Most Followed Instagram Accounts
As of January 17, 2026, @instagram has 685,990,716 followers — the most of any account in the IGDetective directory. This page ranks the top 100 by follower count and is rebuilt daily; each row below shows the date its own count was captured.
| # | Account | Username | Followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 686M as of January 17, 2026 | |
| 2 |  | @cristiano | 679.7M as of August 28, 2026 |
| 3 |  | @leomessi | 516.3M as of July 29, 2026 |
| 4 |  | @selenagomez | 403.8M as of July 28, 2026 |
| 5 |  | @therock | 381.8M as of — |
| 6 |  | @kyliejenner | 381.3M as of July 26, 2026 |
| 7 |  | @arianagrande | 363.1M as of August 17, 2026 |
| 8 |  | @kimkardashian | 344.3M as of August 13, 2026 |
| 9 |  | @beyonce | 299.6M as of — |
| 10 |  | @khloekardashian | 292M as of — |
| 11 |  | @nike | 291.4M as of January 23, 2026 |
| 12 |  | @lilbieber | 286.6M as of August 28, 2026 |
| 13 |  | @kendalljenner | 278.4M as of March 15, 2026 |
| 14 |  | @taylorswift | 273.2M as of August 25, 2026 |
| 15 |  | @virat.kohli | 272.2M as of January 12, 2026 |
| 16 |  | @natgeo | 268.7M as of — |
| 17 |  | @neymarjr | 242.6M as of August 10, 2026 |
| 18 |  | @jlo | 240.3M as of August 20, 2026 |
| 19 |  | @kourtneykardash | 209.6M as of — |
| 20 |  | @mileycyrus | 205.3M as of — |
| 21 |  | @katyperry | 195.6M as of — |
| 22 |  | @realmadrid | 179M as of — |
| 23 |  | @zendaya | 177.8M as of — |
| 24 |  | @iamcardib | 161.2M as of August 7, 2026 |
| 25 |  | @kingjames | 154.1M as of — |
| 26 |  | @ddlovato | 147.8M as of — |
| 27 |  | @fcbarcelona | 147.6M as of January 15, 2026 |
| 28 |  | @badgalriri | 145.7M as of June 28, 2026 |
| 29 |  | @chrisbrownofficial | 140.1M as of March 12, 2026 |
| 30 |  | @champagnepapi | 139.9M as of June 21, 2026 |
| 31 |  | @k.mbappe | 136.8M as of July 1, 2026 |
| 32 |  | @ellendegeneres | 129.9M as of — |
| 33 |  | @billieeilish | 124.2M as of July 8, 2026 |
| 34 |  | @lalalalisa_m | 106M as of July 18, 2026 |
| 35 |  | @nasa | 104.4M as of January 1, 2026 |
| 36 |  | @gal_gadot | 103.6M as of — |
| 37 |  | @shakira | 103.6M as of July 22, 2026 |
| 38 |  | @narendramodi | 102.6M as of — |
| 39 |  | @shraddhakapoor | 93.1M as of — |
| 40 |  | @priyankachopra | 93M as of June 13, 2026 |
| 41 |  | @jennierubyjane | 89.4M as of December 30, 2025 |
| 42 |  | @mrbeast | 89M as of July 25, 2026 |
| 43 |  | @dualipa | 88.6M as of May 9, 2026 |
| 44 |  | @nba | 88.3M as of January 9, 2026 |
| 45 |  | @davidbeckham | 87.8M as of July 10, 2026 |
| 46 |  | @snoopdogg | 87.1M as of — |
| 47 |  | @aliaabhatt | 85.4M as of — |
| 48 |  | @roses_are_rosie | 83.2M as of July 22, 2026 |
| 49 |  | @bts.bighitofficial | 81.5M as of — |
| 50 |  | @deepikapadukone | 80.6M as of December 18, 2025 |
| 51 |  | @ronaldinho | 80.6M as of — |
| 52 |  | @sooyaaa__ | 80.1M as of — |
| 53 |  | @katrinakaif | 78.8M as of — |
| 54 |  | @theweeknd | 77.7M as of — |
| 55 |  | @erling | 77M as of — |
| 56 |  | @thv | 76.4M as of January 6, 2026 |
| 57 |  | @karimbenzema | 74M as of July 6, 2026 |
| 58 |  | @gigihadid | 73.6M as of — |
| 59 |  | @georginagio | 73.5M as of — |
| 60 |  | @emmawatson | 70.9M as of August 7, 2026 |
| 61 |  | @milliebobbybrown | 70.8M as of — |
| 62 |  | @karolg | 70.2M as of — |
| 63 |  | @justintimberlake | 69M as of September 27, 2025 |
| 64 |  | @shawnmendes | 68.4M as of — |
| 65 |  | @jacquelienefernandez | 68.2M as of — |
| 66 |  | @anushkasharma | 67.9M as of — |
| 67 |  | @urvashirautela | 67.8M as of — |
| 68 |  | @fifaworldcup | 67.7M as of — |
| 69 |  | @psg | 66.7M as of — |
| 70 |  | @mosalah | 66.5M as of — |
| 71 |  | @tomholland2013 | 66.4M as of — |
| 72 |  | @manutd | 65.9M as of — |
| 73 |  | @vinijr | 64.3M as of August 12, 2026 |
| 74 |  | @maluma | 63.3M as of — |
| 75 |  | @camila_cabello | 61.8M as of June 11, 2026 |
| 76 |  | @dishapatani | 61.6M as of January 25, 2026 |
| 77 |  | @zara | 61.6M as of — |
| 78 |  | @anitta | 61.2M as of — |
| 79 |  | @ladygaga | 61.1M as of July 16, 2026 |
| 80 |  | @bellahadid | 59.3M as of July 14, 2026 |
| 81 |  | @juventus | 59M as of August 8, 2026 |
| 82 |  | @travisscott | 59M as of August 11, 2026 |
| 83 |  | @j.m | 58.7M as of January 3, 2026 |
| 84 |  | @lamineyamal | 58.5M as of August 3, 2026 |
| 85 |  | @haileybieber | 58.4M as of January 13, 2026 |
| 86 |  | @chrishemsworth | 58.1M as of August 12, 2026 |
| 87 |  | @kritisanon | 57.9M as of — |
| 88 |  | @hudabeauty | 57.5M as of — |
| 89 |  | @michelleobama | 57.2M as of — |
| 90 |  | @mancity | 56.9M as of July 13, 2026 |
| 91 |  | @virginia | 56.7M as of — |
| 92 |  | @uarmyhope | 56.5M as of January 10, 2026 |
| 93 |  | @adele | 56.1M as of — |
| 94 |  | @jokowi | 56M as of June 7, 2026 |
| 95 |  | @judebellingham | 55.9M as of August 4, 2026 |
| 96 |  | @jin | 55.8M as of — |
| 97 |  | @ishowspeed | 55.4M as of July 17, 2026 |
| 98 |  | @ayutingting92 | 55.2M as of — |
| 99 |  | @agustd | 55M as of — |
| 100 |  | @sunnyleone | 54.9M as of — |
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the most followed person on Instagram?
- As of August 28, 2026, @cristiano (Cristiano Ronaldo) is the most-followed person IGDetective tracks, with 679,741,756 followers.
- Who has the most followers on Instagram?
- @instagram currently has the most followers of any account in our tracked directory — 685,990,716 followers, as of January 17, 2026.
- How often is this list updated?
- This page is rebuilt daily from the same data as the IGDetective Instagram directory, but each account's follower count carries the date it was actually captured — some accounts refresh more often than others.
- Why does this list differ from Wikipedia's?
- This list covers public accounts IGDetective tracks, with follower counts captured at our refresh time — not every account on Instagram.