A moggy with his own Facebook page and Instagram account is taking the internet by storm thanks to his expressive eyebrows . Curious-looking Sam has racked up 150,000 Instagram followers and 530,000 likes on Facebook since bursting onto the scene in 2012 . Owner Amanda Collado , 26 , from New York , has been handling the overwhelming amount of requests from fans and media for the past three years . Scroll down for video . Sam 's adorable eyebrows have won him fans across the world including in Japan , Australia and Sweden . Owner Amanda Collado ( left ) says she spends most of her day keeping up with Sam 's legions of fans . Amanda is considering branching into merchandise featuring Sam 's eyebrows to satisfy his followers . She said : 'There have definitely been situations where I have had to ignore friends , family or work in order to take the time to do Sam 's posts or answer emails on his behalf . 'Everyone gets a little annoyed when I 'm on my phone and not paying attention to them . 'On Facebook he 'll get up to 10,000 likes on each photo - on Instagram he gets maybe 5,000 likes on each photo . ' I never thought Sam would be so popular in Japan , Australia , Sweden , or any of the countries where he 's been featured in newspapers and magazines . ' Amanda 's mum , Ivette Rodriguez , noticed the abandoned cat outside her home in New York one evening before a night out . Ivette said : ' I looked to the right and I saw a little niche next to the house and there was a cat in there . Sam 's eyebrows have been likened to those of the actor Colin Farrell ... ... and the American actor and film director Martin Scorsese . 'He was just curled up - I put blinders on because I really did not want a cat . 'My daughter said that he willingly gave himself up to her - I guess he was so tired of being outside . 'People said he looked like Martin Scorsese or Colin Farrell - he also has the same eyebrows as my mother , who thinks we dyed Sam 's eyebrows . ' Amanda created an Instagram account for Sam after a friend pointed out his expressive brows . She said : ' I did n't notice his eyebrows initially . Amanda 's mum Ivette noticed the abandoned cat outside her home in New York one evening and took him in . Amanda 's grandmother thinks Sam 's legendary eyebrows are dyed . 'He had about 800 followers at first - but in February someone posted his photo on Reddit and he blew up overnight - I woke up with 1600 followers . Amanda with her mum Ivette Rodriguez and Sam . 'From there we made a Facebook and all other social media accounts . ' I find it baffling that a cat is this famous and that people care about him this much . ' Amanda posts pictures to Sam 's account every two days , but spends most of her day keeping up with all of his fans . But the effort she puts into her pet 's social media has paid off - and she has bigger plans for Sam 's future , including merchandise . Amanda said : 'Sam 's fame is definitely growing - he has a lot of potential to branch out . 'Eventually we 'll sell Sam merchandise , because I know many people do like having cute little mugs , Sam mugs , or posters , t-shirts . 'Down the line that will be a thing . Right now we 're trying to share him in a free way . '
Sam the cat has 150,000 Facebook fans and 530,000 Instagram followers . His eyebrows have been likened to Colin Farrell 's and Martin Scorsese 's . Owner Amanda Collado , 26 , spends all day responding to fan mail .