# Most Followed Instagram Accounts (19 Oct 2026)

Source: FastSocial Instagram Top Charts, https://fastsocial.co/most-followed-instagram-accounts
Last update: 19 October 2026, 12:29 UTC. 2,000 accounts ranked by public follower count; the top 500 are read every day.

As of 19 Oct 2026, the most followed Instagram account is Instagram (@instagram) with 686,560,134 followers. The most followed person is Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) with 680,015,550.

## Top 100 by followers

| # | Account | Username | Followers | 7-day change | Country | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Instagram | @instagram | 686,560,134 | -33,748 | US | Brands |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | @cristiano | 680,015,550 | -197,958 | PT | Sports |
| 3 | Leo Messi | @leomessi | 517,814,109 | +27,654 | AR;ES;IT | Sports |
| 4 | Selena Gomez | @selenagomez | 402,606,041 | -176,988 | US | Music |
| 5 | Kylie | @kyliejenner | 380,678,885 | +61,471 | US | Fashion & beauty |
| 6 | Dwayne Johnson | @therock | 380,578,944 | -204,180 | US;CA | Film & TV |
| 7 | Ariana Grande | @arianagrande | 362,297,457 | -109,794 | US | Music |
| 8 | Kim Kardashian | @kimkardashian | 343,703,735 | -32,295 | US | Film & TV |
| 9 | Beyoncé | @beyonce | 298,695,894 | -108,143 | US | Music |
| 10 | Khloé Kardashian | @khloekardashian | 291,325,001 | -77,453 | US | Film & TV |
| 11 | Nike | @nike | 290,946,519 | -64,690 | US | Brands |
| 12 | Justin Bieber | @lilbieber | 286,099,214 | -105,059 | CA | Music |
| 13 | Kendall | @kendalljenner | 277,545,305 | -41,293 | US | Fashion & beauty |
| 14 | Taylor Swift | @taylorswift | 272,543,123 | -94,799 | US | Music |
| 15 | Virat Kohli | @virat.kohli | 271,245,959 | -157,788 | IN | Sports |
| 16 | National Geographic | @natgeo | 268,338,436 | -66,806 | US | Media |
| 17 | Neymar Jr | @neymarjr | 241,797,253 | -87,233 | BR | Sports |
| 18 | Jennifer Lopez | @jlo | 239,854,083 | -67,694 | US | Music |
| 19 | Kourtney Kardashian Barker | @kourtneykardash | 208,983,630 | -60,280 | US | Film & TV |
| 20 | MILEY | @miley | 205,392,534 | -60,638 | US | Music |
| 21 | KATY PERRY | @katyperry | 195,116,336 | -69,540 | US | Music |
| 22 | Real Madrid C.F. | @realmadrid | 181,254,803 | +111,950 | ES | Sports |
| 23 | Zendaya | @zendaya | 178,488,140 | -62,186 | US | Film & TV |
| 24 | Kevin Hart | @kevinhart4real | 171,805,867 | -69,283 | US | Film & TV |
| 25 | Cardi B | @iamcardib | 160,801,330 | -46,817 | US | Music |
| 26 | kingjames | @kingjames | 153,689,292 | -53,499 | US | Sports |
| 27 | FC Barcelona | @fcbarcelona | 149,226,609 | +220,176 | ES | Sports |
| 28 | Demi Lovato | @ddlovato | 147,452,924 | -51,574 | US | Music |
| 29 | badgalriri | @badgalriri | 145,719,674 | -30,332 | BB | Music |
| 30 | champagnepapi | @champagnepapi | 139,907,703 | -25,037 | CA;US | Music |
| 31 | BROWN | @chrisbrownofficial | 139,842,909 | -36,266 | US | Music |
| 32 | Kylian Mbappé | @k.mbappe | 136,869,434 | -49,553 | FR | Sports |
| 33 | Ellen DeGeneres | @ellendegeneres | 129,756,511 | -40,482 | US | Film & TV |
| 34 | BILLIE EILISH | @billieeilish | 123,628,397 | -63,986 | US | Music |
| 35 | UEFA Champions League | @championsleague | 120,701,561 | +89,701 |  | Sports |
| 36 | Narendra Modi | @narendramodi | 106,785,183 | -13,229 | IN | Public figures |
| 37 | LISA | @lalalalisa_m | 105,889,943 | -24,856 | TH | Music |
| 38 | NASA | @nasa | 104,384,136 | +38,693 | US | Media |
| 39 | Vin Diesel | @vindiesel | 103,337,896 | -45,681 | US | Film & TV |
| 40 | Shakira | @shakira | 103,320,323 | +34,664 | CO;ES | Music |
| 41 | Gal Gadot | @gal_gadot | 103,295,521 | -46,465 | IL | Film & TV |
| 42 | Shraddha | @shraddhakapoor | 92,784,305 | -42,292 | IN | Film & TV |
| 43 | Priyanka | @priyankachopra | 92,734,697 | -47,880 | IN | Film & TV |
| 44 | MrBeast | @mrbeast | 91,093,368 | +232,766 | US | Creators |
| 45 | Jennie | @jennierubyjane | 89,415,517 | +445 | KR | Music |
| 46 | DUA LIPA | @dualipa | 89,111,976 | +15,440 | GB;AL;XK | Music |
| 47 | NBA | @nba | 87,898,443 | -20,224 | US | Sports |
| 48 | David Beckham | @davidbeckham | 87,644,504 | -23,045 | GB | Sports |
| 49 | snoopdogg | @snoopdogg | 86,658,309 | -28,798 | US | Music |
| 50 | Alia Bhatt | @aliaabhatt | 85,229,380 | -22,641 | IN;GB | Film & TV |
| 51 | ROSÉ | @roses_are_rosie | 82,898,652 | -14,209 | NZ;KR | Music |
| 52 | BTS official | @bts.bighitofficial | 81,833,727 | +72,901 | KR | Music |
| 53 | Ronaldo de Assis Moreira | @ronaldinho | 81,207,203 | +10,152 | BR;ES | Sports |
| 54 | Premier League | @premierleague | 80,485,179 | +39,082 | GB | Sports |
| 55 | JISOO | @sooyaaa__ | 79,918,625 | -23,130 | KR | Music |
| 56 | 433 | @433 | 79,647,810 | -28,524 | NL | Media |
| 57 | Katrina Kaif | @katrinakaif | 78,705,524 | +35,092 | IN;GB | Film & TV |
| 58 | Victoria's Secret | @victoriassecret | 78,371,865 | +1,490,113 | US | Fashion & beauty |
| 59 | Khabane Lame | @khaby00 | 78,072,274 | -29,255 | IT;SN | Creators |
| 60 | Georgina Rodríguez | @georginagio | 78,067,710 | -113,470 | ES;AR | Fashion & beauty |
| 61 | Deepika Padukone | @deepikapadukone | 77,899,025 | -46,164 | IN | Film & TV |
| 62 | V | @thv | 77,143,437 | +131,479 | KR | Music |
| 63 | Abel | @theweeknd | 76,981,218 | +36,628 | CA | Music |
| 64 | Erling Braut Haaland | @erling | 76,765,604 | -119,402 | NO | Sports |
| 65 | Neha Kakkar | @nehakakkar | 75,980,161 | -58,865 | IN | Music |
| 66 | Raffi Ahmad and Nagita Slavina | @raffinagita1717 | 74,904,148 |  | ID | Music |
| 67 | Karim Benzema | @karimbenzema | 74,392,453 | -37,030 | FR | Sports |
| 68 | Gigi Hadid | @gigihadid | 73,555,199 | +37,891 | US | Fashion & beauty |
| 69 | Salman Khan | @beingsalmankhan | 72,797,859 | +47,423 | IN | Film & TV |
| 70 | Emma Watson | @emmawatson | 70,859,398 | -17,220 | GB | Film & TV |
| 71 | Millie Bobby Brown | @milliebobbybrown | 70,612,952 | -39,915 | GB;ES | Film & TV |
| 72 | KAROL G | @karolg | 70,524,744 | +15,936 | CO | Music |
| 73 | Sergio Ramos | @sergioramos | 69,861,683 | -3,790 | ES | Sports |
| 74 | Justin Timberlake | @justintimberlake | 68,840,480 | -17,562 | US | Music |
| 75 | Tom Holland | @tomholland2013 | 68,658,616 | -10,981 | GB | Film & TV |
| 76 | Shawn Mendes | @shawnmendes | 68,563,565 | -22,663 | CA | Music |
| 77 | Mohamed Salah | @mosalah | 67,889,076 | -15,511 | EG | Sports |
| 78 | Jacqueline Fernandez | @jacquelienefernandez | 67,652,736 | -32,483 | LK | Film & TV |
| 79 | Will Smith | @willsmith | 67,535,875 | -52,736 | US | Film & TV |
| 80 | Marcelo Vieira | @marcelotwelve | 67,377,295 | -20,775 | BR;ES | Sports |
| 81 | Paris Saint-Germain | @psg | 67,365,362 | +35,199 | FR | Sports |
| 82 | AnushkaSharma1588 | @anushkasharma | 67,167,581 | -45,977 | IN | Film & TV |
| 83 | FIFA World Cup | @fifaworldcup | 67,149,943 | -10,171 |  | Sports |
| 84 | Urvashi Rautela | @urvashirautela | 66,930,922 | -51,858 | IN | Film & TV |
| 85 | Manchester United | @manutd | 66,112,164 | -25,336 | GB | Sports |
| 86 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | @zlatan | 65,268,732 | -28,487 | SE | Sports |
| 87 | Marvel Entertainment | @marvel | 65,191,865 | +14,923 | US | Brands |
| 88 | Akshay Kumar | @akshaykumar | 64,799,740 | -51,345 | IN;CA | Film & TV |
| 89 | Vinicius Jr. | @vinijr | 63,904,549 | -104,826 | BR;ES | Sports |
| 90 | MALUMA | @maluma | 63,670,352 | +68,574 | CO | Music |
| 91 | Paul Labile Shakur Pogba | @paulpogba | 63,464,118 | -19,311 | FR | Sports |
| 92 | ZARA | @zara | 61,675,979 | +4,953 | ES | Fashion & beauty |
| 93 | camila | @camila_cabello | 61,538,580 | -25,347 | US;CU;MX | Music |
| 94 | Lady Gaga | @ladygaga | 61,163,314 | -7,557 | US | Music |
| 95 | Anitta | @anitta | 61,147,547 | +17,914 | BR | Music |
| 96 | JIMIN | @j.m | 60,443,008 | +143,203 | KR | Music |
| 97 | disha patani (paatni) | @dishapatani | 60,212,845 | -40,189 | IN | Film & TV |
| 98 | Lamine Yamal | @lamineyamal | 59,786,293 | +403,183 | ES;GQ;MA | Sports |
| 99 | Bella | @bellahadid | 59,095,865 | +31,349 | US | Fashion & beauty |
| 100 | CHANEL | @chanelofficial | 59,080,998 | +9,676 | FR | Brands |

## Most followed by group

| Group | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Selena Gomez (@selenagomez), 402,606,041 | Kylie (@kyliejenner), 380,678,885 | Ariana Grande (@arianagrande), 362,297,457 |
| Men | Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano), 680,015,550 | Leo Messi (@leomessi), 517,814,109 | Dwayne Johnson (@therock), 380,578,944 |
| Athletes | Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano), 680,015,550 | Leo Messi (@leomessi), 517,814,109 | Virat Kohli (@virat.kohli), 271,245,959 |
| Musicians | Selena Gomez (@selenagomez), 402,606,041 | Ariana Grande (@arianagrande), 362,297,457 | Beyoncé (@beyonce), 298,695,894 |
| Actors and TV | Dwayne Johnson (@therock), 380,578,944 | Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian), 343,703,735 | Khloé Kardashian (@khloekardashian), 291,325,001 |
| Creators | MrBeast (@mrbeast), 91,093,368 | Khabane Lame (@khaby00), 78,072,274 | IShowSpeed (@ishowspeed), 55,064,373 |
| Brands | Nike (@nike), 290,946,519 | Marvel Entertainment (@marvel), 65,191,865 | CHANEL (@chanelofficial), 59,080,998 |
| Sports clubs and leagues | Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid), 181,254,803 | FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona), 149,226,609 | UEFA Champions League (@championsleague), 120,701,561 |

## How the top spot changed

- Mar 2016: Selena Gomez passes Taylor Swift and becomes the most followed person on Instagram (69.4M followers). Source: Fox News, https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/selena-gomez-supplants-taylor-swift-as-most-followed-person-on-instagram
- 29 Oct 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo passes Selena Gomez and becomes the most followed person on Instagram (144.4M followers). Source: Fox News, https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cristiano-ronaldo-dethrones-selena-gomez-as-the-most-followed-person-on-instagram
- 21 Nov 2022: Ronaldo becomes the first person with 500 million Instagram followers. Source: Guinness World Records, https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/727401-first-person-with-500-million-followers-on-instagram
- Sep 2024: Ronaldo passes 1 billion followers across all his social apps combined (more than 639M of them on Instagram). Source: Al Jazeera, https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2024/9/13/ronaldo-becomes-first-individual-with-one-billion-social-media-followers
- 19 Oct 2026: Cristiano Ronaldo is still the most followed person on Instagram (680.0M followers). Only @instagram has more.

## Method

Follower counts are the public numbers shown on each profile, read by FastSocial. The top 500 accounts are read every day and refreshed every 3 hours; the rest of the 2,000 every few days. Private accounts, accounts whose owners asked to be removed and handles that turned out to be someone else are left out. Country is the main country; other citizenships are listed after it, separated by ';'.

## Data

- Full list (2,000 accounts): https://fastsocial.co/static/mf/top.csv and https://fastsocial.co/static/mf/top.json
- Every daily reading: https://fastsocial.co/instagram-stats/data/daily.csv.gz
- License: CC BY 4.0. Credit FastSocial and link to https://fastsocial.co/most-followed-instagram-accounts

## Cite

FastSocial, "Most Followed Instagram Accounts", data for 19 Oct 2026, https://fastsocial.co/most-followed-instagram-accounts (CC BY 4.0)