Lurk Follow Index · Updated August 18, 2026
How much Instagram follow activity happens each week?
The short answer
In the last 7 days, Lurk's anonymized Instagram follow graph recorded 101,966 tracked follow-activity events — about 14567 per day — and 583,847 events over the last 30 days (as of August 18, 2026).
Recent Lurk follow-activity volume (August 18, 2026)
| Window | Tracked events | Avg per day |
|---|---|---|
| Last 7 days | 101,966 | 14567 |
| Last 30 days | 583,847 | 19462 |
Follow-activity events include new follows, newly gained followers, and unfollows recorded in Lurk's public follow-edge dataset.
How this is measured
Recent activity is the count of follow-activity events timestamped inside the trailing 7- and 30-day windows in Lurk's follow-edge store. Lurk records public follow/unfollow transitions as an anonymized aggregate — no individual account is exposed and no private data is used. The per-day figure is the 7-day total divided by 7. Figures refresh from the live get_follow_index RPC roughly every 6 hours; the Updated date reflects the snapshot shown.
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“How much Instagram follow activity happens each week?”, The Lurk Instagram Follow Index, August 18, 2026. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with attribution to getlurk.app/data/recent-instagram-follow-activity.
Frequently asked questions
How many Instagram follow events does Lurk track per week?
About 101,966 public follow-activity events in the last 7 days (updated August 18, 2026), or roughly 14567 per day.
How much Instagram follow activity happens per month?
Lurk recorded 583,847 tracked follow-activity events over the last 30 days.
What counts as a follow-activity event?
A new follow, a newly gained follower, or an unfollow observed on a public account in Lurk's anonymized follow-edge dataset.
Related
- The Lurk Instagram Follow Index (full dataset)
- Instagram unfollow rate
- Best Instagram follow trackers (2026)
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