List of most-followed Instagram accounts

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This page shows the 50 accounts with the most followers on the social media platform Instagram, with each amount rounded down to the nearest million followers.^[1] The most-followed account is Instagram's own account. The most-followed person is Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.

List

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most-followed person, sportsperson, footballer, and European, with over 651 million followers.

Lionel Messi is the most-followed South American, with over 505 million followers.

Selena Gomez is the most-followed woman, actress, singer, and North American, with over 421 million followers.

Virat Kohli is the most-followed Asian and cricketer, with over 271 million followers.

Narendra Modi is the most-followed politician, with over 92 million followers.

Key

†	Indicates a brand account.

Username	Owner	Followers (millions)	Profession/Activity	Country
@instagram	Instagram†	687	Social media platform	United States
@cristiano	Cristiano Ronaldo	652	Footballer	Portugal
@leomessi	Lionel Messi	505	Footballer	Argentina
@selenagomez	Selena Gomez	421	Musician and actress	United States
@therock	Dwayne Johnson	394	Actor and wrestler	United States
@kyliejenner	Kylie Jenner	394	Media personality	United States
@arianagrande	Ariana Grande	376	Musician and actress	United States
@kimkardashian	Kim Kardashian	357	Media personality	United States
@beyonce	Beyoncé	312	Musician and actress	United States
@khloekardashian	Khloé Kardashian	303	Media personality	United States
@nike	Nike†	301	Sportswear multinational	United States
@justinbieber	Justin Bieber	294	Musician	Canada
@kendalljenner	Kendall Jenner	288	Media personality	United States
@taylorswift	Taylor Swift	282	Musician	United States
@natgeo	National Geographic†	279	Magazine	United States
@virat.kohli	Virat Kohli	271	Cricketer	India
@jlo	Jennifer Lopez	249	Musician and actress	United States
@neymarjr	Neymar	229	Footballer	Brazil
@nickiminaj	Nicki Minaj	226	Musician	Trinidad and Tobago  United States
@kourtneykardash	Kourtney Kardashian	219	Media personality	United States
@mileycyrus	Miley Cyrus	213	Musician and actress	United States
@katyperry	Katy Perry	204	Musician	United States
@zendaya	Zendaya	179	Actress and singer	United States
@kevinhart4real	Kevin Hart	177	Comedian and actor	United States
@realmadrid	Real Madrid CF†	173	Football club	Spain
@iamcardib	Cardi B	164	Musician and actress	United States
@kingjames	LeBron James	159	Basketball player	United States
@ddlovato	Demi Lovato	153	Musician and actress	United States
@badgalriri	Rihanna	149	Musician	Barbados
@chrisbrownofficial	Chris Brown	144	Musician	United States
@champagnepapi	Drake	143	Musician	Canada  United States
@ellendegeneres	Ellen DeGeneres	136	Comedian and television host	United States
@fcbarcelona	FC Barcelona†	136	Football club	Spain
@billieeilish	Billie Eilish	124	Musician	United States
@k.mbappe	Kylian Mbappé	123	Footballer	France
@championsleague	UEFA Champions League†	120	Club football competition	Europe
@gal_gadot	Gal Gadot	108	Actress	Israel
@lalalalisa_m	Lisa	105	Musician	Thailand
@vindiesel	Vin Diesel	103	Actor	United States
@nasa	NASA†	96.8	Space agency	United States
@shraddhakapoor	Shraddha Kapoor	94.2	Actress	India
@narendramodi	Narendra Modi	92.8	Prime Minister of India (2014–present)	India
@priyankachopra	Priyanka Chopra	92.4	Actress	India
@shakira	Shakira	91.6	Musician	Colombia
@nba	NBA†	90	Professional basketball league	United States  Canada
@snoopdogg	Snoop Dogg	88.2	Musician	United States
@davidbeckham	David Beckham	87.9	Former footballer	United Kingdom
@dualipa	Dua Lipa	87.3	Musician	United Kingdom  Albania
@jennierubyjane	Jennie	86.9	Musician	South Korea
@aliaabhatt	Alia Bhatt	86.2	Actress	India
As of April 19, 2025

See also

• List of most-liked Instagram posts
• List of most-followed Facebook pages
• List of most-followed Twitter accounts
• List of most-followed TikTok accounts
• List of most-subscribed YouTube channels
• List of most-viewed YouTube videos
• List of most-streamed artists on Spotify
• List of Spotify streaming records
• List of most-followed Twitch channels

References

1. "Most Followed Instagram Accounts in the World in 2025". notcommon.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.