When did Tom Holland start social media?

Last Modified Mar 12, 2025 11:35 EDT
When did Tom Holland start social media?
Tom Holland (Source: Instagram)


Tom Holland started his social media journey with Instagram back in 2016.


Tom Holland is one of the most famous British actors in Hollywood and has gained global fame and success from the time he appeared as the “Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man” aka Peter Parker in the movie Captain America: Civil War. The actor has acted as Peter Parker and Spider-Man in a total of 7 movies (6 main cast appearances, and one cameo appearance) for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.


Apart from the MCU, Tom Holland has appeared in other projects - A Monster Calls(2016), The Current War (2017), voice actor for Spies in Disguise (2019), The Devil All the Time (2020), Uncharted (2022), and Last Call (2023) among others. For his performance in the series, Tom has received a BAFTA Award and three Saturn Awards, along with various other nominations in the industry.


Also read: Tom Holland Movies and TV shows


When did Tom Holland start social media?


Tom Holland launched his official Instagram account in May 2012. His first post on the platform was an image of him with his friends standing in the yard of a house. The image shows a very young Tom and he had captioned the post with the tag “Center parks”. Around the time the actor was quite inactive on social media, only sharing a few photos of special events in his life.


After getting into the acting field, Tom used his Instagram account for his film promotions via posts, reels, and stories. The actor is also seen sharing multiple posts of behind-the-scenes footage and moments from his time on the sets of his upcoming movies, or any interview events. Tom Holland has also shared many images of himself with his fellow celebrity actors whom he has worked with, among which are Robert Downey Jr, Chris Pratt, Chris Hemsworth, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, and many more.


Which social media platforms is Tom Holland active on?


As of 2024, Tom Holland is active on 4 social media platforms, namely Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. The below table provides details of his social platforms.


Sr NoPlatformProfileFollowers
1Instagram@tomholland201364.7M followers
2Twitter@TomHolland19966.9M Followers
3YouTube@Tomholland262K subscribers


When did Tom Holland start social media?
Tom Holland (Source: Instagram)


What is Tom Holland's age and height?


Tom Holland was born on June 1, 1996, in the city of Kingston upon Thames, in south-west London, in England. Considering his birthdate, Tom Holland is 28 years old as of 2024. According to one of the posts shared on his social media platform, Tom Holland claimed that he stands at a height of 5 foot and 8 inches which rounds out to a total of 172.72 cm. It is also known that Tom Holland weighs 71 kg which is 157 lbs.


Also read: Where does Tom Holland live?


Does Tom Holland have a dog?


Yes, Tom Holland is known to have 2 dogs. The first dog is Tessa, who is a blue Staffordshire Bull Terrier and has been in the actor’s family since 2014. Tom has uploaded various images and posts with the dog on his Instagram account. Tom’s second dog is with actress Zendaya who goes by the name of Noon who is a black miniature schnauzer.


FAQs about Tom Holland

Tom has 3 brothers who go by the names Harry Holland, Paddy Holland, and Sam Holland.

Tom Holland’s girlfriend is known to be Zendaya.

Yes, Tom plays the role of Peter Parker aka Spider-Man in the MCU.

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