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Portugal's account loses 1.7 million followers
From our daily readings of the public follower count, last read 3 Oct 2026.
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the move so far
Portugal’s team Instagram account began losing followers on 2 October. The team’s Instagram account had 24.8M followers on 1 October, then it lost about 1.14M followers the next day. It lost another 540K followers on 3 October, bringing the account to 23.1M. The New York Times reported that Cristiano Ronaldo left Portugal’s camp after a crisis meeting, just before the decline began. Ronaldo’s own account was moving in the other direction, adding about 360K over the same stretch.
@cristiano +359,564 from 1 Oct to 3 Oct
Sources
Cristiano Ronaldo leaves Portugal camp after ‘crisis’ meetingThe New York Times · 30 Sep 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo's sister rages after Portugal breakup: Claims Selecao 'don't deserve to have the best'Yahoo Sports · 01 Oct 2026
Ronaldo suddenly quits Portugal camp, vows to one day tell truth over exitNBC 6 South Florida · 30 Sep 2026Cristiano Ronaldo to retire from international football? Portuguese star says 'I wish Portugal good luck and will reveal truth later'WION · 30 Sep 2026
Cite
Portugal's account loses 1.7 million followers. <a href="https://fastsocial.co/instagram-stats/events/2026-10-02-drop-portugal">FastSocial Instagram Top Charts</a> (CC BY 4.0).
Source: the public follower count on @portugal's Instagram profile, read by FastSocial once a day. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Full history on Top Charts