Selena Gomez is the most-followed woman, actor, musician and North American on Instagram, with over 422 million followers. Virat Kohli is the most-followed Asian on Instagram, with over 252 million followers.
Kylie Jenner
Update: She is now reigning in top-followed people with 390 million followers.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo - @cristiano.
The status quo has changed and Selena Gomez is back as the Queen of Instagram. Selenators Rejoice!
The most followers on Instagram for a female is 403,011,388 and was achieved by Selena Gomez (USA), as of 24 March 2023.
Cristiano Ronaldo
The renowned footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed person on Instagram.
The most-followed individual on the platform is Khaby Lame, with over 157 million followers. He surpassed the previous most-followed account, Charli D'Amelio, on 22 June 2022.
The most liked image post on Instagram has 75,471,947 likes, and was achieved by Lionel Messi (Argentina), as verified on 24 March 2023. It depicts Messi holding aloft the FIFA World Cup Trophy after his country beat France in the final, which was held in Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar.
Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the most-followed individual on Facebook, with over 162 million followers. Shakira is currently the most-followed woman on Facebook, with over 122 million followers.
Charli D'Amelio is an American social media personality and the most followed TikTok female in the world.
The most followers on Instagram for a male is 565,143,282, and was achieved by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), as verified on 24 March 2023. Ronaldo is also the most followed individual account on the social-media platform, second only to Instagram itself.
Worldwide, 51.6% of Instagram's Users are Male
51.6% of users are male, while 48.4% are female.
While Gomez is the most-followed woman on Instagram, soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is the most-followed person in general with 563 million followers. Another soccer star, recent World Cup winner Lionel Messi, follows with 443 million.
Users with more followers or those that follow a lot of Instagram accounts are more likely to appear at the top of your client's following list. Instagram accounts with smaller followers and the number of people followed are likely to be placed at the bottom of your client's following list.
Dan Bilzerian , known to many as the "King of Instagram" — he has more than 6 million followers — is one of the internet's most curious characters.
Dan Bilzerian, known to many as the 'King of Instagram' (he has over 6 million followers) is one of the internet's most curious characters.
Daniel Brandon Bilzerian (born December 7, 1980) is an Armenian-American poker player, businessman, and social media influencer.
On April 9, 2012, Facebook, Inc. (now Meta Platforms) bought Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock, with a plan to keep the company independently managed.