Most Followed Instagram Accounts
@instagram has the most followers on Instagram, with 686,373,413 as of November 9, 2026. The most followed person is Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) with 680,957,365.
| # | 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 |  Instagram's own account | 686,373,413686.4M | +17K | 0.07% | 67.3Mexcl. ~619.1M low-engagement |
| 2 |  Portuguese footballer | 680,957,365681.0M | +1.1M | 1.09% | 681.0Mat or above the median |
| 3 |   Argentine footballer | 517,554,693517.6M | −36K | 1.01% | 517.6Mat or above the median |
| 4 | American singer and actress | 402,211,704402.2M | −130K | 0.65% | 392.3Mexcl. ~9.9M low-engagement |
| 5 | American media personality | 381,187,169381.2M | −57K | 0.57% | 322.3Mexcl. ~58.9M low-engagement |
| 6 |  American actor and professional wrestler | 380,104,583380.1M | −155K | 0.06% | 35.7Mexcl. ~344.4M low-engagement |
| 7 | American singer-songwriter and actress | 362,138,427362.1M | −39K | 0.34% | 182.9Mexcl. ~179.3M low-engagement |
| 8 | American media personality, businesswoman, model and actress | 343,667,659343.7M | −48K | 0.29% | 149.4Mexcl. ~194.3M low-engagement |
| 9 | American singer-songwriter | 298,397,098298.4M | −93K | 0.51% | 226.6Mexcl. ~71.8M low-engagement |
| 10 | American media personality, influencer, and businesswoman | 291,166,840291.2M | −54K | 0.03% | 14.0Mexcl. ~277.2M low-engagement |
| 11 | American athletic equipment company | 290,814,283290.8M | −25K | 0.08% | 33.2Mexcl. ~257.7M low-engagement |
| 12 | Canadian singer-songwriter | 285,722,056285.7M | −98K | 0.31% | 132.8Mexcl. ~152.9M low-engagement |
| 13 | American media personality and model | 277,626,860277.6M | −16K | 0.52% | 214.0Mexcl. ~63.6M low-engagement |
| 14 | American singer-songwriter | 272,225,574272.2M | −98K | 1.72% | 272.2Mat or above the median |
| 15 |  Indian cricket player | 271,125,768271.1M | +226K | 2.70% | 271.1Mat or above the median |
| 16 | Monthly geography, history, nature, and science magazine | 268,175,568268.2M | −39K | 0.03% | 11.1Mexcl. ~257.1M low-engagement |
| 17 |  Brazilian footballer | 241,032,900241.0M | −103K | 1.37% | 241.0Mat or above the median |
| 18 | American singer and actress | 239,620,666239.6M | −76K | 0.12% | 44.2Mexcl. ~195.4M low-engagement |
| 19 | American media personality, model and businesswoman | 208,824,555208.8M | −46K | hidden | likes hidden |
| 20 | American singer and actress | 205,183,868205.2M | −73K | 0.12% | 36.6Mexcl. ~168.6M low-engagement |
| 21 | American singer | 194,914,510194.9M | −70K | hidden | likes hidden |
| 22 | Football club in Madrid, Spain | 182,617,436182.6M | +244K | 0.17% | 47.5Mexcl. ~135.1M low-engagement |
| 23 | American actress and singer | 178,286,842178.3M | −70K | 3.55% | 178.3Mat or above the median |
| 24 | American comedian and actor | 171,629,956171.6M | −61K | 0.01% | 3.6Mexcl. ~168.0M low-engagement |
| 25 | American rapper | 160,774,230160.8M | −15K | 0.61% | 146.4Mexcl. ~14.4M low-engagement |
| 26 | American basketball player | 153,520,833153.5M | −64K | 0.20% | 46.4Mexcl. ~107.2M low-engagement |
| 27 | Football club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | 149,653,718149.7M | +86K | 0.36% | 80.3Mexcl. ~69.3M low-engagement |
| 28 | American singer-songwriter and actress | 147,429,692147.4M | −43K | 0.66% | 144.8Mexcl. ~2.6M low-engagement |
| 29 |  Barbadian singer and businesswoman | 145,573,062145.6M | −47K | 1.03% | 145.6Mat or above the median |
| 30 | Canadian-American rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor | 139,873,013139.9M | −29K | 1.09% | 139.9Mat or above the median |
| 31 | American singer and rapper | 139,734,678139.7M | −37K | 0.20% | 41.2Mexcl. ~98.5M low-engagement |
| 32 |  French footballer | 137,247,409137.2M | +31K | 2.48% | 137.2Mat or above the median |
| 33 | American comedian, television host, actress, and writer | 129,613,990129.6M | −59K | 0.07% | 13.0Mexcl. ~116.7M low-engagement |
| 34 | American singer-songwriter | 123,487,232123.5M | −125K | 2.95% | 123.5Mat or above the median |
| 35 | European football tournament | 121,041,304121.0M | +125K | 0.15% | 27.6Mexcl. ~93.5M low-engagement |
| 36 | Prime Minister of India | 106,895,151106.9M | +119K | 0.86% | 106.9Mat or above the median |
| 37 |  Thai rapper, singer, dancer and actress | 105,858,211105.9M | −340 | 2.09% | 105.9Mat or above the median |
| 38 | American space and aeronautics agency | 104,376,680104.4M | −45K | 0.21% | 32.1Mexcl. ~72.2M low-engagement |
| 39 | American actor | 103,174,076103.2M | −44K | 0.36% | 55.8Mexcl. ~47.4M low-engagement |
| 40 |  Israeli actress, and model | 103,149,996103.1M | −57K | 0.22% | 33.7Mexcl. ~69.5M low-engagement |
| 41 |  Colombian singer-songwriter | 103,144,149103.1M | −70K | 0.71% | 103.1Mat or above the median |
| 42 | Indian actress | 92,774,99992.8M | +19K | 0.65% | 90.3Mexcl. ~2.4M low-engagement |
| 43 | Indian film actress and singer | 92,711,55292.7M | −6K | 0.82% | 92.7Mat or above the median |
| 44 | American YouTuber, media personality and businessman | 91,136,33291.1M | −15K | 1.45% | 91.1Mat or above the median |
| 45 |  South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper | 89,359,96989.4M | −15K | 3.15% | 89.4Mat or above the median |
| 46 |    British singer-songwriter | 89,012,71289.0M | −27K | 1.53% | 89.0Mat or above the median |
| 47 | North American professional basketball league | 87,925,72287.9M | +2K | 0.05% | 7.2Mexcl. ~80.8M low-engagement |
| 48 | English footballer | 87,554,01187.6M | −38K | 0.43% | 56.6Mexcl. ~30.9M low-engagement |
| 49 | American rapper | 86,792,19186.8M | +25K | 0.02% | 2.0Mexcl. ~84.8M low-engagement |
| 50 | Hindi film actress | 85,168,08885.2M | +14K | 1.30% | 85.2Mat or above the median |
Who has the most followers on Instagram?
Top 10 people
- 1Cristiano Ronaldo681.0M
- 2Leo Messi517.6M
- 3Selena Gomez402.2M
- 4Kylie381.2M
- 5Dwayne Johnson380.1M
- 6Ariana Grande362.1M
- 7Kim Kardashian343.7M
- 8Beyoncé298.4M
- 9Khloé Kardashian291.2M
- 10Justin Bieber285.7M
How the top spot changed
- Mar 2016
Selena Gomez passes Taylor Swift and becomes the most followed person on Instagram (69.4M followers). Fox News
- 29 Oct 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo passes Selena Gomez and becomes the most followed person on Instagram (144.4M followers). Fox News
- 21 Nov 2022
Ronaldo becomes the first person with 500 million Instagram followers. Guinness World Records
- Sep 2024
Ronaldo passes 1 billion followers across all his social apps combined (more than 639M of them on Instagram). Al Jazeera
- Nov 9, 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo is still the most followed person on Instagram (681.0M followers). Only @instagram has more.
Top 10 by category and country
Most-followed actors and actresses on Instagram
| # | Account | Followers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selena Gomez@selenagomez | 402.2M |
| 2 | Kylie@kyliejenner | 381.2M |
| 3 | Dwayne Johnson@therock | 380.1M |
| 4 | Ariana Grande@arianagrande | 362.1M |
| 5 | Kim Kardashian@kimkardashian | 343.7M |
| 6 | Khloé Kardashian@khloekardashian | 291.2M |
| 7 | Kendall@kendalljenner | 277.6M |
| 8 | Jennifer Lopez@jlo | 239.6M |
| 9 | Kourtney Kardashian Barker@kourtneykardash | 208.8M |
| 10 | Zendaya@zendaya | 178.3M |
How the list is built and updated
We read the public follower count (top 500 every day, the rest every five days) and store it with the read date.
Excluded from the list: Private accounts
Engagement rate, refreshed every day for the top 500: average (likes + comments) on the latest ~23 posts ÷ followers
Engaged audience (est.), where today's median is 0.67%: followers × (account engagement rate ÷ median engagement rate of the top 100), capped at followers
Use the data
GET /v1/top?limit=1
{ "data": { "accounts": [{
"rank": 1, "username": "instagram",
"followers": 686373413,
"change_1d": 19687 }] } }API
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FAQ
Who has the most followers on Instagram?
As of November 9, 2026, it is Instagram (@instagram), with 686,373,413 followers. The most followed person is Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) with 680,957,365.
Who are the 5 most followed people on Instagram?
As of November 9, 2026: 1. Cristiano Ronaldo, 681.0M; 2. Leo Messi, 517.6M; 3. Selena Gomez, 402.2M; 4. Kylie, 381.2M; 5. Dwayne Johnson, 380.1M.
What are the 10 most followed Instagram accounts?
As of November 9, 2026: 1. Instagram (@instagram), 686.4M; 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano), 681.0M; 3. Leo Messi (@leomessi), 517.6M; 4. Selena Gomez (@selenagomez), 402.2M; 5. Kylie (@kyliejenner), 381.2M; 6. Dwayne Johnson (@therock), 380.1M; 7. Ariana Grande (@arianagrande), 362.1M; 8. Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian), 343.7M; 9. Beyoncé (@beyonce), 298.4M; 10. Khloé Kardashian (@khloekardashian), 291.2M.
Does anyone have 1 billion followers on Instagram?
No. The biggest account, @instagram, has 686.4M, about 313.6M short. 3 accounts have more than 500 million followers and 41 have more than 100 million.
Who is the most followed woman on Instagram?
As of November 9, 2026, it is Selena Gomez (@selenagomez), with 402,211,704 followers. Next are Kylie (381.2M) and Ariana Grande (362.1M).
Who is the most followed man on Instagram?
As of November 9, 2026, it is Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano), with 680,957,365 followers. Next are Leo Messi (517.6M) and Dwayne Johnson (380.1M).
Which brand has the most followers on Instagram?
As of November 9, 2026, not counting Instagram's own account, it is Nike (@nike), with 290,814,283 followers.
Why are these numbers different from other lists?
Instagram rounds the count on profiles (@instagram shows 686M for 686,373,413), and many lists are updated once a week or once a month. We store the exact public count (the top 500 accounts every day), so this list shows every digit.
How often is this list updated?
Every day. The top 500 accounts are read daily and the rest every five days. Last update: November 9, 2026.
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