Top 20 British Chess Influencers on Instagram (Jul 2026)

We found 38 chess Influencers in United Kingdom
These influencers mention 'chess' in their Instagram bio and have audiences primarily in United Kingdom. Here are the top 20. To run a custom search, check out Modash's influencer discovery features (free to try).
07/27/2026
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1. Leah McCourt

United Kingdom

Saved by grace 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐭 BJJ+Judo 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 @immafed @ibjjf 📍Belfast/ Liverpool /On a✈️🌎 @everlast @nextgenmmalpool grahamboylan@intensitifm.com

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3. Nicolas Barreau

United Kingdom

French🇫🇷 In London 🇬🇧 Chess geek ♟️ My bf doesn’t know how to take nice pictures so it’s mostly selfies 🤣

Followers
7.6k
Fake followers
28.89%
Engagement rate
1.86%
Average Reel plays
1.8k
Audience gender
female
6.9%
male
93.1%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United States
15.43%
France
12.4%
United Kingdom
10.64%
Spain
8.76%
Brazil
7.32%
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4. chess

United Kingdom

@thebigvagenergypod 🎙️ @thekintsugiwaycharity 🤍 @australianpinkfloyd 🎤 @princeandfreddie 🐶

Followers
7.5k
Fake followers
36.15%
Engagement rate
2.59%
Average Reel plays
1.9k
Audience gender
female
31.06%
male
68.94%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United Kingdom
28.48%
United States
25.67%
Malta
6.9%
Italy
3.84%
India
2.63%
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5. Jovi Houska

United Kingdom

◾️9 time British women's chess champion. ◾️Chess Commentator ◾️International Master 👉 Be curious, read widely

Followers
5.3k
Fake followers
22.1%
Engagement rate
4.72%
Average Reel plays
27.6k
Audience gender
female
27.27%
male
72.73%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United Kingdom
18.51%
United States
15.66%
India
7.83%
Norway
6.41%
Russia
3.74%
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6. Francesca Menato

United Kingdom

Often running @_just_running Ces 🗣 like chess ♟

Followers
3.6k
Fake followers
17.61%
Engagement rate
3.7%
Average Reel plays
4k
Audience gender
female
85.65%
male
14.35%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United Kingdom
79.51%
United States
4.97%
Australia
1.93%
Spain
1.04%
Italy
0.93%
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7. Benjamin Charles Lappin

United Kingdom

Style-inquisitor for the Cotswolds, Chess Addict, The Tom Brady of Tailoring, Kleidung Ziege & full time father, husband and ale quaffer.

Followers
3.2k
Fake followers
25.77%
Engagement rate
1.97%
Average Reel plays
706
Audience gender
female
13.37%
male
86.63%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United Kingdom
30.78%
United States
16.9%
Italy
7.12%
Germany
5.34%
Japan
3.91%
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8. Burcak Yesilbingol

United Kingdom

💭Stay true to your self and your beliets Be honest & passionate about what you do! ♟Chess 🦜Animal lover 🔪Typical Food Designer 🎭Art 🎼Classical & Jazz

Followers
3k
Fake followers
18.06%
Engagement rate
8.72%
Average Reel plays
-
Audience gender
female
49.07%
male
50.93%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United States
17.86%
United Kingdom
10.26%
Turkey
7.3%
Poland
5.8%
Italy
5.22%
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10. Chess Thornton

United Kingdom

MAKEUP ARTIST BOOKINGS: CHESSTHORNTON@HOTMAIL.COM LONDON

Followers
2.8k
Fake followers
13.21%
Engagement rate
2.15%
Average Reel plays
1.3k
Audience gender
female
61.29%
male
38.71%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United Kingdom
76.56%
United States
5.16%
Australia
2.3%
Spain
1.8%
France
1.64%

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11. Iller Instinct - Jay

United Kingdom

"Avid chess fan takes a stab at music" Head Junglist on the boards @_scared_money 💸

Followers
2.3k
Fake followers
11.59%
Engagement rate
14.76%
Average Reel plays
4k
Audience gender
female
34.94%
male
65.06%
Top performing Reels
  1. 863
  2. 569
  3. 507
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United Kingdom
78.28%
United States
3.91%
France
1.88%
Italy
1.56%
Australia
1.56%
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12. Bronski

United Kingdom

Directing things @tawbox BAFTA nominated. Grammy nominated. UKMVA & Year 4 chess winner. 🏆

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13. R A Y J A Y ♟

United Kingdom

JV 💍🤍 Hair Scientist Chess Champion Love a bit of Lego Goal in life is to have a pet dragon 🐉 Business Account @rayjayyume @yumecardiff

Followers
2k
Fake followers
21.26%
Engagement rate
3.48%
Average Reel plays
1.9k
Audience gender
Top performing Reels
  1. 425
  2. 249
  3. 245
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
76.66%
Spain
8.65%
United States
2.82%
Australia
2.41%
United Arab Emirates
2.01%
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15. Cooking with Chess

United Kingdom

She cooks, she eats Small girl but appetite @chessielbarrett 👩‍🍳 L2 Food Safety & Hygiene qualified

Followers
1.8k
Fake followers
7.5%
Engagement rate
2.16%
Average Reel plays
-
Audience gender
female
76.5%
male
23.5%
Top performing Reels
  1. 5 662
  2. 670
  3. 327
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
73.84%
United States
8.82%
Canada
2.55%
Italy
1.86%
India
1.32%
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16. DJ Gardener

United Kingdom

🧿🌹🧿🌹 Host @nts_radio DJ @pianointhecity Chess @checkmate.mcr w/ my love @planetgna ♥️ Jazz | House | Hip Hop | Salsa | Amapiano | Global | Soul | Funk

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17. Francesca Murphy

United Kingdom

♟chess not fran♟ 📷: @fmcontentstudios

Followers
1.8k
Fake followers
13.52%
Engagement rate
7.53%
Average Reel plays
3.1k
Audience gender
female
57.58%
male
42.42%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United Kingdom
81.49%
United States
3.8%
Spain
2.81%
Australia
2.81%
France
0.83%
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18. Chess Reed

United Kingdom

Stay weird. Running up mountains or climbing walls Travelling the world a lil bit at a time🗺️

Followers
1.6k
Fake followers
17.55%
Engagement rate
5.5%
Average Reel plays
1.5k
Audience gender
female
71.27%
male
28.73%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United Kingdom
82.44%
United States
5.99%
Spain
3.31%
France
1.03%
Italy
0.83%
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20. Louise Christie

United Kingdom

Learning Italian 🇮🇹 and Chess ♟️ Exploring London 🇬🇧 Gardener 🌱 Lossiemouth | London

Followers
1.5k
Fake followers
22.01%
Engagement rate
4.7%
Average Reel plays
1.1k
Audience gender
female
62.65%
male
37.35%
Top performing Reels
  1. 888
  2. 196
  3. 173
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United Kingdom
65.41%
United States
10.96%
Spain
4.73%
Australia
2.84%
Italy
1.89%

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