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Top Gaming Influencers on Instagram in New Zealand (2026)

Discover the top Gaming influencers on Instagram in New Zealand for 2026 and meet the New Zealand video game Instagrammers audiences trust most. Compare engagement, audience quality, and growth to find the right partners.

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Explore the top Gaming influencers on Instagram in New Zealand for October 2026. This ranking is updated monthly to keep the list current. Use it as a starting point to discover New Zealand Instagrammers in the Gaming niche. To explore detailed creator analytics and find more accounts, .

  1. 1. Seattle Seahawks

    @seahawksInstagramNew Zealand

    @seahawkscanada 🇨🇦 @seahawksdeutsch 🇩🇪 🇦🇹🇨🇭 @seahawksaunz 🇦🇺 🇳🇿 #GoHawks

    Followers3.7M
    Engagement rate0.5%
    Average likes36.3K
    Audience quality score69/100Average
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.+0.5%
    201720192021202220242026
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    United States69.0
    Germany5.0
    Brazil5.0
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Dog Owner18.3
    Travel11.7
    Photography8.3

  2. 2. Kane Williamson

    @kane_s_wInstagramNew Zealand, Auckland, Waitakere, n.a. ( 61)

    Professional 🏏 from Tauranga Not on Facebook or Twitter Hakuna matata Commercial Enquiries:

    Hashtags#coffeefriends#partnership#lineamini#rockiteveryday
    Mentions
    @white_ferns@white_ferns@icc@icc@rockitapple@rockitapple
    Followers3.1M
    Engagement rate9.9%
    Average likes257K
    Audience quality score45/100Very low
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.0.0%
    201820192020202220232024
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    India64.9
    Pakistan8.1
    United Kingdom8.1
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Cricket32.9
    Music11.0
    Mommy8.5

  3. 3. All Blacks

    @allblacksInstagramNew Zealand

    The official home of All Blacks Rugby 🇳🇿 Next Test: 🏟️All Blacks v France 🗓️Sat 04 July, Christchurch

    Hashtags#findaway
    Followers2.8M
    Engagement rate0.2%
    Average likes5.6K
    Audience quality score63/100Average
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.+0.6%
    201720192021202220242026
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    New Zealand15.0
    United Kingdom12.0
    United States10.0
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Rugby16.8
    Dog Owner16.0
    Fitness9.2

  4. 4. BLACKCAPS

    @blackcapsnzInstagramNew Zealand, Auckland, Waitakere, n.a. ( 60)

    Next Match: 5th ODI 🆚 West Indies 🏝️ 🗓️ Wed 22 July, 6:30am (NZT) 📍Barbados 📺 ESPN on Sky or ESPN on Disney+

    Hashtags#winvnz
    Mentions
    @windiescricket@windiescricket@skysportnz@skysportnz@disneyplusnz@disneyplusnz+2@ryanfoxgolfer, @theopen
    Followers2.1M
    Engagement rate0.1%
    Average likes3.9K
    Audience quality score41/100Very low
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.+0.8%
    201720192021202220242026
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    India43.5
    New Zealand23.9
    Sri Lanka6.5
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Cricket25.5
    Music12.8
    Fitness8.8

  5. 5. Red Bull Surfing 🏄‍♂️

    @redbullsurfingInstagramNew Zealand

    Watch the WSL Championship Tour on Red Bull TV 👇

    Mentions
    @jackrobinson72@jackrobinson72@kehu_butler@kehu_butler@kellyslater@kellyslater+1@leofioravanti
    Followers1.4M
    Engagement rate0.2%
    Average likes2.7K
    Audience quality score70/100Average
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.+1.1%
    201720192020202220232025
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    United States19.4
    Brazil12.2
    Australia10.2
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Surf31.6
    Dog Owner10.1
    Photography9.6

  6. 6. New Zealand

    @purenewzealandInstagramNew Zealand

    Kia ora, welcome to Tourism New Zealand’s official account. Tag @purenewzealand, #NZMustDo to be featured.

    Hashtags#nzmustdo#nzbucketlist#feel100innz#tiakipromise
    Mentions
    @centralotagonz@centralotagonz
    Followers1.2M
    Engagement rate0.1%
    Average likes7.4K
    Audience quality score78/100High
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.+0.3%
    201720192020202220232025
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    New Zealand22.8
    Australia15.2
    United States11.4
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Travel19.1
    Dog Owner15.0
    Photography11.6

  7. 7. The British & Irish Lions

    @britishandirishlionsInstagramNew Zealand

    #Lions2027 - The inaugural Howden Lions Women’s Tour to New Zealand 🦁

    Hashtags#lions2027
    Mentions
    @telegraph@telegraph
    Followers876K
    Engagement rate0.2%
    Average likes1.6K
    Audience quality score62/100Average
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.+0.8%
    201720192021202220242026
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    United Kingdom19.0
    United States12.1
    South Africa10.3
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Rugby40.8
    Dog Owner8.5
    Music7.7

  8. 8. ℭ𝔥𝔞𝔯𝔩𝔦𝔢 𝔊𝔦𝔯𝔩

    @imcharliegirl_InstagramNew Zealand

    𝔴𝔯𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔩𝔢𝔯 . 𝔱𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔠𝔥 𝔭𝔞𝔯𝔱𝔫𝔢𝔯. 𝔤𝔞𝔪𝔢𝔯. 𝔞𝔣𝔞𝔎𝔞𝔰𝔦 𝔢𝔩𝔣 𝔭𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔢𝔰𝔰 🇼🇸 🇳🇿 🎙️ @zelvxandcharliegirl

    Hashtags#wrestlemania#wwe#wwenails#zelinavega
    Mentions
    @ianmaxion@ianmaxion@vc_makeupartist@vc_makeupartist@petalliancego@petalliancego+1@zelvxandcharliegirl
    Followers708K
    Engagement rate2.2%
    Average likes23.8K
    Audience quality score55/100Low
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.+0.1%
    201720192021202220242026
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    United States38.9
    Canada11.1
    New Zealand8.3
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Wrestling26.0
    Dog Owner10.2
    Sports6.3

  9. 9. Eric “ERUPTION” Tai

    @eruption23InstagramNew Zealand

    Host▪️Actor▪️Athlete via 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇹🇴🇵🇭 Former Pro Rugby / National Athlete @eruptionsquad23 TikTok: 6.7M🔹FB: 3.5M🔻YT: 577K INQUIRIES: Pam +639176284264

    Hashtags#sigabo#ncia#ericandrona#pickleball
    Mentions
    @rownita@rownita@halfaflip@halfaflip@chefpreneurkia@chefpreneurkia
    Followers624K
    Engagement rate0.3%
    Average likes1.6K
    Audience quality score56/100Average
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.-0.2%
    201720192021202220242026
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    Philippines57.9
    Indonesia3.5
    United States3.5
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Fitness20.4
    Dog Owner13.4
    Travel10.6

  10. 10. Rap Eras

    @rap.erasInstagramNew Zealand

    We Fans First. Delivering Rap/ Hip-Hop Everyday, All Day. + @rnb.eras, @rap.eras.uk 📥 All Inquiries Run by @kreeshayy 🇳🇿

    Hashtags#raperas#1#87
    Mentions
    @dahi@dahi@kendricklamar@kendricklamar@rodwave@rodwave+7@kencarson, @osamason, @feliciathegoat, @erykahbadu, @westsidegunn, @majidjordan, @lancey
    Followers499K
    Engagement rate0.0%
    Average likes3
    Audience quality score54/100Low
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.-0.2%
    201920202022202320252026
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    United States35.1
    South Africa7.0
    Canada3.5
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Music37.4
    Rapper7.2
    Dog Owner6.0

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Every creator on this list is ranked by follower count, from the most followed down. The same criteria apply to every niche, network, and location, so a spot on the list always reflects a creator’s current reach.

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Creators are ranked by follower count, from the most followed down, among the public profiles that match the ranking’s network, niche, and location. Rankings are refreshed monthly with the latest public data. Each card also shows engagement rate, average likes, and audience quality, so you can compare creators beyond their size.

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