# Most-followed South African Instagram accounts (20 October 2026)

Source: FastSocial Instagram Top Charts, https://fastsocial.co/most-followed-instagram-accounts/south-africa
Last update: 20 October 2026, 17:19 UTC. 56 South African accounts ranked by public follower count.

As of 20 October 2026, the most followed South African on Instagram is AB de Villiers (@abdevilliers17) with 29,478,038 followers.

| # | Account | Username | Followers | 7-day change | Rank among all accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AB de Villiers | @abdevilliers17 | 29,478,038 | -37,406 | 284 |
| 2 | Madelaine Petsch | @madelame | 21,949,317 | -9,175 | 420 |
| 3 | 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗲 | @candiceswanepoel | 19,922,008 | +186,113 | 475 |
| 4 | Sasha Pieterse Sheaffer | @sashapieterse | 17,036,055 | -6,495 | 594 |
| 5 | troye sivan | @troyesivan | 15,141,719 | +14,274 | 697 |
| 6 | Tyla | @tyla | 13,843,469 | -5,152 | 780 |
| 7 | Trevor Noah | @trevornoah | 9,913,676 | +7,315 | 1117 |
| 8 | Charlize Theron | @charlizeafrica | 8,317,614 | -5,137 | 1315 |
| 9 | Refiloe Phoolo | @casspernyovest | 6,546,843 |  | 1521 |
| 10 | Minnie Dlamini | @minniedlamini | 5,198,512 | +119 | 1561 |
| 11 | Khanyi Mbau Metanoia | @mbaureloaded | 5,191,301 |  | 1562 |
| 12 | Black Coffee | @realblackcoffee | 5,077,683 |  | 1565 |
| 13 | Nomzamo Mbatha (Nxumalo) | @nomzamo_m | 4,796,830 |  | 1580 |
| 14 | F A F D U P L E S S I S | @fafdup | 4,709,122 |  | 1581 |
| 15 | AKA | @akaworldwide | 3,166,249 |  |  |
| 16 | Zozibini Tunzi | @zozitunzi | 2,878,597 | -1,828 | 1645 |
| 17 | Thuso Mbedu | @thuso.mbedu | 2,551,348 |  |  |
| 18 | Kevin Pietersen MBE | @kevinpietersen | 2,485,193 |  |  |
| 19 | Caspar Lee | @caspar_lee | 2,117,385 |  |  |
| 20 | Dave Miller | @davidmillersa12 | 2,105,022 |  |  |
| 21 | WanitwaMos | @masterkgsa | 1,965,710 |  |  |
| 22 | SuperSport | @supersporttv | 1,771,427 |  |  |
| 23 | Siya Kolisi | @siyakolisi | 1,636,776 |  |  |
| 24 | Maye Musk | @mayemusk | 1,491,020 |  |  |
| 25 | Mamelodi Sundowns F.C | @sundownsfc | 1,376,241 | +4,732 |  |
| 26 | It’s Sho time | @shomadjozi | 1,346,363 |  |  |
| 27 | Tammin Sursok | @tamminsursok | 1,339,954 |  |  |
| 28 | Kaizer Chiefs Football Club | @kcfcofficial | 1,276,283 | +1,908 |  |
| 29 | Orlando Pirates Football Club | @orlandopirates | 1,189,522 |  |  |
| 30 | Dricus du Plessis | @dricusduplessis | 947,454 |  |  |
| 31 | Terry Pheto | @terrypheto | 934,812 |  |  |
| 32 | Steve Nash | @stevenash | 928,489 |  |  |
| 33 | Sashin Govender | @winwithsashin | 889,737 |  |  |
| 34 | Orville Peck | @orvillepeck | 878,512 |  |  |
| 35 | MTN Nigeria | @mtnng | 822,128 |  |  |
| 36 | Relebohile Mofokeng | @relebohile_ratomo_15 | 821,547 |  |  |
| 37 | Eben Etzebeth | @ebenetzebeth4 | 677,719 |  |  |
| 38 | Juliusmalemasello | @julius.malema.sello | 658,249 |  |  |
| 39 | @Miss_Lira Loves Life & Nature | @miss_lira | 538,913 |  |  |
| 40 | Francois Faf De Klerk | @fafster09 | 534,364 |  |  |
| 41 | Mark Gonzalez | @markgonzalez11 | 492,046 |  |  |
| 42 | Handre Pollard | @handrepollard | 441,403 |  |  |
| 43 | Bulelwa Mkutukana | @zaharasa | 441,098 |  |  |
| 44 | Benni McCarthy | @bennimac17 | 428,011 |  |  |
| 45 | 𝐿𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑙𝑎 𝘔𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘦 | @lalela_mswane | 408,036 |  |  |
| 46 | Wayde van Niekerk | @waydedreamer | 366,244 |  |  |
| 47 | Brad Binder | @bradbinder | 359,815 |  |  |
| 48 | Onezwa Mbola | @onezwambola | 330,197 |  |  |
| 49 | Greg Minnaar | @gregminnaar | 329,837 |  |  |
| 50 | Rolene Strauss | @rolenestrauss | 326,018 |  |  |
| 51 | MyANC | @myanc_ | 317,214 |  |  |
| 52 | Lara Logan | @lara_j_logan | 316,482 |  |  |
| 53 | Alice Phoebe Lou | @alicephoebelou | 297,807 |  |  |
| 54 | Morne Morkel | @mornemorkel65 | 293,218 |  |  |
| 55 | DHL Stormers | @dhlstormers | 282,148 |  |  |
| 56 | Caster Semenya | @castersemenya800m | 255,782 |  |  |

## Data

- This list as CSV: https://fastsocial.co/most-followed-instagram-accounts/south-africa.csv
- All 2,000 accounts: https://fastsocial.co/static/mf/top.csv
- License: CC BY 4.0. Credit FastSocial and link to https://fastsocial.co/most-followed-instagram-accounts/south-africa

## Cite

FastSocial, "Most-followed South African Instagram accounts", data for 20 October 2026, https://fastsocial.co/most-followed-instagram-accounts/south-africa (CC BY 4.0)