Most Followed Instagram Accounts
The biggest Instagram accounts, ranked by followers and updated every day.
On 9 Oct 2026, the most followed Instagram account is Instagram (@instagram) with 686,562,184 followers. The most followed person is Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) with 680,134,059. Most followers gained this week: Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano), +858,457.
| # | Account | Estimate from public likes and comments compared with similar-size accounts. It is not a count of fake followers. Very large and older accounts naturally get lower engagement. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1▼69 |  | 686.6M | −23K | 0.05% | 40.5Mexcl. ~646.1M low-engagement |
| 2▲1 |  | 680.1M | +858K | 1.05% | 680.1Mat or above the median |
| 3▲1 |  | 517.7M | +760K | 1.92% | 517.7Mat or above the median |
| 4▲1 | | 402.8M | −164K | 0.63% | 310.4Mexcl. ~92.4M low-engagement |
| 5▼77 | | 380.9M | −147K | 0.04% | 18.6Mexcl. ~362.3M low-engagement |
| 6▲1 | | 380.6M | −138K | 0.60% | 281.2Mexcl. ~99.5M low-engagement |
| 7▼15 | | 362.4M | −111K | 0.21% | 93.7Mexcl. ~268.7M low-engagement |
| 8▼7 | | 343.8M | −71K | 0.30% | 125.3Mexcl. ~218.4M low-engagement |
| 9▼1 | | 298.8M | −101K | 0.50% | 183.4Mexcl. ~115.4M low-engagement |
| 10 | | 291.4M | −90K | hidden | likes hidden |
| 11▼66 | | 291.0M | −37K | 0.07% | 25.4Mexcl. ~265.7M low-engagement |
| 12▲8 |  | 286.2M | −85K | 0.81% | 286.2Mat or above the median |
| 13▲4 | | 277.6M | −21K | 0.58% | 199.4Mexcl. ~78.2M low-engagement |
| 14▲8 | | 272.7M | −73K | 1.74% | 272.7Mat or above the median |
| 15▲8 |  | 271.4M | −64K | 2.83% | 271.4Mat or above the median |
| 16▼72 | | 268.4M | −58K | 0.03% | 8.8Mexcl. ~259.6M low-engagement |
| 17▲9 |  | 241.9M | +135K | 1.84% | 241.9Mat or above the median |
| 18▼49 | | 239.9M | −63K | 0.17% | 50.8Mexcl. ~189.1M low-engagement |
| 19 | | 209.1M | −88K | hidden | likes hidden |
| 20 | | 195.2M | −65K | hidden | likes hidden |
| 21▼50 |  | 181.1M | −29K | 0.17% | 37.4Mexcl. ~143.7M low-engagement |
| 22▲11 | | 178.6M | −42K | 3.74% | 178.6Mat or above the median |
| 23▼60 | | 171.9M | −63K | 0.09% | 18.5Mexcl. ~153.4M low-engagement |
| 24▲7 | | 160.9M | −70K | 0.57% | 113.1Mexcl. ~47.7M low-engagement |
| 25▼31 | | 153.7M | −53K | 0.33% | 62.0Mexcl. ~91.8M low-engagement |
| 26▲8 | | 149.0M | +54K | 0.60% | 110.7Mexcl. ~38.2M low-engagement |
| 27▼11 | | 147.5M | −49K | 0.42% | 76.7Mexcl. ~70.9M low-engagement |
| 28▲16 |  | 145.8M | −17K | 1.37% | 145.8Mat or above the median |
| 29▲16 | | 139.9M | −32K | 1.15% | 139.9Mat or above the median |
| 30▼44 | | 139.9M | −33K | 0.17% | 29.1Mexcl. ~110.8M low-engagement |
| 31▲17 |  | 136.9M | +16K | 2.45% | 136.9Mat or above the median |
| 32▼55 | | 129.8M | −40K | 0.06% | 9.4Mexcl. ~120.4M low-engagement |
| 33▲17 | | 123.7M | −78K | 2.73% | 123.7Mat or above the median |
| 34▼51 | 120.6M | +4K | 0.09% | 13.1Mexcl. ~107.5M low-engagement | |
| 35▲16 | | 106.8M | +1K | 1.33% | 106.8Mat or above the median |
| 36▲16 |  | 105.9M | −42K | 1.94% | 105.9Mat or above the median |
| 37▼52 | | 104.3M | −26K | 0.07% | 8.6Mexcl. ~95.6M low-engagement |
| 38▼9 | | 103.4M | −49K | 0.54% | 68.5Mexcl. ~34.9M low-engagement |
| 39▼37 |  | 103.4M | −41K | 0.22% | 27.7Mexcl. ~75.6M low-engagement |
| 40▲19 |  | 103.3M | −20K | 0.83% | 103.3Mat or above the median |
| 41▲18 | | 92.8M | −65K | 1.29% | 92.8Mat or above the median |
| 42▼17 | | 92.8M | −54K | 0.54% | 61.1Mexcl. ~31.7M low-engagement |
| 43▲19 | | 90.3M | +285K | 1.69% | 90.3Mat or above the median |
| 44▲19 |  | 89.4M | −21K | 3.27% | 89.4Mat or above the median |
| 45▲19 |  | 89.1M | +268K | 1.90% | 89.1Mat or above the median |
| 46▼48 | | 87.9M | −19K | 0.04% | 3.8Mexcl. ~84.1M low-engagement |
| 47▼18 | | 87.7M | −13K | 0.50% | 53.5Mexcl. ~34.1M low-engagement |
| 48▼48 | | 86.7M | −43K | 0.01% | 1.3Mexcl. ~85.4M low-engagement |
| 49▲22 | | 85.3M | −17K | 1.46% | 85.3Mat or above the median |
| 50▲22 |  | 82.9M | −76K | 1.70% | 82.9Mat or above the median |
| 51▲22 | | 81.7M | +77K | 4.33% | 81.7Mat or above the median |
| 52= | | 81.2M | +102K | 0.66% | 65.8Mexcl. ~15.4M low-engagement |
| 53▼33 | | 80.4M | +11K | 0.10% | 10.2Mexcl. ~70.2M low-engagement |
| 54▲24 | | 80.0M | −82K | 2.02% | 80.0Mat or above the median |
| 55▼9 |  | 79.7M | +38K | 0.56% | 54.6Mexcl. ~25.1M low-engagement |
| 56▲25 | | 78.6M | −51K | 3.07% | 78.6Mat or above the median |
| 57▲25 | | 78.2M | −48K | 2.26% | 78.2Mat or above the median |
| 58▲25 |  | 78.0M | +39K | 2.21% | 78.0Mat or above the median |
| 59▲25 | | 78.0M | −46K | 3.30% | 78.0Mat or above the median |
| 60▲25 | | 77.0M | +136K | 9.19% | 77.0Mat or above the median |
| 61▲25 | | 77.0M | −392K | 2.11% | 77.0Mat or above the median |
| 62▲25 |  | 76.9M | −86K | 1.87% | 76.9Mat or above the median |
| 63▼32 | | 76.9M | +49K | 0.03% | 3.2Mexcl. ~73.6M low-engagement |
| 64▼15 | | 76.1M | −48K | 0.25% | 23.4Mexcl. ~52.6M low-engagement |
| 65▲26 | | 74.4M | +18K | 1.49% | 74.4Mat or above the median |
| 66▲25 | | 73.5M | −18K | 0.80% | 72.3Mexcl. ~1.2M low-engagement |
| 67▲27 | | 72.7M | +6K | 4.34% | 72.7Mat or above the median |
| 68▲26 | | 70.9M | −10K | 2.02% | 70.9Mat or above the median |
| 69▲26 | | 70.7M | −39K | 3.30% | 70.7Mat or above the median |
| 70▲26 | | 70.5M | +29K | 2.20% | 70.5Mat or above the median |
| 71▲2 | | 69.9M | +16K | 0.52% | 44.5Mexcl. ~25.3M low-engagement |
| 72= | | 68.9M | −22K | 0.41% | 34.9Mexcl. ~33.9M low-engagement |
| 73▲28 | | 68.7M | −769 | 7.71% | 68.7Mat or above the median |
| 74▲28 | | 68.6M | −17K | 1.92% | 68.6Mat or above the median |
| 75▲27 |  | 67.9M | −5K | 1.66% | 67.9Mat or above the median |
| 76▼5 |  | 67.7M | −120K | 0.25% | 20.5Mexcl. ~47.2M low-engagement |
| 77▼3 | | 67.6M | −48K | 0.26% | 22.0Mexcl. ~45.6M low-engagement |
| 78▲29 | | 67.4M | +188K | 1.33% | 67.4Mat or above the median |
| 79▼5 | | 67.3M | −24K | 0.21% | 17.2Mexcl. ~50.1M low-engagement |
| 80▲30 | | 67.2M | −49K | 8.19% | 67.2Mat or above the median |
| 81▲30 | 67.1M | +143K | 1.93% | 67.1Mat or above the median | |
| 82▼9 | | 67.0M | −232K | 0.07% | 5.8Mexcl. ~61.3M low-engagement |
| 83▼7 | | 66.1M | +209 | 0.09% | 7.2Mexcl. ~58.9M low-engagement |
| 84▲16 |  | 65.3M | +13K | 0.56% | 44.6Mexcl. ~20.7M low-engagement |
| 85▲10 | | 65.2M | +29K | 0.35% | 28.0Mexcl. ~37.1M low-engagement |
| 86▲8 | | 64.9M | −41K | 0.30% | 23.8Mexcl. ~41.1M low-engagement |
| 87▲34 | | 64.0M | −7K | 5.58% | 64.0Mat or above the median |
| 88▲34 | | 63.6M | +19K | 2.16% | 63.6Mat or above the median |
| 89▲34 | | 63.5M | −4K | 1.59% | 63.5Mat or above the median |
| 90▼7 | | 61.7M | +6K | 0.01% | 1.0Mexcl. ~60.6M low-engagement |
| 91▲34 | | 61.6M | −25K | 1.07% | 61.6Mat or above the median |
| 92▲34 | | 61.2M | +2K | 1.02% | 61.2Mat or above the median |
| 93▲27 | | 61.0M | −37K | 0.70% | 52.4Mexcl. ~8.6M low-engagement |
| 94▲21 | | 60.3M | −39K | 0.46% | 34.3Mexcl. ~26.0M low-engagement |
| 95▲35 | | 60.2M | +101K | 12.48% | 60.2Mat or above the median |
| 96▲35 | | 59.4M | +167K | 7.71% | 59.4Mat or above the median |
| 97▲35 | | 59.1M | −12K | 0.95% | 59.1Mat or above the median |
| 98▲6 | | 59.1M | +36K | 0.08% | 5.7Mexcl. ~53.4M low-engagement |
| 99▲6 | | 59.0M | +26K | 0.07% | 5.0Mexcl. ~54.0M low-engagement |
| 100▲37 | | 58.9M | +23K | 4.24% | 58.9Mat or above the median |
No account matches these filters.
| # | Account | Followers | Gained (7 days) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | +858K | +0.13% | |
| 2 | | +842K | +5.38% | |
| 3 | | +760K | +0.15% | |
| 4 | | +453K | +1.03% | |
| 5 | | ≈+414K | +6.66% | |
| 6 | | +285K | +0.32% | |
| 7 | | +268K | +0.30% | |
| 8 | | +253K | +0.99% | |
| 9 | | +246K | +1.33% | |
| 10 | | +188K | +0.28% | |
| 11 | +183K | +0.42% | ||
| 12 | | +171K | +1.90% | |
| 13 | | +167K | +0.28% | |
| 14 | | +165K | +0.80% | |
| 15 | | ≈+160K | +1.41% | |
| 16 | | +148K | +0.34% | |
| 17 | +143K | +0.21% | ||
| 18 | | ≈+137K | +2.22% | |
| 19 | | +136K | +0.18% | |
| 20 | | +135K | +0.06% | |
| 21 | | +132K | +1.43% | |
| 22 | | ≈+127K | +3.07% | |
| 23 | | ≈+126K | +1.17% | |
| 24 | | +124K | +0.65% | |
| 25 | | +121K | +0.24% |
No account in this selection gained followers over this period.
| # | Account | Followers | Lost (7 days) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | −885K | -3.74% | |
| 2 |  | −402K | -1.11% | |
| 3 | | −392K | -0.51% | |
| 4 | | −347K | -0.99% | |
| 5 | | −343K | -0.78% | |
| 6 | | −324K | -1.10% | |
| 7 | | −254K | -1.06% | |
| 8 | | −253K | -0.78% | |
| 9 | | −232K | -0.35% | |
| 10 | | −200K | -0.44% | |
| 11 | | −191K | -1.23% | |
| 12 | | −164K | -0.04% | |
| 13 | | −147K | -0.04% | |
| 14 | | −144K | -0.38% | |
| 15 | | −138K | -0.04% | |
| 16 |  | −126K | -0.45% | |
| 17 | | −120K | -0.18% | |
| 18 | | −112K | -1.40% | |
| 19 | | −111K | -0.03% | |
| 20 | | −109K | -0.20% | |
| 21 | | −109K | -0.35% | |
| 22 | | −108K | -0.39% | |
| 23 |  | −106K | -0.77% | |
| 24 | | −101K | -0.03% | |
| 25 | | −90K | -0.03% |
No account in this selection lost followers over this period.
| # | Account | Followers | Next milestone | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 90.0M | 17 Nov 2026 | |
| 2 | | 80.0M | 12 Dec 2026 | |
| 3 | | 70.0M | 19 Jan 2027 | |
| 4 | | 50.0M | 26 Jan 2027 | |
| 5 | | 150.0M | 14 Feb 2027 | |
| 6 | | 60.0M | 11 Mar 2027 | |
| 7 | | 100.0M | 5 Apr 2027 | |
| 8 | | 60.0M | 21 Apr 2027 | |
| 9 | | 80.0M | 29 May 2027 | |
| 10 | | 50.0M | 14 Jul 2027 | |
| 11 | | 60.0M | 26 Jul 2027 | |
| 12 | | 60.0M | 21 Aug 2027 | |
| 13 | 70.0M | 28 Aug 2027 | ||
| 14 | | 70.0M | 23 Sep 2027 |
No projected milestone in this selection yet.
Races
- CHANEL passes Bella2K behind today · projected 10 Oct 2026
- Victoria's Secret passes Abel95K behind today · projected 10 Oct 2026
- JIMIN passes disha patani (paatni)18K behind today · projected 11 Oct 2026
- Kris Jenner passes James Rodríguez17K behind today · projected 14 Oct 2026
- FIFA World Cup passes AnushkaSharma158884K behind today · projected 15 Oct 2026
- Marcelo Vieira passes Will Smith218K behind today · projected 16 Oct 2026
- President Donald J. Trump passes VarunDhawan438K behind today · projected 17 Oct 2026
- DUA LIPA passes J350K behind today · projected 21 Oct 2026
- Shakira passes Gal Gadot57K behind today · projected 23 Oct 2026
- FIFA World Cup passes Paris Saint-Germain199K behind today · projected 25 Oct 2026
- Juventus passes Bella50K behind today · projected 25 Oct 2026
- Neha Kakkar passes Abel893K behind today · projected 26 Oct 2026
Who has the most followers on Instagram?
The account with the most followers is Instagram (@instagram): 686,562,184 on 9 Oct 2026. The most followed person is Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano), #2 on the list with 680,134,059, 6.4M behind. In the last 7 days, @instagram lost 23K and @cristiano gained 858K.
Top 10 people
- 1Cristiano Ronaldo680.1M
- 2Leo Messi517.7M
- 3Selena Gomez402.8M
- 4Dwayne Johnson380.9M
- 5Kylie380.6M
- 6Ariana Grande362.4M
- 7Kim Kardashian343.8M
- 8Beyoncé298.8M
- 9Khloé Kardashian291.4M
- 10Justin Bieber286.2M
Most followed Instagram accounts by country
The biggest account from each country that has at least 3 accounts here. For people we go by their citizenship on Wikidata, for companies and clubs by where they're from, and we fix it by hand when Wikidata gets it wrong. 1,980 of the 2,000 accounts have one.
| Country | Most followed | Followers | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Instagram@instagram | 686.6M | 572 |
| United Kingdom | DUA LIPA@dualipa | 89.1M | 125 |
| India | Virat Kohli@virat.kohli | 271.4M | 117 |
| South Korea | J@jennierubyjane | 89.4M | 98 |
| Spain | Real Madrid C.F.@realmadrid | 181.1M | 65 |
| Brazil | Neymar Jr@neymarjr | 241.9M | 53 |
| Italy | Khabane Lame@khaby00 | 78.0M | 43 |
| France | Kylian Mbappé@k.mbappe | 136.9M | 39 |
 Germany | Toni Kroos@toni.kr8s | 48.8M | 34 |
| Argentina | Leo Messi@leomessi | 517.7M | 24 |
| Canada | Justin Bieber@lilbieber | 286.2M | 22 |
| Australia | Chris Hemsworth@chrishemsworth | 58.2M | 20 |
Most followed Instagram accounts by category
We use the category the account picked on its own Instagram profile. If it didn't pick one, we use Wikidata. Categories with a link have a full chart of their own.
| Category | Most followed | Followers | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|
| People | Cristiano Ronaldo@cristiano | 680.1M | 1560 |
| Athletes | Cristiano Ronaldo@cristiano | 680.1M | 503 |
| Musicians | Selena Gomez@selenagomez | 402.8M | 530 |
| Actors | Selena Gomez@selenagomez | 402.8M | 444 |
| K-pop | J@jennierubyjane | 89.4M | 67 |
| Sports teams | Real Madrid C.F.@realmadrid | 181.1M | 124 |
| Fashion and beauty | Kylie@kyliejenner | 380.6M | 52 |
| Brands | Instagram@instagram | 686.6M | 109 |
| Creators | MrBeast@mrbeast | 90.3M | 33 |
| Public figures | Narendra Modi@narendramodi | 106.8M | 130 |
| Media | National Geographic@natgeo | 268.4M | 56 |
How the list is built and updated
Method: we read the public follower count on each account's Instagram profile (top 500 every day, the rest every five days) and store it with the date. No estimates or adjustments. Data CC BY 4.0 · Cite this list
Collecting data since 25 Sep 2026. 30-day changes from 25 Oct 2026.
Which accounts: we start with every account Wikidata links to an Instagram username, plus a short list we keep by hand. Every Monday we check Wikidata again for new accounts and changed usernames. The 2,000 biggest make the list. The 10 biggest from each country stay on it too, as long as they have 250,000 followers or more.
Left out: private accounts, places like cities and landmarks, and accounts that asked us to take them off. We also drop usernames that turned out to be someone else's, and accounts that didn't load 3 times in a row.
Followers are the public count on the profile. The top 500 accounts are read every day and the rest every five days; changes over 7 and 30 days for those are scaled from the nearest reading and marked ≈. Last update: 9 October 2026, 05:44 UTC.
Engagement rate, refreshed every three days for the top 200: average (likes + comments) on the latest ~12 posts ÷ followers
Engaged audience (est.), where today's median is 0.81%: followers × (account engagement rate ÷ median engagement rate of the top 100), capped at followers
Milestone projections fit a straight line to the last 30 days and appear once an account has 14 days of history.
What we can't see: we only read public numbers. Pinned posts are skipped. Views, saves and shares aren't counted, and one viral post can move the rate a lot. Data since 25 September 2026. Not affiliated with Instagram.
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FAQ
Who has the most followers on Instagram?
Instagram (@instagram), with 686,562,184 followers on 9 Oct 2026. The most followed person is Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) with 680,134,059.
Who are the 5 most followed people on Instagram?
1. Cristiano Ronaldo, 680.1M; 2. Leo Messi, 517.7M; 3. Selena Gomez, 402.8M; 4. Dwayne Johnson, 380.9M; 5. Kylie, 380.6M (9 Oct 2026).
What are the 10 most followed Instagram accounts?
1. Instagram (@instagram), 686.6M; 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano), 680.1M; 3. Leo Messi (@leomessi), 517.7M; 4. Selena Gomez (@selenagomez), 402.8M; 5. Dwayne Johnson (@therock), 380.9M; 6. Kylie (@kyliejenner), 380.6M; 7. Ariana Grande (@arianagrande), 362.4M; 8. Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian), 343.8M; 9. Beyoncé (@beyonce), 298.8M; 10. Khloé Kardashian (@khloekardashian), 291.4M (9 Oct 2026).
Does anyone have 1 billion followers on Instagram?
No. The biggest account, @instagram, has 686.6M, about 313.4M short. 3 accounts have more than 500 million followers and 40 have more than 100 million.
Which Instagram accounts are growing fastest?
Most followers gained this week: Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano, +858K), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (@lulaoficial, +842K), Leo Messi (@leomessi, +760K).
How often is this list updated?
Every day. The top 500 accounts are read daily and the rest every five days. Last update: 9 October 2026, 05:44 UTC.
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