Best Instagram 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. Barsee 🐶 (@heybarsee) — 11,465 followers, 2,861,385 avg views/post.
3. Marques Brownlee (@mkbhd) — 5,196,363 followers, 2,066,580 avg views/post.
4. CatGPT (@askcatgpt) — 795,741 followers, 675,797 avg views/post.
5. AshutoshShrivastava (@ai_for_success) — 80,853 followers, 8,451 avg views/post.

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