other things

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13. Lily Belli

United States

Food & Drink Journalist at @lookoutsantacruz. Read my work at lookoutsantacruz.com.

Followers
8k
Fake followers
10.66%
Engagement rate
3.15%
Average Reel plays
13.7k
Audience gender
female
62.13%
male
37.87%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Santa Cruz
42.08%
San Francisco
2.8%
Los Angeles
2.64%
Capitola
2.17%
Watsonville
2.17%
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15. Quinn Healy

United States

stanford wwp @srsportaquatics | #TeamDelfinaUSA | @delfina_usa

Followers
7.5k
Fake followers
9.2%
Engagement rate
20.29%
Average Reel plays
7.7k
Audience gender
male
32.03%
female
67.97%
Top performing Reels
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Santa Cruz
18.82%
Capitola
7.56%
Los Angeles
4.8%
San Francisco
2.03%
San Diego
1.48%
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16. Stephen Louis Marino

United States

See the link below to get prints, posters, and my books "@ UC Santa Cruz" (Volume One and Two) simply by making a donation to a UCSC scholarship fund.

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18. Jason Wayne

United States

co-owner @milestone_tattoo with my friends @alyssaandersontattoos & @el___duderino Santa Cruz, CA 🌊 💌 @_samanthaaaa_nicole_

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20. Tom Watson

United States

¡Pottery for the people! Made from heart and hands in Santa Cruz, CA Dm for inquiry here on ig or check out the website !💚👻💡

Followers
6k
Fake followers
16.36%
Engagement rate
1.45%
Average Reel plays
1.7k
Audience gender
male
41.61%
female
58.39%
Top performing Reels
  1. 96.3k
  2. 601
  3. 557
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Santa Cruz
22.58%
Los Angeles
3.6%
San Francisco
2.4%
San Diego
1.8%
Portland
1.26%
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