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Follower count as of (chart updated ) · tracked since 2 October 2026
Source: the public follower count on @bbcnews's Instagram profile, read by FastSocial every day and stored with the date. No estimates or adjustments. Full method · Data CC BY 4.0
Follower history
2 daily readings from 2 October 2026 to 3 October 2026: +1,987 followers, +2K a day on average.
Daily numbers
| Date | Followers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 3 October 2026 | 30,921,291 | +1,987 |
| 2 October 2026 | 30,919,304 |
Each date opens a fixed link to that day's reading. Full history as JSON
Rankings
- All accounts of 2,000#249
- Accounts from the United Kingdom of 127#22
- Media of 56#5
Milestones
No round-number milestone passed since tracking began on 2 October 2026.
Next milestone: 40.0M, 9.1M to go.
Account
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- #250Mark Wahlberg30.4M474K behind
- #251YouTube30.4M479K behind
- #252Reese Witherspoon30.3M668K behind
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Quotes 30,921,291 followers on 3 October 2026, with a fixed link to that reading.
BBC News (@bbcnews) had 30,921,291 Instagram followers on 3 October 2026, according to <a href="https://fastsocial.co/most-followed-instagram-accounts/@bbcnews?date=2026-10-03">FastSocial's Instagram Top Charts</a>.
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