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The New York Times✓

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

Snapshot of 1 October 2026: @nytimes had 20,477,222 Instagram followers in that day's reading. This link always shows that number. Everything below is the latest data.

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Source: the public follower count on @nytimes'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 followers20,484,440as of 3 October 2026
Rank#399
24 hours+3K
7 days–
30 daysfrom 25 Oct

Follower history

20.470M20.475M20.480M20.485M30 Sep3 Oct

4 daily readings from 30 September 2026 to 3 October 2026: +10,979 followers, +4K a day on average.

Daily numbers
DateFollowersChange
3 October 202620,484,440+3,206
2 October 202620,481,234+4,012
1 October 202620,477,222+3,761
30 September 202620,473,461

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Rankings

Milestones

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

Next milestone: 25.0M, 4.5M to go.

Account

TypeBrand or organisation
Among brands and organisations#82 of 444
Posts25,274

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Quotes 20,477,222 followers on 1 October 2026, with a fixed link to that reading.

The New York Times (@nytimes) had 20,477,222 Instagram followers on 1 October 2026, according to <a href="https://fastsocial.co/most-followed-instagram-accounts/@nytimes?date=2026-10-01">FastSocial's Instagram Top Charts</a>.

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