Justin Bieber is no longer the most followed on Instagram! Yesterday, Instagram deleted all fake accounts from their site, which meant a huge decrease in followers, particularly for celebrities. Justin Bieber lost a whopping 3.5 million followers (15% of his total fans) and is no longer the King of Instagram. The new most-followed person on Instagram is Kim Kardsashian West even after losing 1.3 million followers! Instagram deleted millions of fake accounts in what has become dubbed the Instagram Rapture. Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Selena Gomez, and Kim Kardashian each lost more than 1 million followers. Taylor Swift fared better than a lot of her fellow celebs, losing a mere 725,000, or 4.4%. While the Bieb was hard hit, Instagram itself was the biggest loser, shedding more than 18.8 million followers, or nearly 30% of its total, in the culling.The social media site, owned by Facebook (FB, Tech30), announced last week that it has 300 million users Celebrities use to promote their brands and advertise sponsors that endorse them. Accounts with large numbers of followers can score big bucks from advertisers. The Stars who lost the most 1. Justin Bieber Followers Before: 23,817,614 Followers Now: 20,279,386 Followers Lost: 3,538,228 Percentage Lost: 14.8555% 2. Ariana Grande Followers Before: 21,748,827 Followers Now: 20,219,621 Followers Lost: 1,529,206 Percentage Lost: 7.0312% 3. Kim Kardashian Followers Before: 23,519,002 Followers Now: 22,218,039 Followers Lost: 1,300,963 Percentage Lost: 5.5315% 4. Rihanna Followers Before: 14,454,434 Followers Now: 13,294,570 Followers Lost: 1,159,864 Percentage Lost: 8.0243% 5. Selena Gomez Followers Before: 19,572,601 Followers Now: 18,456,569 Followers Lost: 1,116,032 Percentage Lost: 5.7020% 6. Bruno Mars Followers Before: 3,692,756 Followers Now: 2,811,373 Followers Lost: 881,383 Percentage Lost: 23.8679%
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 08:29:54 +0000
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