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

Snapshot of 3 October 2026: @cnn had 23,686,951 Instagram followers in that day's reading. This link always shows that number.

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

Instagram followers23,686,951as of 3 October 2026
Rank#342
24 hours+8K
7 days–
30 daysfrom 25 Oct

Follower history

23.66M23.67M23.68M23.69M30 Sep3 Oct

4 daily readings from 30 September 2026 to 3 October 2026: +22,293 followers, +7K a day on average.

Daily numbers
DateFollowersChange
3 October 202623,686,951+8,075
2 October 202623,678,876+7,795
1 October 202623,671,081+6,423
30 September 202623,664,658

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

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Milestones

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

Next milestone: 25.0M, 1.3M to go.

Account

TypeBrand or organisation
Among brands and organisations#72 of 444
Posts30,010

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Quotes 23,686,951 followers on 3 October 2026, with a fixed link to that reading.

CNN (@cnn) had 23,686,951 Instagram followers on 3 October 2026, according to <a href="https://fastsocial.co/most-followed-instagram-accounts/@cnn?date=2026-10-03">FastSocial's Instagram Top Charts</a>.

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