United KingdomSource: the public follower count on @samsmith'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
The chart starts after the second daily reading.
Daily numbers
| Date | Followers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | 14,116,527 |
Each date opens a fixed link to that day's reading. Full history as JSON
Rankings
- All accounts of 2,000#636
- Most-followed people on Instagram of 1556#505
- Most-followed musicians on Instagram of 533#185
- Accounts from the United Kingdom of 127#45
Milestones
No round-number milestone passed since tracking began on 2 October 2026.
Next milestone: 15.0M, 883K to go.
Account
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- #633Adam Levine14.2M58K ahead
- #634KAI14.2M53K ahead
- #635treysongz14.2M52K ahead
- #636Sam Smith14.1M
- #637Avengers14.1M19K behind
- #638Banksy14.1M33K behind
- #639England football team14.1M57K behind
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Quotes 14,116,527 followers on 2 October 2026, with a fixed link to that reading.
Sam Smith (@samsmith) had 14,116,527 Instagram followers on 2 October 2026, according to <a href="https://fastsocial.co/most-followed-instagram-accounts/@samsmith?date=2026-10-02">FastSocial's Instagram Top Charts</a>.
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