Most-followed account
686,586,312
Instagram@instagram
Instagram Top Charts: Week 40, 2026
Weekly snapshot, published before the first full month of data. Monthly reports replace these.
Key numbers
28 Sep 2026 to 5 Oct 2026. Every number has its own link and citation.
Biggest gain
+424,918
Cristiano Ronaldo@cristiano
Biggest loss
−568,025
Abel@theweeknd
Fastest growing (1M+)
+0.53%
Zara Larsson@zaralarsson
Top 100 net change
−1,292,631
New in the top 100
0
Biggest moves
28 Sep 2026 to 5 Oct 2026 · 164 accounts read at both ends
Cristiano Ronaldo +425K
@cristiano 679,393,882 → 679,818,800 +424,918 (+0.06%)
Held #2; gained on 4 of 7 days read; biggest day +275,852 on 3 Oct 2026.
MrBeast +343K
@mrbeast 89,769,091 → 90,111,922 +342,831 (+0.38%)
Held #41; gained on 7 of 7 days read; biggest day +107,124 on 29 Sep 2026.
Marcelo Vieira +252K
@marcelotwelve 67,114,592 → 67,366,519 +251,927 (+0.38%)
Up 2 places to #72, passing @psg and @anushkasharma; gained on 4 of 7 days read; biggest day +116,809 on 3 Oct 2026.
DUA LIPA +189K
@dualipa 88,761,647 → 88,950,883 +189,236 (+0.21%)
Held #43; gained on 7 of 7 days read; biggest day +127,741 on 5 Oct 2026.
Anne Hathaway +118K
@annehathaway 44,535,412 → 44,653,128 +117,716 (+0.26%)
Held #109; gained on 7 of 7 days read; biggest day +39,112 on 3 Oct 2026.
Kendall +106K
@kendalljenner 277,518,076 → 277,624,494 +106,418 (+0.04%)
Held #12; gained on 5 of 7 days read; biggest day +72,643 on 30 Sep 2026.
MALUMA +101K
@maluma 63,470,971 → 63,571,606 +100,635 (+0.16%)
Up 1 place to #79, passing @paulpogba; gained on 7 of 7 days read; biggest day +47,286 on 30 Sep 2026.
Olivia Rodrigo +100K
@oliviarodrigo 42,299,099 → 42,398,856 +99,757 (+0.24%)
Held #114; gained on 7 of 7 days read; biggest day +22,258 on 4 Oct 2026.
Victoria's Secret +74K
@victoriassecret 76,769,621 → 76,844,010 +74,389 (+0.10%)
Held #59; gained on 7 of 7 days read; biggest day +18,022 on 30 Sep 2026.
Zara Larsson +70K
@zaralarsson 13,328,164 → 13,398,626 +70,462 (+0.53%)
Held #153; gained on 4 of 4 days read; biggest day +13,989 on 1 Oct 2026.
−96K Khloé Kardashian
@khloekardashian 291,581,178 → 291,485,236 −95,942 (-0.03%)
Held #10; lost on 6 of 7 days read; biggest drop −22,645 on 30 Sep 2026.
−102K ROSÉ
@roses_are_rosie 83,071,293 → 82,969,077 −102,216 (-0.12%)
Held #48; lost on 6 of 7 days read; biggest drop −27,351 on 29 Sep 2026.
−107K Virat Kohli
@virat.kohli 271,579,871 → 271,473,003 −106,868 (-0.04%)
Held #14; lost on 6 of 7 days read; biggest drop −42,429 on 30 Sep 2026.
−108K Ariana Grande
@arianagrande 362,620,904 → 362,512,653 −108,251 (-0.03%)
Held #7; lost on 7 of 7 days read; biggest drop −21,713 on 30 Sep 2026.
−120K Kylie
@kyliejenner 380,854,196 → 380,734,280 −119,916 (-0.03%)
Held #6; lost on 7 of 7 days read; biggest drop −23,638 on 30 Sep 2026.
−136K Leo Messi
@leomessi 516,996,317 → 516,860,129 −136,188 (-0.03%)
Held #3; lost on 7 of 7 days read; biggest drop −41,823 on 30 Sep 2026.
−170K Dwayne Johnson
@therock 381,126,565 → 380,956,695 −169,870 (-0.04%)
Held #5; lost on 7 of 7 days read; biggest drop −38,416 on 30 Sep 2026.
−177K Selena Gomez
@selenagomez 403,119,980 → 402,942,962 −177,018 (-0.04%)
Held #4; lost on 7 of 7 days read; biggest drop −39,605 on 30 Sep 2026.
−426K Felix
@yong.lixx 36,612,100 → 36,185,960 −426,140 (-1.16%)
Held #119; lost on 6 of 7 days read; biggest drop −100,930 on 4 Oct 2026.
−568K Abel
@theweeknd 77,702,040 → 77,134,015 −568,025 (-0.73%)
Held #57; lost on 7 of 7 days read; biggest drop −140,460 on 29 Sep 2026.
Zara Larsson +0.53%
@zaralarsson 13,328,164 → 13,398,626 +70,462 (+0.53%)
MrBeast +0.38%
@mrbeast 89,769,091 → 90,111,922 +342,831 (+0.38%)
Marcelo Vieira +0.38%
@marcelotwelve 67,114,592 → 67,366,519 +251,927 (+0.38%)
Anne Hathaway +0.26%
@annehathaway 44,535,412 → 44,653,128 +117,716 (+0.26%)
Olivia Rodrigo +0.24%
@oliviarodrigo 42,299,099 → 42,398,856 +99,757 (+0.24%)
Sidhu Moosewala (ਮੂਸੇ ਆਲਾ) +0.24%
@sidhu_moosewala 18,109,993 → 18,153,719 +43,726 (+0.24%)
DUA LIPA +0.21%
@dualipa 88,761,647 → 88,950,883 +189,236 (+0.21%)
MALUMA +0.16%
@maluma 63,470,971 → 63,571,606 +100,635 (+0.16%)
Chris Pratt +0.14%
@prattprattpratt 43,085,218 → 43,146,499 +61,281 (+0.14%)
Hailey Rhode Bieber +0.12%
@haileybieber 58,762,391 → 58,831,999 +69,608 (+0.12%)
−0.08% Akshay Kumar
@akshaykumar 64,936,572 → 64,886,333 −50,239 (-0.08%)
−0.08% Dan Bilzerian
@danbilzerian 28,655,215 → 28,633,256 −21,959 (-0.08%)
−0.08% Ananya
@ananyapanday 26,217,510 → 26,197,314 −20,196 (-0.08%)
−0.09% David Alaba
@davidalaba 15,031,302 → 15,018,273 −13,029 (-0.09%)
−0.10% flame
@travisscott 58,730,991 → 58,672,822 −58,169 (-0.10%)
−0.10% Pooja Hegde
@hegdepooja 28,059,002 → 28,030,098 −28,904 (-0.10%)
−0.12% ROSÉ
@roses_are_rosie 83,071,293 → 82,969,077 −102,216 (-0.12%)
−0.68% Sean Kelly
@seanmikekelly 12,085,051 → 12,002,460 −82,591 (-0.68%)
−0.73% Abel
@theweeknd 77,702,040 → 77,134,015 −568,025 (-0.73%)
−1.16% Felix
@yong.lixx 36,612,100 → 36,185,960 −426,140 (-1.16%)
Percent change, accounts with at least 1 million followers at the start.
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Show as a table
| Account | Start | End | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristiano Ronaldo @cristiano | 679,393,882 | 679,818,800 | +424,918 | +0.06% |
| MrBeast @mrbeast | 89,769,091 | 90,111,922 | +342,831 | +0.38% |
| Marcelo Vieira @marcelotwelve | 67,114,592 | 67,366,519 | +251,927 | +0.38% |
| DUA LIPA @dualipa | 88,761,647 | 88,950,883 | +189,236 | +0.21% |
| Anne Hathaway @annehathaway | 44,535,412 | 44,653,128 | +117,716 | +0.26% |
| Kendall @kendalljenner | 277,518,076 | 277,624,494 | +106,418 | +0.04% |
| MALUMA @maluma | 63,470,971 | 63,571,606 | +100,635 | +0.16% |
| Olivia Rodrigo @oliviarodrigo | 42,299,099 | 42,398,856 | +99,757 | +0.24% |
| Victoria's Secret @victoriassecret | 76,769,621 | 76,844,010 | +74,389 | +0.10% |
| Zara Larsson @zaralarsson | 13,328,164 | 13,398,626 | +70,462 | +0.53% |
| Abel @theweeknd | 77,702,040 | 77,134,015 | −568,025 | -0.73% |
| Felix @yong.lixx | 36,612,100 | 36,185,960 | −426,140 | -1.16% |
| Selena Gomez @selenagomez | 403,119,980 | 402,942,962 | −177,018 | -0.04% |
| Dwayne Johnson @therock | 381,126,565 | 380,956,695 | −169,870 | -0.04% |
| Leo Messi @leomessi | 516,996,317 | 516,860,129 | −136,188 | -0.03% |
| Kylie @kyliejenner | 380,854,196 | 380,734,280 | −119,916 | -0.03% |
| Ariana Grande @arianagrande | 362,620,904 | 362,512,653 | −108,251 | -0.03% |
| Virat Kohli @virat.kohli | 271,579,871 | 271,473,003 | −106,868 | -0.04% |
| ROSÉ @roses_are_rosie | 83,071,293 | 82,969,077 | −102,216 | -0.12% |
| Khloé Kardashian @khloekardashian | 291,581,178 | 291,485,236 | −95,942 | -0.03% |
The top 100
Among the accounts read at both ends
63 of 100
Top 100 accounts that lost
| New in the top 100 | Rank | Before |
|---|---|---|
| No new entries. | ||
| Dropped out | Rank | Before |
|---|---|---|
| Nobody dropped out. | ||
Top 100 by category
- Music35
- Film & TV34
- Sports23
- Fashion & beauty10
- Brands5
- Media3
- Creators2
- Public figures1
Top 100 by country
- United States41
- India13
- South Korea7
- Spain5
- United Kingdom5
- Brazil5
- France5
Every category and country: size, biggest account, net change
| Category | Accounts | In top 100 | Biggest | Biggest gain | Net change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film & TV | 64 | 34 | Selena Gomez @selenagomez | Anne Hathaway @annehathaway +117,716 | −1,292,387 |
| Music | 58 | 35 | Selena Gomez @selenagomez | DUA LIPA @dualipa +189,236 | −1,397,389 |
| Sports | 32 | 23 | Cristiano Ronaldo @cristiano | Cristiano Ronaldo @cristiano +424,918 | +268,086 |
| Fashion & beauty | 11 | 10 | Kylie @kyliejenner | Kendall @kendalljenner +106,418 | +47,195 |
| Brands | 5 | 5 | Instagram @instagram | Marvel Entertainment @marvel +37,556 | −59,990 |
| Media | 3 | 3 | National Geographic @natgeo | 433 @433 +5,540 | −96,912 |
| Creators | 6 | 2 | MrBeast @mrbeast | MrBeast @mrbeast +342,831 | +315,576 |
| Public figures | 3 | 1 | Narendra Modi @narendramodi | – | −98,245 |
| Country | Accounts | In top 100 | Biggest | Biggest gain | Net change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61 | 41 | Instagram @instagram | MrBeast @mrbeast +342,831 | −1,034,511 |
| India | 20 | 13 | Virat Kohli @virat.kohli | Sidhu Moosewala (ਮੂਸੇ ਆਲਾ) @sidhu_moosewala +43,726 | −485,942 |
| South Korea | 17 | 7 | J @jennierubyjane | V @thv +65,002 | +190,904 |
| Spain | 9 | 5 | Real Madrid C.F. @realmadrid | FC Barcelona @fcbarcelona +50,586 | −11,843 |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 5 | DUA LIPA @dualipa | DUA LIPA @dualipa +189,236 | +184,861 |
| Brazil | 5 | 5 | Neymar Jr @neymarjr | Marcelo Vieira @marcelotwelve +251,927 | +208,299 |
| France | 5 | 5 | Kylian Mbappé @k.mbappe | CHANEL @chanelofficial +13,981 | −11,469 |
Countries with at least 5 accounts read at both ends.
Milestones
Accounts that crossed a follower milestone, Week 40, 2026
- 90M MrBeastPassed 90M on 2 Oct 2026
Dataset & methodologyDownloads, columns, how to cite, how we count
Downloads
- Daily follower counts, all days daily.csv.gz · 862 KB · 31,538 rows · 11,932 accounts
- Daily follower counts, October 2026 daily-2026-10.csv.gz · 795 KB · 28,923 rows · 11,408 accounts
- Daily follower counts, September 2026 daily-2026-09.csv.gz · 68 KB · 2,615 rows · 1,446 accounts
- Week 40, 2026 changes2026-w40.csv · start, end, change, rank
- Biggest gains chartPNG · 1200 × 675
- Biggest losses chartPNG · 1200 × 675
The daily files are rebuilt every morning. One row per account per day we read it. Gzipped CSV, UTF-8.
Columns in the daily files
- date
- Day of the reading (UTC), YYYY-MM-DD.
- username
- Instagram username, without the @.
- followers
- Public follower count shown on the profile that day.
- name
- Display name.
- category
- Our main category: Sports, Music, Film & TV, Creators, Fashion & beauty, Brands & Companies, Media, Public figures, or blank.
- country
- Two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1), blank when unknown.
- type
personororg.- rank
- Rank by followers at the latest reading, among the accounts we track (same as Top Charts).
- also_in
- Other categories the account belongs to, separated by "; " (Arnold Schwarzenegger: Sports; Public figures). Blank for most accounts.
- countries
- Every citizenship we have for a person, main country first, separated by ";" (Leo Messi: AR;ES;IT). Same as country for most accounts.
How to cite
Free to use under CC BY 4.0. Credit the source and link back.
<a href="https://fastsocial.co/instagram-stats/2026-w40">FastSocial Instagram Top Charts: Week 40, 2026</a> (CC BY 4.0)[FastSocial Instagram Top Charts: Week 40, 2026](https://fastsocial.co/instagram-stats/2026-w40) (CC BY 4.0)Every number, in words
- Instagram (@instagram) was the most-followed account we track on 5 Oct 2026, with 686,586,312 followers.Follower count read on 5 Oct 2026.
- Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) gained 424,918 followers between 28 Sep 2026 and 5 Oct 2026, more than any other account we track.Change between readings on 28 Sep 2026 and 5 Oct 2026.
- Abel (@theweeknd) lost 568,025 followers between 28 Sep 2026 and 5 Oct 2026, the biggest drop of any account we track.Change between readings on 28 Sep 2026 and 5 Oct 2026.
- Zara Larsson (@zaralarsson) grew 0.53% between 28 Sep 2026 and 5 Oct 2026, the fastest of the accounts with at least 1 million followers.Percent change on the starting count. Accounts under 1M followers left out.
- The 100 biggest accounts lost 1,292,631 followers combined between 28 Sep 2026 and 5 Oct 2026.Sum of the change for the 100 biggest accounts at the start.
- 63 of the 100 biggest accounts had fewer followers on 5 Oct 2026 than on 28 Sep 2026.Accounts ranked by followers at the start, read at both ends.
- 0 accounts entered the top 100 between 28 Sep 2026 and 5 Oct 2026.Top 100 among the accounts read at both ends.
- 1 account passed a follower milestone between 28 Sep 2026 and 5 Oct 2026, the biggest being MrBeast (@mrbeast) at 90M.Milestones: every 1M to 10M, then 15M, 20M, 25M, 30M, every 10M to 100M, then 25M or 50M steps.
Method
What we read: the public follower count on each account's Instagram profile, once a day at about 05:10 UTC. The top 500 accounts get read every day, the next 1,500 every five days.
Which accounts: public accounts that have an Instagram username on Wikidata, plus a short list we keep by hand. Private accounts, accounts that asked to be removed, and usernames that turned out to be someone else are left out. We're still working through the list, so the number of accounts goes up for a while.
Changes: a month's change is the count on the 1st of the next month minus the count on the 1st of the month. If we didn't read an account on one of those days, we use the closest reading up to 2 days away, and the CSV shows the exact dates. Weekly snapshots use Monday to Monday, exact days only.
Who counts: only accounts we read at both ends. An account we started reading halfway through a month is never a top gainer or a new top 100 entry. Ranks are among the accounts we track, not all of Instagram.
Rounding: follower numbers are exact, as Instagram showed them. Percentages are rounded to 2 decimals. Big totals are also given in full.
When a report comes out: only for a month with at least 28 days of readings. Once out, a report doesn't change.
Category and country: category comes from the account's own Instagram category, country from Wikidata. We fix them by hand when they're wrong.
Free to use under CC BY 4.0: credit "FastSocial Instagram Top Charts: Week 40, 2026" and link to fastsocial.co/instagram-stats/2026-w40. Not affiliated with Instagram or Meta.