Instagram · top 50 accounts
The most followed Instagram accounts
The Instagram account with the most followers is Instagram (@instagram), with 686.6 million. The most followed person is Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano), with 679.2 million.
Top 50 by followers
| # | Account | Followers | Median likes, latest 12 posts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Instagram@instagram · brand | 686,595,952 | 244,008 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo@cristiano | 679,191,890 | 3,934,306 |
| 3 | Lionel Messi@leomessi | 516,911,172 | 6,583,729 |
| 4 | Selena Gomez@selenagomez | 403,032,189 | 1,996,880 |
| 5 | Dwayne Johnson@therock | 381,034,408 | 53,649 |
| 6 | Kylie Jenner@kyliejenner | 380,805,261 | 1,635,040 |
| 7 | Ariana Grande@arianagrande | 362,570,505 | 945,357 |
| 8 | Kim Kardashian@kimkardashian | 343,844,256 | 690,400 |
| 9 | Beyoncé@beyonce | 298,953,424 | 1,624,336 |
| 10 | Khloé Kardashian@khloekardashian | 291,537,440 | 10,743 |
| 11 | Nike@nike · brand | 291,069,760 | 66,803 |
| 12 | Justin Bieber@lilbieber | 286,343,510 | 421,177 |
| 13 | Kendall Jenner@kendalljenner | 277,615,091 | 1,610,700 |
| 14 | Taylor Swift@taylorswift | 272,743,035 | 4,433,853 |
| 15 | Virat Kohli@virat.kohli | 271,514,783 | 5,505,496 |
| 16 | National Geographic@natgeo · brand | 268,479,856 | 50,200 |
| 17 | Neymar@neymarjr | 241,755,450 | 1,827,324 |
| 18 | Jennifer Lopez@jlo | 240,014,739 | 253,047 |
| 19 | Kourtney Kardashian@kourtneykardash | 209,164,068 | — |
| 20 | Miley Cyrus@miley | 205,570,785 | 344,913 |
| 21 | Katy Perry@katyperry | 195,283,236 | — |
| 22 | Real Madrid CF@realmadrid · brand | 181,170,606 | 265,781 |
| 23 | Zendaya@zendaya | 178,621,958 | 4,004,964 |
| 24 | Kevin Hart@kevinhart4real | 171,964,413 | 62,127 |
| 25 | Cardi B@iamcardib | 160,942,313 | 778,305 |
| 26 | LeBron James@kingjames | 153,803,753 | 95,686 |
| 27 | FC Barcelona@fcbarcelona · brand | 148,896,519 | 506,369 |
| 28 | Demi Lovato@ddlovato | 147,582,146 | 532,321 |
| 29 | Rihanna@badgalriri | 145,779,408 | 1,434,184 |
| 30 | Drake@champagnepapi | 139,963,805 | 1,525,217 |
| 31 | Chris Brown@chrisbrownofficial | 139,926,004 | 274,668 |
| 32 | Kylian Mbappé@k.mbappe | 136,878,445 | 2,644,802 |
| 33 | Ellen DeGeneres@ellendegeneres | 129,856,132 | 14,557 |
| 34 | Billie Eilish@billieeilish | 123,785,342 | 2,525,766 |
| 35 | UEFA Champions League@championsleague · brand | 120,592,525 | 96,349 |
| 36 | Narendra Modi@narendramodi | 106,740,666 | 606,201 |
| 37 | Lisa@lalalalisa_m | 105,975,228 | 3,249,842 |
| 38 | NASA@nasa · brand | 104,311,188 | 187,630 |
| 39 | Vin Diesel@vindiesel | 103,453,836 | 271,307 |
| 40 | Gal Gadot@gal_gadot | 103,402,751 | 155,481 |
| 41 | Shakira@shakira | 103,322,160 | 536,682 |
| 42 | Shraddha Kapoor@shraddhakapoor | 92,916,466 | 254,881 |
| 43 | Priyanka Chopra@priyankachopra | 92,862,500 | 268,375 |
| 44 | MrBeast@mrbeast | 89,979,506 | 1,705,317 |
| 45 | Jennie@jennierubyjane | 89,433,847 | 2,653,914 |
| 46 | Dua Lipa@dualipa | 88,788,547 | 1,277,544 |
| 47 | NBA@nba · brand | 87,940,289 | 11,320 |
| 48 | David Beckham@davidbeckham | 87,689,260 | 295,697 |
| 49 | Snoop Dogg@snoopdogg | 86,745,870 | 2,363 |
| 50 | Alia Bhatt@aliaabhatt | 85,268,190 | 523,683 |
Common questions
Who has the most followers on Instagram?
The Instagram account with the most followers is Instagram (@instagram), with 686.6 million. The most followed person is Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano), with 679.2 million.
Who are the most followed people on Instagram?
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Selena Gomez, Dwayne Johnson and Kylie Jenner, in that order. Brand accounts are left out.
Where do these numbers come from?
Oneirosea requested each account’s public Instagram page on October 1, 2026 and recorded the count it showed. The accounts to check come from Wikipedia’s list of the most-followed Instagram accounts; every number here is our own.
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