Source: the public follower count on @pele'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
4 daily readings from 30 September 2026 to 3 October 2026: -6,424 followers, −2K a day on average.
Daily numbers
| Date | Followers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 3 October 2026 | 18,230,809 | -924 |
| 2 October 2026 | 18,231,733 | -2,427 |
| 1 October 2026 | 18,234,160 | -3,073 |
| 30 September 2026 | 18,237,233 |
Each date opens a fixed link to that day's reading. Full history as JSON
Rankings
- All accounts of 2,000#470
- Most-followed people on Instagram of 1556#378
- Most-followed athletes on Instagram of 504#94
- Most-followed Brazilian Instagram accounts of 53#26
Milestones
No round-number milestone passed since tracking began on 30 September 2026.
Next milestone: 20.0M, 1.8M to go.
Account
Nearby on the chart
- #467Jimmy Neutch18.3M43K ahead
- #468Burna Boy18.3M41K ahead
- #469Shri Yogi Adityanath18.3M21K ahead
- #470Pelé18.2M
- #471Beli18.2M10K behind
- #472MotoGP18.2M22K behind
- #473Chance The Rapper18.2M31K behind
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Quotes 18,230,809 followers on 3 October 2026, with a fixed link to that reading.
Pelé (@pele) had 18,230,809 Instagram followers on 3 October 2026, according to <a href="https://fastsocial.co/most-followed-instagram-accounts/@pele?date=2026-10-03">FastSocial's Instagram Top Charts</a>.
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