Top 25 Lyon Influencers on Instagram (Sep 2026)

Antoine Strohl talks sport a lot and plays it sometimes, hosts the Chaises Pliantes podcast and works as a creative at an agency. A+ at 98, the top of this page: 21.8% engagement, the highest here, and 74,663 views a Reel against 17,523 followers.

Ines Loyd is a makeup artist and hair stylist specialising in brides, and trains others, based in Lyon and working worldwide. A+ at 96 on 20.44% engagement, with 189,790 views a Reel, the most on the page, from 62,222 followers.

Mathis Martin is a professional EA FC player, a free agent managed by a sports agency, mixing esports and entertainment. A at 84 on 8.51% engagement, with 22.4% of the audience in Lyon.

Yacine Rharbaoui tells jokes on stage, makes videos to break through and posts stories that run too long, by his own account. A at 81: 51,899 views a Reel from 27,043 followers.

Romain Weber is an independent meteorologist, storm chaser and amateur photographer. B at 79 with 144,869 views a Reel, six times his 23,252 followers, and 91% of the audience reading as real.

Aria is a drag performer with the mic on, from Lyon, and takes bookings by message. B at 76 on 7.09% engagement, with 30.4% of the audience in the city.

Saahana, also Madame Mahou, splits her life between Cotonou and Lyon. B at 69 on 3.93% engagement from 16,599 followers.

Syncia is an artist and fitness coach who founded a movement studio and takes coaching applications. B at 65 on 4.3% engagement, with 65.6% of the audience reading as real, the lowest here.

Stéphane Nino photographs Lyon out of love for it, a proud grandson of silk workers, OnlyLyon ambassador and manager of the local Instagrammers community. C at 63 with 38.4% of the audience in Lyon.

Marine Moreteau is a paediatric nurse and model who climbs mountains, a stepmother and mother of two. C at 58 on 8.21% engagement from 13,595 followers.

Jules Delalune is a photographer and creative director in beauty and editorial who also scouts for agencies. C at 57 on 3.76% engagement.

Wanna shares Lyon addresses, food and daily life, drinks matcha and produces UGC. C at 57 with the most Lyon-based audience on the page, 49.5%.

Guillaume Nimeskern is an event chef and Thermomix adviser who turns cooking into a group experience. C at 57 with the cleanest audience here, 91.4% of the audience reading as real.

Cyril Montégu calls himself a gastronomy adventurer, into natural wine and more, a father and agency owner. C at 56 with 55,093 followers and 43.8% of the audience in Lyon.

Marie founded an agency, teaches, produces UGC and runs a sweets label, a mother of two planning a 2026 wedding. C at 56 on 2.54% engagement.

Lucile posts joy, colour and vintage finds, knitting, photos and trips between Lyon, the Jura and Finistère. C at 56 with 80.9% of the audience reading as real.

Alison shares family adventures with Sasha and Solal in Lyon. C at 56 on 6.36% engagement, with 10.5% of the audience in the city, close to the floor.

Birdy Kids has been a street artist in Lyon since 2009. C at 54 with 52,499 followers, the third-largest here, and 34.1% of the audience local.

Clara does abstract tattoo art, founded the Harmonink studio and books by season. C at 51 on 2.71% engagement from 21,778 followers.

Nathalie Be is an interior architect with two shops, one at the Puces du Canal in Lyon and one in the Beaujolais. C at 51 with 84.6% of the audience reading as real.

Florian Viada has done fine floral and ornamental tattoos since 2015 and co-runs a studio. D at 49 with 89.8% of the audience reading as real.

Mélodie, from Réunion, carries two TikTok accounts with more than two million followers between them. D at 48: 21,672 views a Reel from 27,530 followers.

Damien LG is the photographer of Olympique Lyonnais. D at 48 with 24,684 followers and 2.46% engagement.

David RCD is a tattoo artist in Lyon working from a studio in the sixth arrondissement. D at 47 with 85.3% of the audience reading as real.

Mathieu Chris is a hair colourist in Lyon's sixth arrondissement, a self-described hair painter working with Wella. D at 47 with 88.7% of the audience reading as real.