Pope Francis✓
- @franciscus
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Argentina
Follower count as of , the last reading (this account is read every five days) · tracked since 30 September 2026
Snapshot of 30 September 2026: @franciscus had 9,726,341 Instagram followers in that day's reading. This link always shows that number. Everything below is the latest data.
Latest dataSource: the public follower count on @franciscus'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
Follower history
3 daily readings from 30 September 2026 to 2 October 2026: -1,460 followers, −730 a day on average.
Daily numbers
| Date | Followers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | 9,724,881 | -772 |
| 1 October 2026 | 9,725,653 | -688 |
| 30 September 2026 | 9,726,341 |
Each date opens a fixed link to that day's reading. Full history as JSON
Rankings
- All accounts of 2,000#928
- Most-followed people on Instagram of 1556#741
- Most-followed politicians and public figures on Instagram of 130#37
- Accounts from Argentina of 24#16
Milestones
No round-number milestone passed since tracking began on 30 September 2026.
Next milestone: 10.0M, 275K to go.
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Pope Francis (@franciscus) had 9,726,341 Instagram followers on 30 September 2026, according to <a href="https://fastsocial.co/most-followed-instagram-accounts/@franciscus?date=2026-09-30">FastSocial's Instagram Top Charts</a>.
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