The five-times world champion, whose interests outside Formula One include music and fashion, has never been shy to share his life with his fans.
He has 12.8 million followers on Instagram and 5.6 million on Twitter, where he still follows almost 850 people.
“Sometimes obviously people come up and say: ‘Hey, you’re not following me, but you follow that person'," he said. “So now I don’t follow anybody and no-one can complain.
“But I still follow everyone closely, I look at everyone’s Instagram, particularly within my sport, just to see what they’re up to, and I still support people.”
Hamilton, who is well on the way to his sixth title, said before the sport's August break that he wanted to read and meditate more.
The winner of eight of the season’s 14 races so far is 63 points clear of teammate Valtteri Bottas in the overall standings.