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United StatesJournalistsTop 50 most followed journalists in United States on Instagram.

Oprah Winfrey
No. 1

Oprah Winfrey

@oprah · 22.1M followers

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01 Oprah Winfrey 22.1M02 Masih Alinejad 8.5M03 Tucker Carlson 6.5M04 Ben Shapiro 4.5M05 Adam Schefter 2.9M06 Hoda Kotb 2.8M07 Erin Andrews 2.2M08 Savannah Guthrie 2.1M09 Mehdi Hasan 1.9M10 Rachel Maddow 1.4M11 Tamron Hall 1.3M12 Gayle King 1.2M13 Ahmed Shihab-Eldin 1.2M14 Ibram X. Kendi 1.1M15 Catherine Ann 968K

About this ranking

These are the 50 most followed journalists in United States on Instagram. Oprah Winfrey is No. 1 with 22.1M followers, followed by Masih Alinejad (8.5M) and Tucker Carlson (6.5M). The order is decided by followers alone, which we check on Instagram's official API.

Who has the most Instagram followers among journalists in United States?
Oprah Winfrey (@oprah) is No. 1 with 22.1M followers.
Who completes the podium in United States?
After Oprah Winfrey come Masih Alinejad, with 8.5M, and Tucker Carlson, with 6.5M followers.
How often is this ranking updated?
Figures are pulled from Instagram's official API in batches twice a day: no profile has data older than a week.

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