American Idol is returning to ABC with a new judge line-up for Season 23!
The long-running singing reality TV competition series, which first premiered in 2002, has provided a huge platform to dozens of sensational talents over the years, and we’ve already seen 19 people crowned as the winners of the show.
We’ve put together all of the winners, and ranked them in order of their popularity on social media to see who is the most followed among fans.
21. Lee DeWyze (Season 9)
16.7k followers (Instagram)
20. Taylor Hicks (Season 5)
24k followers (Instagram)
19. Caleb Johnson (Season 13)
48.2k followers (Instagram)
18. David Cook (Season 7)
60.5k followers (Instagram)
17. Kris Allen (Season 8)
69.1k followers (Instagram)
16. Nick Fradiani (Season 14)
88k followers (Instagram)
15. Candice Glover (Season 12)
91.8k followers (Instagram)
14. Trent Harmon (Season 15)
123k followers (Facebook)
13. Noah Thompson (Season 20)
202k followers (Instagram)
12. Just Sam (Season 18)
203k followers (Instagram)
11. Ruben Studdard (Season 2)
219k followers (Instagram)
10. Phillip Phillips (Season 11)
261k followers (Instagram)
9. Chayce Beckham (Season 19)
267k followers (Instagram)
8. Maddie Poppe (Season 16)
342k followers (Instagram)
7. Laine Hardy (Season 17)
523k followers (Instagram)
6. Scotty McCreery (Season 10)
781k followers (Instagram)
5. Iam Tongi (Season 23)
961K followers (Instagram)
4. Jordin Sparks (Season 6)
2 million followers (Instagram)
3. Fantasia Barrino (Season 3)
5.6 million followers (Instagram)
2. Kelly Clarkson (Season 1)
7.5 million followers (Instagram)
1. Carrie Underwood (Season 4)
13.2 million followers (Instagram)
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