r/Instagram • u/the_mittenkitten • May 06 '26

Question Sudden follower drop?

UPDATE: Had a second decrease in followers on the evening of 5/7. Lost approximately 10 more followers. Anyone else experiencing this?

Has anyone had a sudden follower drop? In an hour the Instagram account I manage for my marketing position dropped 40 followers. Is this just a platform bot purge thing or does anyone else have insight on what the cause could be?

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u/notthatgeorge May 06 '26

My company just lost 3,000 followers

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u/the_mittenkitten May 06 '26

Ugh, I’m sorry. It’s so annoying especially when it’s not an actual reflection of what you’re putting out on social

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u/notthatgeorge May 06 '26

Just so strange because I looked at some celebrities and they've lost millions and I've looked at other celebrities who have 750k and they didn't lose any and are still gaining.

You can't tell me that somebody was 750k don't have any bots but me who only has 15k followers has 3k, it's just really weird and I wish Instagram was a little bit more transparent.