Top 20 most followed people on Instagram as of Aug 2019

The most followed person is footballer Cristiano Ronaldo with over 181 million followers, and the most followed woman is singer Ariana Grande with over 163 million followers. Instagram has its own brand account on the platform, and with over 311 million followers; it is the most followed account. A total of 15 accounts have exceeded 100 million followers on the site.
Here is the list of 20 most followed people on Instagram

Cristiano Ronaldo (the most followed person on Instagram)
Ariana Grande(the most followed women on Instagram)
 

Here is the list of 20 most followed people on Instagram

Rank Username Owner Followers
(millions) 		Profession Country
1 @instagram Instagram 311 Social media platform  USA
2 @cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo 181 Footballer  POR
3 @arianagrande Ariana Grande 163 Musician and actress  USA
4 @selenagomez Selena Gomez 155 Musician and actress  USA
5 @therock Dwayne Johnson 155 Actor and professional wrestler  USA
6 @kimkardashian Kim Kardashian 146 Reality TV personality  USA
7 @kyliejenner Kylie Jenner 144 Reality TV personality  USA
8 @beyonce BeyoncĂ© 132 Musician  USA
9 @leomessi Lionel Messi 129 Footballer  ARG
10 @neymarjr Neymar 124 Footballer  BRA
11 @taylorswift Taylor Swift 121 Musician  USA
12 @natgeo National Geographic 119 Magazine  USA
13 @justinbieber Justin Bieber 117 Musician  CAN
14 @kendalljenner Kendall Jenner 115 Model  USA
15 @nickiminaj Nicki Minaj 106 Musician  TRI
16 @jlo Jennifer Lopez 99 Musician and actress  USA
17 @mileycyrus Miley Cyrus 98 Musician and actress  USA
18 @khloekardashian KhloĂ© Kardashian 97 Reality TV personality  USA
19 @nike Nike 91 Sportswear multinational  USA
 20 @katyperry Katy Perry 84 Musician  USA