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Follower count as of (chart updated ) · tracked since 30 September 2026

Snapshot of 1 October 2026: @bbc had 6,935,422 Instagram followers in that day's reading. This link always shows that number. Everything below is the latest data.

Latest data

Source: the public follower count on @bbc's Instagram profile, read by FastSocial every five days and stored with the date. No estimates or adjustments. Full method · Data CC BY 4.0

Instagram followers6,939,635as of 4 October 2026
Rank#1227
24 hours–
7 days–
30 daysfrom 25 Oct

Follower history

6.932M6.934M6.936M6.938M6.940M30 Sep4 Oct

3 daily readings from 30 September 2026 to 4 October 2026: +5,938 followers, +1K a day on average.

Daily numbers
DateFollowersChange
4 October 20266,939,635+4,213
1 October 20266,935,422+1,725
30 September 20266,933,697

Each date opens a fixed link to that day's reading. Full history as JSON

Rankings

  • All accounts of 2,000#1227
  • Accounts from the United Kingdom of 127#101
  • Media of 56#34

Milestones

No round-number milestone passed since tracking began on 30 September 2026.

Next milestone: 7.0M, 60K to go.

Account

TypeBrand or organisation
Among brands and organisations#256 of 444
Posts46,489

Nearby on the chart

  1. #1224Luisana Lopilato7.0M12K ahead
  2. #1225Mary J Blige6.9M2K ahead
  3. #1226𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐣𝐞𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐭6.9M2K ahead
  4. #1227BBC6.9M
  5. #1228Hunter6.9M6K behind
  6. #1229Rowan Blanchard (‿)6.9M8K behind
  7. #1230Marilyn Manson6.9M17K behind

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Quotes 6,935,422 followers on 1 October 2026, with a fixed link to that reading.

BBC (@bbc) had 6,935,422 Instagram followers on 1 October 2026, according to <a href="https://fastsocial.co/most-followed-instagram-accounts/@bbc?date=2026-10-01">FastSocial's Instagram Top Charts</a>.

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