Best After Effects creators on Instagram (2026)

Ranked by real engagement signal — quality, breadth, freshness and depth — not follower count.

1. Roberto P. Nickson (@rpn) — 884,267 followers, 1,386,910 avg views/post — #1 by engagement signal.
2. John (@johnbucog) — 212,899 followers, 263,744 avg views/post.
3. Rourke Sefton-Minns (@rourke) — 924,302 followers, 1,710,884 avg views/post.
4. Bilawal Sidhu (@bilawal.ai) — — followers, 182,132 avg views/post.
5. Riley Brown (@realrileybrown) — 328,535 followers, 125,754 avg views/post.

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