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- Creator discoveryGuide UK influencers: 978 Instagram creators with measured engagement (2026) 978 Instagram creators whose bio names the UK, each with followers, engagement rate and Reel views we measured. The median one has 18.1K followers and a 2.46% engagement rate.
- InstagramGuide How long should a reel be? Under 3 minutes on Instagram, longer on TikTok We compared 13.8 million reels and TikToks with each creator's own median. Reels from 10 seconds to 3 minutes tie, reels over 3 minutes get 0.91x, and 3 to 10 minute TikToks get 1.22x.
- InstagramGuide How many followers to make money on Instagram? About 10K (2026 data) We counted paid posts for 227,611 Instagram and 128,120 TikTok creators. Paid posts pass 1 in 20 creators at 5K-10K followers on Instagram and at 50K-100K on TikTok. Prices per post, TikTok and YouTube payout gates and monthly money by size, with a CSV.
- InstagramGuide Average Instagram followers 2026: median 27,454, mean 302,471 In Virev's 2026 study of 580,272 Instagram creator accounts with 1,000+ followers, the median has 27,454 followers and the mean 302,471. The 150 often quoted for the average person cites no source.
- TikTokGuide How many views is viral? 2.8M on TikTok, 2.4M on Reels in 6.4M videos In Virev's 2026 study of 2,979,130 TikToks and 3,397,736 Instagram reels, the top 1% starts at 2.8M views on TikTok and 2.4M on Reels, and the median video gets 8,842 and 9,730. For a creator with 1K-10K followers the bar is 1.4M on TikTok.
- Creator discoveryGuide What is a KOL? Key opinion leaders vs influencers, measured (2026) A KOL (key opinion leader) is a creator whose word on one topic moves buyers. We measured 334,469 Instagram creators by KOL tier in Korea, Japan and the US, with KOC data and a CSV.
- InstagramGuide How much to charge for a sponsored post in 2026: $15 to $30 per 1,000 views Price a sponsored post from your views: median views of your last 10 posts, times $15 to $30 per 1,000, minus the sponsored drop. Data from Virev.
- InstagramGuide Do Instagram Collab posts get more views? We measured 4.5 million Collabs (2026) 26% of Instagram reels are Collabs. Collab reels beat the creator's own reels for 87% of nano creators and 52% of creators with 1M+ followers. Data from 384,002 accounts, with a CSV.
- InstagramGuide What percentage of Instagram accounts are verified? 37.3% of 680K In Virev's 2026 study of 680,058 Instagram accounts with 1,000+ followers, 37.3% were verified, and 37.4% of the 649,202 personal and creator accounts. The share runs from 10.0% at 1K-5K followers to 86.6% at 1M-10M, with no follower minimum.
- Creator discoveryGuide Yoga influencers on Instagram: 43 yoga and Pilates creators by follower tier (2026) 43 yoga and Pilates creators on Instagram in 15 countries, from 1,100 to 2.3 million followers, with measured typical-post engagement, posting pace and brand deals. Plus what 128 yoga creators get per post, and why they advertise their own classes far more than brands.
- InstagramGuide Instagram follower growth rate 2026: median 0.93% a month 0.93% a month is the median Instagram follower growth rate across 126,356 accounts in 2026. 24.2% lost followers. Growth by size, posting pace and reels.
- Creator discoveryGuide Mom influencers on Instagram: 47 US creators by follower tier (2026) 47 US mom influencers on Instagram, from 1,370 to 1.7 million followers, grouped by tier, with measured typical-post engagement, posting pace and brand fit. Plus what a mom creator gets per post at each size, and how 1,096 mom creators get paid.
