As one of the most popular social media, Instagram is special for photo and video sharing. I beg you are one of the millions of users of Ins. People take advantage of IG to share happy moments, beautiful scenes, funny videos, etc. with others.
In general, the more they share, the more popular they will become. Do you know who is the most followed person on Instagram or the most followed accounts? Although the answer can change at a different time, the popular people will still keep popular for a long time.
Top 50 Most Followed Instagram Accounts
As of June 2022, the most followed account on Instagram is Instagram itself, the official account @instagram, which has over 515 million followers.
The following is the list of the Ins accounts whose followers rank in the top 50 (currently).
Rank | Followers (million) | Account | User | Gender | Country | Profile |
1 | 515 | Brand | USA | Social media platform | ||
2 | 451 | @cristiano | Cristiano Ronaldo | Male | Portugal | Footballer |
3 | 345 | @kyliejenner | Kylie Jenner | Female | USA |
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4 | 334 | @leomessi | Lionel Messi | Male | Argentina | Footballer |
5 | 325 | @selenagomez | Selena Gomez | Female | USA |
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6 | 320 | @therock | Dwayne Johnson | Male | USA |
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7 | 316 | @kimkardashian | Kim Kardashian | Female | USA |
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8 | 315 | @arianagrande | Ariana Grande | Female | USA |
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9 | 261 | @beyonce | Beyoncé Knowles | Female | USA |
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10 | 249 | @khloekardashian | Khloé Kardashian | Female | USA |
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11 | 240 | @kendalljenner | Kendall Jenner | Female | USA |
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12 | 239 | @justinbieber | Justin Bieber | Male | Canada | Musician |
13 | 225 | @natgeo | National Geographic | Brand | USA | Magazine |
14 | 222 | @nike | Nike | brand | USA | Sportswear multinational |
15 | 213 | @taylorswift | Taylor Swift | Female | USA | Musician |
16 | 212 | @jlo | Jennifer Lopez | Female | USA |
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17 | 199 | @virat.kohli | Virat Kohli | Male | India | Cricketer |
18 | 192 | @nickiminaj | Nicki Minaj | Female | Trinidad & Tobago | Musician |
19 | 182 | @kourtneykardash | Kourtney Kardashian | Female | USA |
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20 | 175 | @neymarjr | Neymar | Male | Brizal | Footballer |
21 | 174 | @mileycyrus | Miley Cyrus | Female | USA |
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22 | 163 | @katyperry | Katy Perry | Female | USA | Musician |
23 | 145 | @kevinhart4real | Kevin Hart | Male | USA |
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24 | 143 | @zendaya | Zendaya | Female | USA | Actress |
25 | 133 | @ddlovato | Demi Lovato | Female | USA |
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26 | 133 | @iamcardib | Cardi B | Female | USA |
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27 | 130 | @badgalriri | Rihanna | Female | Bardados |
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28 | 123 | @kingjames | LeBron James | Male | USA | Basketball player |
29 | 121 | @theellenshow | Ellen DeGeneres | Female | USA |
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30 | 119 | @realmadrid | Real Madrid CF | Organization | Spain | Football club |
31 | 112 | @champagnepapi | Drake | Male | Canada | Musician |
32 | 111 | @chrisbrownofficial | Chris Brown | Male | USA | Musician |
33 | 109 | @fcbarcelona | FC Barcelona | Organization | Spain | Football club |
34 | 103 | @billieeilish | Billie Eilish | Female | USA | Musician |
35 | 94.5 | @championsleague | UEFA Champions League | Organization | Europe | Club football competition |
36 | 84 | @dualipa | Dua Lipa | Female | UK | Musician |
37 | 82.2 | @lalalalisa_m | Lisa Manobal | Female | Thailand |
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38 | 81.8 | @gal_gadot | Gal Gadot | Female | Israel | Actress |
39 | 80.7 | @vindiesel | Vin Diesel | Male | USA | Actor |
40 | 79.1 | @priyankachopra | Priyanka Chopra | Female | India |
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41 | 78.0 | @khaby00 | Khaby Lame | Male | Italy/Senegal | Social media celebrity |
42 | 77.8 | @nasa | NASA | Organization | USA | Space agency |
43 | 74.7 | @gigihadid | Gigi Hadid | Female | USA | Model |
44 | 74.3 | @shakira | Shakira | Female | Colombia | Musician |
45 | 74.0 | @snoopdogg | Snoop Dogg | Male | USA | Musician |
46 | 73.9 | @davidbeckham | David Beckham | Male | UK | Former footballer |
47 | 72.9 | @shraddhakapoor | Shraddha Kapoor | Female | India | Actress |
48 | 72.8 | @victoriassecret | Victoria’s Secret | Brand | USA | Lingerie company |
49 | 71.6 | @k.mbappe | Kylian Mbappé | Male | France | Footballer |
50 | 70.1 | @nehakakkar | Neha Kakkar | Female | India | Musician |
In total, 34 Instagram accounts have over 100 million followers; 16 of them have exceeded 200 million followers; 8 of those own more than 300 million fans; 2 have reached 400 million followers; 1 (@instagram) gained over 500 million followers. The 50th most-followed Instagram account still has over 70 million followers.
Most of the top 50 most-followed Instagram accounts are owned by women with counting of 27 accounts. Among those women, most of them are musicians, actresses, models, or reality TV stars. Many of them play multiple roles.
Only 15 IG accounts are owned by males with most of them are athletes (especially footballers) and musicians. The rest of the 8 Ins accounts belong to brands or organizations. Within the seven Instagram accounts, there are 3 organizations related to football and 2 clothing companies.
Top 10 Most Followed People on Instagram
According to the above list, the most-followed person on Ins is the famous footballer Cristiano Ronaldo who has over 451 million followers, whose account is also the second most-followed IG account, second only to @instagram.
The top ten most followed individuals on Instagram occupy the 2 – 11 most-followed accounts. They are:
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Kylie Jenner
- Lionel Messi
- Selena Gomez
- Dwayne Johnson
- Kim Kardashian
- Ariana Grande
- Beyoncé Knowles
- Khloé Kardashian
- Kendall Jenner
Top 10 Most Followed Women on Instagram
The most-followed woman on IG is the reality television star Kylie Jenner with 345 million followers. You can find the other 9 in the below list.
- Kylie Jenner
- Selena Gomez
- Kim Kardashian
- Ariana Grande
- Beyoncé Knowles
- Khloé Kardashian
- Kendall Jenner
- Taylor Swift
- Jennifer Lopez
- Nicki Minaj
Top 10 Most Followed Men on Instagram
The most-followed man on Instagram is Cristiano Ronaldo, who is also the most-followed person on IG and the owner of the second most-followed Ins account.
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Lionel Messi
- Dwayne Johnson
- Justin Bieber
- Virat Kohli
- Neymar
- Kevin Hart
- LeBron James
- drake
- Christopher Brown
Top 7 Most Followed Athletes on Instagram
Next, let’s see the seven most-followed athletes on Ins. All of them are males.
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Lionel Messi
- Virat Kohli
- Neymar
- LeBron James
- David Beckham
- Kylian Mbappé
Most-followed People of Other Roles on Instagram
Finally, let’s have a look at the most-followed Instagram influencers of different professions.
Top 5 Attractive Instagram Models & Reality TV Stars
- Kylie Jenner
- Kim Kardashian
- Khloé Kardashian
- Kendall Jenner
- Kourtney Kardashian
(seems contracted by Kardashian and Jenner families ?)
Top 5 Most Followed Musicians on Instagram
- Selena Gomez
- Ariana Grande
- Beyoncé Knowles
- Justin Bieber
- Taylor Swift
Top 5 Most Followed Actresses/Actors on Instagram
- Selena Gomez
- Dwayne Johnson
- Ariana Grande
- Beyoncé Knowles
- Jennifer Lopez
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