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Most-followed Instagram accounts

Cristiano Ronaldo has 679 million Instagram followers, 7 million short of Instagram's own account at 686 million, as of November 2026.

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  • Instagram ranks #1 with 686M, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo (679M) and Lionel Messi (517M).

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Cristiano Ronaldo is the most-followed person on Instagram with 679 million followers as of November 2026, just 7 million short of Instagram's own account at 686 million. Lionel Messi is third with 517 million, 162 million behind Ronaldo, so the top two sit well clear of everyone else. Selena Gomez (402 million) is the most-followed woman, ahead of Kylie Jenner (381 million) and Dwayne Johnson (380 million).

Counts are rounded down to the nearest million and come from Social Blade and Instagram, so they move daily and can reorder close pairs such as Beyoncé (298 million) and Khloé Kardashian (291 million). Instagram itself and Nike (290 million) are the only brand accounts among the 15 shown. Taylor Swift (272 million) and Virat Kohli (270 million) close out the list. The chart is a snapshot with no follower history.

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Source: Wikipedia, List of most-followed Instagram accounts (follower counts rounded down to the nearest million; underlying counts from Social Blade and Instagram), checked against Social Blade top-50 ordering. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Static ranking, follower counts as of November 2026 (Wikipedia date; retrieved 2026-11-04), rounded down to the nearest million. Brand accounts (Instagram, Nike, National Geographic) have no flag. Social Blade lists the same top-15 order but shows exact counts only to paying users. No reliable archived history of follower counts was used.

Most-followed Instagram accounts, Followers in millions, as of November 2026, Followers (M)
DateInstagram🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo🇦🇷 Lionel Messi🇺🇸 Selena Gomez🇺🇸 Kylie Jenner🇺🇸 Dwayne Johnson🇺🇸 Ariana Grande🇺🇸 Kim Kardashian🇺🇸 Beyoncé🇺🇸 Khloé KardashianNike🇨🇦 Justin Bieber🇺🇸 Kendall Jenner🇺🇸 Taylor Swift🇮🇳 Virat Kohli
Followers (M)686M679M517M402M381M380M362M343M298M291M290M285M277M272M270M

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Who has the most followers on Instagram?

Cristiano Ronaldo has the most followers of any person on Instagram, with 679 million as of November 2026. Only Instagram's own account is larger, at 686 million. Lionel Messi is next among people with 517 million.

Who is the most-followed woman on Instagram?

Selena Gomez is the most-followed woman on Instagram with 402 million followers as of November 2026. Kylie Jenner is next among women with 381 million, then Ariana Grande with 362 million.

Where does this data come from?

Wikipedia, List of most-followed Instagram accounts (follower counts rounded down to the nearest million; underlying counts from Social Blade and Instagram), checked against Social Blade top-50 ordering. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Static ranking, follower counts as of November 2026 (Wikipedia date; retrieved 2026-11-04), rounded down to the nearest million. Brand accounts (Instagram, Nike, National Geographic) have no flag. Social Blade lists the same top-15 order but shows exact counts only to paying users. No reliable archived history of follower counts was used. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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