Biggest News & Media Accounts on Instagram (2026)
Headlines reach most people through a feed long before a front page. This ranking covers news and journalism on Instagram: newspapers and magazines, television and radio broadcasters, wire services and digital-native outlets, sports and entertainment newsdesks, plus individual journalists, anchors and reporters with sizeable personal followings. Organisations and people are ranked together by live follower counts, refreshed continuously so breaking stories and audience shifts are reflected. It offers a clear picture of which titles and bylines still command attention at scale.
Use this list to find the most influential accounts for partnerships and campaigns. Filter by country and category, sort by followers, and export the top 100 to plan outreach, from Fabrizio Romano at number one to fast-rising names further down the ranking.
| Rank | Creator | Followers |
|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Luiz Bacci @luizbacci | 24.7M 0.3% eng |
| 5 |  E! News† @enews | 24.6M 0.1% eng |
| 6 |  Najwa Shihab @najwashihab | 23.9M 0.2% eng |
| 7 |  CNN† @cnn | 23.5M 0.6% eng |
| 8 |  BBC NEWS فارسی @bbcpersian | 23.3M 0.0% eng |
| 9 |  The New York Times† @nytimes | 20.4M 0.3% eng |
| 10 |  ایران اینترنشنال @iranintltv | 19.3M 0.1% eng |
| 11 |  CLIPS @clips | 17.8M 0.1% eng |
| 12 |  Aaj Tak @aajtak | 17.8M 0.0% eng |
| 13 |  Shubhankar Mishra @theshubhankarmishra | 17.6M 3.3% eng |
| 14 |  تلویزیون منوتو @manotoofficial | 17.2M 0.1% eng |
| 15 |  LADbible† @ladbible | 16.4M 0.1% eng |
| 16 |  Millardayo @millardayo | 15.8M 0.0% eng |
| 17 |  Netflix India @netflix_in | 15.1M 0.3% eng |
| 18 |  MEMES @meme.ig | 14.8M 0.1% eng |
| 19 |  الجزيرة† @aljazeera | 14.3M 0.0% eng |
| 20 |  memes and movies account @netflixnmovies | 14M 0.0% eng |
| 21 |  أخبار السعودية† @saudinews50 | 13.6M 0.1% eng |
| 22 |  🇵🇸 عين على فلسطين | Eye on Palestine @eye.on.palestine | 13.4M 0.1% eng |
| 23 |  TIME† @time | 12.8M 0.1% eng |
| 24 |  The Trillionaire Life™ @thetrillionairelife | 12.7M 1.8% eng |
| 25 |  ET بالعربي† @etbilarabi | 12.5M 0.1% eng |
| 26 |  Raptv @rap | 12.4M 0.4% eng |
| 27 |  Fox News @foxnews | 12.2M 0.1% eng |
| 28 |  Trolls Official @trolls_official | 11.9M 0.2% eng |
| 29 |  Mindset Therapy† @mindset.therapy | 11.3M 1.5% eng |
| 30 |  Иван Ургант @urgantcom | 11.2M 2.2% eng |
| 31 |  HoodClips @hoodclips | 10.7M 0.6% eng |
| 32 |  Transfermarkt† @transfermarkt_official | 10.4M 0.4% eng |
| 33 |  Sobre Funk @sobremundo | 9.9M 1.8% eng |
| 34 |  Al Jazeera English @aljazeeraenglish | 9.8M 0.1% eng |
| 35 |  Clouds Fm🇹🇿 @cloudsfmtz | 9.7M 0.0% eng |
| 36 |  Today Years Old @todayyearsold | 9.6M 0.4% eng |
| 37 |  Wasafi TV† @wasafitv | 8.8M 0.1% eng |
| 38 |  Betches Media† @betches | 8.7M 0.1% eng |
| 39 |  The Economist @theeconomist | 8.6M 0.1% eng |
| 40 |  Masih Alinejad @masih.alinejad | 8.5M 0.4% eng |
| 41 |  Bear Grylls OBE @beargrylls | 8.5M 0.1% eng |
| 42 |  Portal R7† @portalr7 | 8.5M |
| 43 |  Architecture & Design @architectanddesign | 8.4M 1.2% eng |
| 44 |  GOAL @goalglobal | 8.3M 0.0% eng |
| 45 |  ghantaa @ghantaa | 8.3M 0.1% eng |
| 46 |  Forbes Brasil† @forbesbr | 8.2M 0.0% eng |
| 47 |  مزاجيات @mzajeat | 8.1M 0.0% eng |
| 48 |  BVIRAL† @bviral | 8.1M 0.1% eng |
| 49 |  مصطفى الآغا @mustafa_agha1 | 8M 0.3% eng |
| 50 |  TN - Todo Noticias† @todonoticias | 8M 0.3% eng |
| 51 |  Tiago Leifert @tiagoleifert | 7.8M 0.6% eng |
| 52 |  Forbes† @forbes | 7.8M 0.0% eng |
| 53 |  العربية Al Arabiya @alarabiya | 7.7M 0.0% eng |
| 54 |  Faktastisch - Das Original @faktastisch | 7.7M 1.2% eng |
| 55 |  Rachid Allali @allalirachid | 7.6M 0.6% eng |
| 56 |  The Washington Post @washingtonpost | 7.6M 0.2% eng |
| 57 |  ESPN FC @espnfc | 7.6M 2.0% eng |
| 58 |  Bollywood Chronicle @bollywoodchronicle | 7.5M |
| 59 |  8FACT By 9GAG @8fact | 7.5M 0.5% eng |
| 60 |  Kun.uz @kun.uz | 7.5M 0.1% eng |
| 61 |  Back Pain | Neck Pain | Relief @explainingnews | 7.5M 0.7% eng |
| 62 |  SAVAŞ @savasugurlu | 7.5M 1.0% eng |
| 63 |  Seth @dudewithsign | 7.2M 0.8% eng |
| 64 |  Annabella Hilal @annabellahilal | 7.1M 0.1% eng |
| 65 |  Hespress - هسبريس @hespress | 7M 0.1% eng |
| 66 |  FTBL @ftbl | 7M 0.1% eng |
| 67 |  BBC @bbc | 6.9M 0.8% eng |
| 68 |  Miss Universe† @missuniverse | 6.8M 1.7% eng |
| 69 |  صفحة عانقيني الرسمية? @3anqene | 6.8M 0.1% eng |
| 70 |  Kids Getting Hurt @kidsgettinghurt | 6.8M 0.3% eng |
| 71 |  Savannah Rose LaBrant @sav.labrant | 6.8M 1.7% eng |
| 72 |  Muslim† @muslim | 6.8M 1.1% eng |
| 73 |  Techno & House Music @technoandhousemusic | 6.6M 0.4% eng |
| 74 |  Wasafi Fm @wasafifm | 6.5M 0.1% eng |
| 75 |  Caraota Digital @caraotadigital | 6.5M 0.1% eng |
| 76 |  The Guardian† @guardian | 6.4M 0.1% eng |
| 77 |  Bloomberg Business @bloombergbusiness | 6.4M 0.1% eng |
| 78 |  🍁 بيج جامعة بغداد🍁 مميزين 😌🧿 @university_of_baghdad1 | 6.4M |
| 79 |  ABP NEWS @abpnewstv | 6.4M 0.0% eng |
| 80 |  مجلة مشاهير العراق @celebrities_iqmag | 6.3M |
| 81 |  Clouds TV 🇹🇿 @cloudstv | 6.2M |
| 82 |  Brut @brutofficiel | 6M 0.3% eng |
| 83 |  Memes.com @memes | 6M 0.9% eng |
| 84 |  The Wall Street Journal @wsj | 5.9M 0.1% eng |
| 85 |  Stars Casablanca - نجوم الدار البيضاء @stars_casablanca | 5.9M |
| 86 |  Harper’s BAZAAR† @harpersbazaarus | 5.8M 0.2% eng |
| 87 |  Moon Omens @moonomens | 5.8M 0.9% eng |
| 88 |  ABC News† @abcnews | 5.8M 0.1% eng |
| 89 |  Mad About Marketing @madaboutmarketingg | 5.7M 0.0% eng |
| 90 |  UNILAD @unilad | 5.7M 0.1% eng |
| 91 |  HugoDécrypte @hugodecrypte | 5.7M 3.5% eng |
| 92 |  Pulse Nigeria @pulsenigeria247 | 5.6M 0.0% eng |
| 93 |  Shahin Samad Poor شاهین صمدپور @shahinsamadpoor | 5.6M 3.8% eng |
| 94 |  People En Español @peopleenespanol | 5.5M 0.0% eng |
| 95 |  سيرج نيوز 🔎† @tftiesh | 5.5M |
| 96 |  INDOZONE - #KAMUHARUSTAU @indozone.id | 5.5M 0.0% eng |
| 97 |  Betch @bitch | 5.5M 1.3% eng |
| 98 |  Ляйсан Утяшева @liasanutiasheva | 5.4M 0.3% eng |
| 99 |  MARCA† @marca | 5.4M 0.1% eng |
| 100 |  HRTV @hoodratchetv | 4.8M 0.1% eng |
Frequently asked questions
Who has the most followed account in this ranking?+
Fabrizio Romano (@fabriziorom) leads with 50.5M followers, ranking number one among the 100 profiles tracked in Biggest News & Media Accounts on Instagram (2026).
How is the Biggest News & Media Accounts on Instagram (2026) ranking compiled?+
It is generated from Orbitvibe's live database of 240 million creators, ordered by current follower count. Every entry shows the creator or brand, its content category, country, and a direct link to the profile.
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The ranking is refreshed regularly from live data. It was last updated on September 10, 2026.
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