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Who’s the most followed person on Instagram?

Instagram is packed with celebrities that have hundreds of millions of followers.

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Quick Answer: The official Instagram account is the most followed account on Instagram. Portuguese footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, is the most followed man on the platform, and Kylie Jenner is the most followed woman.

Instagram is one of the world’s most popular social media networks. The Meta-owned photo-sharing app has more than a billion monthly users.

Many of Instagram’s users are celebrities, social media influencers, and other high-profile people with millions of followers worldwide. 

For famous people, Instagram is a great way to connect with fans and offer a glimpse into their lives. Celebrities also use Instagram to make money, signing lucrative endorsement deals with the world’s biggest brands.

By regularly uploading Instagram posts, adding Stories and conducting live streams, many celebrities have gone on to amass huge social media app followers over the past few years.

But who has the most followers on Instagram?

Who’s the most followed Instagram user?

Short answer: Instagram 

Surprisingly, the most followed Instagram user isn’t a human. It’s a company. And that company happens to be Instagram. Currently, the @Instagram account boasts 580 million followers.

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Meanwhile, Portuguese professional footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, is the most followed human on Instagram.

Since creating his Instagram account in October 2012, the Manchester United player has gone on to attract a whopping 520 million followers globally. 

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Just to put this number in perspective, Ronaldo has more followers than the entire US population – which totals over 330 million people. 

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His football club, Manchester United, also has a highly popular Instagram account. Its following count sits at 60.6 million people and is constantly growing. 

Who is the most followed woman on Instagram? 

Short answer: Kylie Jenner 

The most followed woman on Instagram is Kylie Jenner. Best known for starring in Keeping Up With The Kardashians and launching Kylie Cosmetics, she has 375 million Instagram followers.

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This also makes her the third most followed human on Instagram. Recently, Kylie made headlines for criticizing Instagram for becoming too much like TikTok.

Who else is the most followed person on Instagram?

The third most followed user on Instagram is another footballer, Lionel Messi. He hails from Argentina, plays for Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, and has 404 million Instagram followers.

In fifth place is American singer and actress Selena Gomez, with 365 million followers. She’s followed by Dwane Johnson (354 million followers) and Ariana Grande (345 million followers).

After that, you have Kim Kardashian (336 million followers), Beyoncé (287 million followers), and Khloe Kardashian (283 million followers). 

In a nutshell 

What all these record-breaking Instagram accounts have in common is that they are owned by individuals who are highly respected in their fields and admired by millions of people around the world.

They also post lots of content on their Instagram profiles, keeping people highly engaged.

As these celebrities continue to do big things, their Instagram followings will no doubt grow at the same time. 

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