Eloy Room
Curaçao · GK · Miami FC · @eloyroom · 1,113,390 followers · Updated 20 August
Eloy Room gained 1M Instagram followers during the FIFA World Cup 2026, peaking +698.3K on 21 June. The biggest jump lined up with Curaçao's match against Ecuador (0–0).
The story behind the spike
Follower growth is rarely random. Behind every spike is a story, a moment or a conversation that captured attention beyond the pitch. Explore the posts, performances and cultural moments driving the tournament's biggest social breakthroughs.
Follower gain
Followers all time
+1 M
Driven by the pitch
Kept a clean sheet in a goalless draw with Ecuador.
Match
vs Ecuador 0–0
Own
15 posts, 1.4 M engagement
Featured
7 posts, 73.5 K exposure
→ Timing + reach attribution, not causation. “Featured by others” = tracked accounts only; fan/media pages and off-platform land in Unattributed.
Sources: match stats — ESPN · Man of the Match — Wikipedia/FIFA · followers — daily snapshots · Own & Featured — tracked-player posts (tags / mentions / collabs)
Key moments
The biggest single-day follower gains, and what drove each one.
21 June · +698.3K followers
- Match: Kept a clean sheet in a goalless draw with Ecuador.
- Own posts: 1 post, 51K engagement.
- Featured: 2 posts featuring him, 61.9K exposure, by @juriengaari, @tahithchong.
22 June · +337.9K followers
- Featured: 2 posts featuring him, 9.5K exposure, by @jbacuna07, @kenjigorre.
23 June · +39K followers
- Own posts: 1 post, 37.4K engagement.
Frequently asked
- How many Instagram followers does Eloy Room have?
- As of 20 August, Eloy Room has 1,113,390 Instagram followers.
- How much did Eloy Room grow on Instagram during the World Cup 2026?
- Eloy Room gained 1M Instagram followers during the FIFA World Cup 2026, from 92,449 to 1,113,390.
- When did Eloy Room gain the most followers?
- Eloy Room's biggest single-day gain was +698.3K followers on 21 June.
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How we measure
social performance*
Traditional tournament rankings measure performance on the pitch. We wanted to understand performance in the feed. Our rankings track audience growth across Instagram, analysing how players gain attention throughout the tournament and identifying the moments driving that growth.
Eloy Room is one of 1,200+ players Phainos tracked across the FIFA World Cup 2026. See how they rank in the full Breakthrough Ranking.
View the Breakthrough Report →*All figures are drawn from publicly visible Instagram and TikTok data, captured in daily snapshots. Follower counts can fluctuate as platforms remove inactive or flagged accounts, so daily figures may revise slightly. We don't access private metrics, paid reach, or platform-internal data. This is an independent analysis by Phainos and is not affiliated with FIFA, any federation, or any player.
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