List of most - followed Instagram accounts - wikipedia List of most - followed Instagram accounts Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed individual on Instagram, with more than 144 million followers. This list contains the top 50 accounts with the most followers on the social photo - sharing platform Instagram. As of October 2018, the most followed user is Instagram 's own account, with over 260 million followers. Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed individual, with over 144 million followers. Twelve accounts have exceeded 100 million followers on the site. Contents 1 Top accounts 1.1 All - time 1.2 By country 2 See also 3 References Top accounts All - time The following table lists the top 50 most followed accounts on Instagram. Rank Chg Account name Owner Followers ( millions ) Profession Country @ instagram Instagram 260 Social media platform USA @ cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo 144 Footballer POR @ selenagomez Selena Gomez 144 Musician and actress USA @ arianagrande Ariana Grande 132 Musician USA 5 @ kimkardashian Kim Kardashian 120 Reality TV personality USA 6 @ beyonce Beyoncé 119 Musician USA 7 @ therock Dwayne Johnson 119 Actor and professional wrestler USA 8 @ kyliejenner Kylie Jenner 117 Reality TV personality USA 9 @ taylorswift Taylor Swift 112 Musician USA 10 @ neymarjr Neymar 104 Footballer BRA 11 @ justinbieber Justin Bieber 102 Musician CAN 12 @ leomessi Lionel Messi 100 Footballer ARG 13 @ kendalljenner Kendall Jenner 97 Model USA 14 @ nickiminaj Nicki Minaj 94 Musician TRI 15 @ natgeo National Geographic 93 Magazine USA 16 @ nike Nike 81 Sportswear multinational USA 17 @ jlo Jennifer Lopez 81 Musician and actress USA 18 @ khloekardashian Khloé Kardashian 81 Reality TV personality USA 19 @ mileycyrus Miley Cyrus 75 Musician and actress USA 20 @ katyperry Katy Perry 73 Musician USA 21 @ ddlovato Demi Lovato 70 Musician USA 22 @ kourtneykardash Kourtney Kardashian 68 Reality TV personality USA 23 @ badgalriri Rihanna 65 Musician BAR 24 @ realmadrid Real Madrid C.F. 64 Football club ESP 25 @ kevinhart4real Kevin Hart 64 Comedian and actor USA 26 @ victoriassecret Victoria 's Secret 61 Lingerie brand USA 27 @ fcbarcelona FC Barcelona 61 Football club ESP 28 @ theellenshow Ellen Degeneres 59 Comedian USA 29 @ shakira Shakira 54 Musician COL 30 @ zendaya Zendaya 53 Actress and musician USA 31 @ justintimberlake Justin Timberlake 52 Musician and actor USA 32 @ davidbeckham David Beckham 51 Footballer GBR 33 @ vindiesel Vin Diesel 51 Actor USA 34 @ champagnepapi Drake 49 Musician CAN 35 @ emmawatson Emma Watson 48 Actress GBR 36 @ 9gag 9GAG 47 Social media platform HKG 37 @ chrisbrownofficial Chris Brown 47 Musician USA 38 @ kingjames LeBron James 44 Basketball player USA 39 @ gigihadid Gigi Hadid 44 Model USA 40 @ caradelevingne Cara Delevingne 41 Actress and model GBR 41 @ jamesrodriguez10 James Rodriguez 40 Footballer COL 42 @ ronaldinho Ronaldinho 38 Footballer BRA 43 @ shawnmendes Shawn Mendes 37 Musician CAN 44 @ garethbale11 Gareth Bale 37 Footballer GBR 45 @ nikefootball Nike Football 36 Sportswear USA 46 @ nasa NASA 36 Space agency USA 47 @ zacefron Zac Efron 36 Actor USA 48 @ maluma Maluma 36 Musician COL 49 @ iamzlatanibrahimovic Zlatan Ibrahimovic 35 Footballer SWE 50 @ iamcardib Cardi B 34 Musician USA As of October 30, 2018 By country The following table lists the top 15 most followed accounts on Instagram by country of origin. Rank Chg Country Account name Owner Followers ( millions ) Profession United States @ instagram Instagram 260 Social media platform Portugal @ cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo 144 Footballer Brazil @ neymarjr Neymar 104 Footballer Canada @ justinbieber Justin Bieber 102 Musician 5 Argentina @ leomessi Lionel Messi 100 Footballer 6 Trinidad and Tobago @ nickiminaj Nicki Minaj 94 Musician 7 Barbados @ badgalriri Rihanna 65 Musician 8 Spain @ realmadrid Real Madrid C.F. 64 Football club 9 Colombia @ shakira Shakira 54 Musician 10 United Kingdom @ davidbeckham David Beckham 51 Footballer 11 Hong Kong @ 9gag 9GAG 47 Social media platform 12 Sweden @ iamzlatanibrahimovic Zlatan Ibrahimović 35 Footballer 13 France @ chanelofficial Chanel 30 Clothing retailer 14 Uruguay @ luissuarez9 Luis Suárez 30 Footballer 15 Germany @ adidasoriginals Adidas Originals 29 Clothing line As of October 29, 2018 See also List of most - liked Facebook pages List of most - followed Instagram Business accounts List of most - liked Instagram pictures List of most - followed Twitter accounts List of most - subscribed YouTube channels List of most - viewed YouTube videos List of most streamed artists on Spotify List of most streamed songs on Spotify References ^ Jump up to : `` Top 100 Instagram Users by Followers - Socialblade Instagram Stats - Instagram Statistics ''. 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Question: whos the person with the most followers on instagram
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo