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Top 25 Cleveland Influencers on Instagram

We screened 1,013 Ohio-based Instagram accounts between 10,000 and 500,000 followers that name Cleveland in their own bio, for a 20% United States audience, 1.5% engagement, 60% real followers, 1,000 average Reel views and a post in the last thirty days, then ranked 25 selected creators by the CA Influence Index.

Jules CarmauxJules Carmaux8 min readLast updated: 17 Sept 2026

The ranking

25 top Cleveland influencers on Instagram

The 25 selected influencers include an engineer who flies drones, a cellist who teaches at the city conservatory, a custom prop fabricator who also does effects makeup, a craftsmanship cosplayer, a semi-professional arena footballer filming from inside the game, a realtor, a wedding photographer booking into 2027, a makeup artist working an NBA dance team, and tattooists, stylists and filmmakers around them.

25
Influencers selected
84%
Avg American audience
4.7%
Avg engagement
79%
Avg real audience
MAKEUP BY MADISON
#1

makeupbymadisoncoMAKEUP BY MADISON

MAKEUP BY MADISONNano
11.1K
Followers
3.21%
Engagement rate
30.6K
Avg views
12.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

CLEVELAND, OHIO- available worldwide your new hype girl 2027 BOOKINGS OPEN Submit inquiry on websitešŸ¤Ž

Audience location
United States98.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

The MAKEUP BY MADISON account works out of Cleveland, says it is available worldwide, and has bookings open for 2027. A+ 99 is the top score here, and at 98% United States audience she is joint most domestic on the page, with 3.21% engagement exactly on the roster median.

Why A+ on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit98% United States
Engagement4.1x median
View power2.8x followers
Audience quality88% real
Grant Loy
#2

grant_loyGrant Loy

Grant LoyMid
320.5K
Followers
2.88%
Engagement rate
602.9K
Avg views
12.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

ā˜ļø IT’S ON MEEEE šŸ“ Cleveland šŸ’ Husband to @olivia.loy_ šŸ“© Partnerships:

Audience location
United States98.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

Grant Loy gives his whole bio as a catchphrase, a location and a partnerships contact, and names his wife. Much the largest account here at 320,454 followers and much the widest reach at 602,852 average views, which is what A+ 98 measures.

Why A+ on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit98% United States
Engagement5.1x median
View power1.9x followers
Audience quality88% real
Lance Aerial
#3

lanceaerialLance Aerial

Lance AerialMicro
66.9K
Followers
4.60%
Engagement rate
152.3K
Avg views
21.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Engineer + Drone šŸŽ„ @matthewjohnlance Cleveland Based

Audience location
United States91.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

Lance Aerial describes himself as an engineer and a drone operator working out of Cleveland. Second widest reach on this page at 152,329 average views, and A+ 98 sets that against a 91% United States audience.

Why A+ on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit91% United States
Engagement6.1x median
View power2.3x followers
Audience quality79% real
Russ
#4
19.8K
Followers
2.59%
Engagement rate
72.5K
Avg views
20.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Advocate First. Creative Second. Prints available! Message for details Cleveland born & raised!

Audience location
United States90.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

Russ calls himself an advocate first and a creative second, sells prints through the account, and says he was born and raised in Cleveland. A+ 98 rests on 72,543 average Reel views against a following of 19,785, with a 90% United States audience.

Why A+ on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit90% United States
Engagement3.3x median
View power3.7x followers
Audience quality80% real
Nicole Guizzotti
#5

nicolesellshomescleNicole Guizzotti

Nicole GuizzottiNano
45.0K
Followers
5.84%
Engagement rate
64.2K
Avg views
17.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Greater Cleveland MarketšŸ“ The Guizzotti Group with eXp Realty✨ Follow for all things CLE, travel, fashion and food! šŸ’šŸ¤µšŸ½ā€ā™‚ļøšŸ šŸ„‚āš“ļøšŸ›„ļøšŸŒšŸ¼ā€ā™€ļøāœˆļøšŸ·šŸˆ

Audience location
United States96.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

Nicole Guizzotti sells homes across the Greater Cleveland market through the group and brokerage her bio names. A+ 90 combines 5.84% engagement with 64,185 average Reel views and a 96% United States audience.

Why A+ on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit96% United States
Engagement7.4x median
View power1.4x followers
Audience quality83% real
ALEXIS
#6

thecurlbossALEXIS

ALEXISNano
16.7K
Followers
2.33%
Engagement rate
18.0K
Avg views
18.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

šŸŽØāœ‚ļøCurly Cuts & Low Maintenance Color Booking for September-October✨ šŸ§ššŸ½ā€ā™€ļøartist: @obliviouslex

Audience location
United States89.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

Alexis works in curly cuts and low maintenance colour and posts the months she is booking for. A 84 reads 18,000 average Reel views and 82% real followers, on 2.33% engagement.

Why A on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit89% United States
Engagement2.9x median
View power1.1x followers
Audience quality82% real
The Cleveland Menace
#7

theclevelandmenaceThe Cleveland Menace

The Cleveland MenaceNano
41.3K
Followers
7.45%
Engagement rate
34.5K
Avg views
11.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

I talk sports and more sports Vlogs, Commentaries, Memes CLEVELAND! @thesportsmenace @menacegolfs

Audience location
United States93.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

The Cleveland Menace account describes its subject as sports and more sports, in vlogs, commentaries and memes. At 89% he holds the cleanest audience on this page, and A 82 adds 7.45% engagement and 34,456 average Reel views.

Why A on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit93% United States
Engagement9.4x median
View power0.8x followers
Audience quality89% real
Brent Dicesare
#8

brentdicesareBrent Dicesare

Brent DicesareNano
13.9K
Followers
2.88%
Engagement rate
13.3K
Avg views
27.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

i make viral videos for a living.. @wd.detailing Cleveland, OH

Audience location
United States78.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

Brent Dicesare says in his own bio that he makes viral videos for a living and tags a detailing business he works with. A 81 comes from 13,330 average Reel views on a following of 13,901, with 73% real followers the limiting figure.

Why A on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit78% United States
Engagement3.6x median
View power1.0x followers
Audience quality73% real
Savannah Shahan
#9

savannahtattsSavannah Shahan

Savannah ShahanNano
25.5K
Followers
16.24%
Engagement rate
16.5K
Avg views
17.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Her Tattoo Studio | tattoos for her ā™” flash books open šŸ’Œ animals & delicate designs šŸ“Cleveland, Ohio BOOKING & INFOšŸ‘‡šŸ¼

Audience location
United States81.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

Savannah Shahan runs a Cleveland tattoo studio for women and describes her flash as animals and delicate designs. The highest engagement rate on this page by a distance, 16.24%, carries B 79 against 16,454 average Reel views.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit81% United States
Engagement20.6x median
View power0.6x followers
Audience quality83% real
The Famous Paul Springowski
#10

paul.springowskiThe Famous Paul Springowski

The Famous Paul SpringowskiNano
30.8K
Followers
5.63%
Engagement rate
16.4K
Avg views
18.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

It looked alright in the pictures...Filmmakerā—€Clevelandā–¶

Audience location
United States92.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

The paul.springowski account calls itself a Cleveland filmmaker under a bio that opens by saying it looked alright in the pictures. His 16,368 average Reel views sit exactly on the roster median, and B 77 adds 5.63% engagement and a 92% United States audience.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit92% United States
Engagement7.1x median
View power0.5x followers
Audience quality82% real

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Tom Landschoot
#11

cellofish_tomlandschootTom Landschoot

Tom LandschootNano
15.9K
Followers
5.70%
Engagement rate
25.6K
Avg views
12.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Belgian-American cellist Cleveland Institute of Music. Meadowmount School.

Audience location
United States26.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

Tom Landschoot is a cellist who names the Cleveland conservatory and the summer school he teaches at. At 26% his United States audience is much the narrowest on this page, and B 77 reflects that against 25,627 average Reel views and 88% real followers.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit26% United States
Engagement7.2x median
View power1.6x followers
Audience quality88% real
Cleveland Makeup Artist
#12

beatsby_deCleveland Makeup Artist

Cleveland Makeup ArtistNano
10.5K
Followers
3.92%
Engagement rate
5.2K
Avg views
17.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

• PRO MUA | EDUCATOR • NBA MUA @cavsdanceteam • @blushsalon.suites + Travel āœˆļø • Text • Email • DM šŸ“©

Audience location
United States84.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

The beatsby_de account works as a professional makeup artist and educator and names an NBA dance team it makes up. B 76 rests on 3.92% engagement and 83% real followers, held back by 5,217 average Reel views.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit84% United States
Engagement5.0x median
View power0.5x followers
Audience quality83% real
Reno James
#13

reno.james8Reno James

Reno JamesNano
45.0K
Followers
2.21%
Engagement rate
21.4K
Avg views
19.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Cleveland, Ohio | 24 Documenting my lifešŸŽ„ Business šŸ’Œ

Audience location
United States89.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

Reno James gives his subject as documenting his own life from Cleveland and lists a business contact. B 74 measures 21,394 average Reel views against a following of 45,006, with an 89% United States audience.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit89% United States
Engagement2.8x median
View power0.5x followers
Audience quality81% real
Michael Norman Dolsen
#14

rodney_mulletMichael Norman Dolsen

Michael Norman DolsenNano
19.3K
Followers
3.53%
Engagement rate
13.7K
Avg views
23.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Cleveland Norman of the northeast @acidchemicalco šŸ›ž @splayskate šŸ‘Ÿ Too Big to Fail

Audience location
United States65.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

Michael Norman Dolsen posts from Cleveland under the nickname Norman of the northeast and tags two skate brands he rides for. B 74 reads 13,712 average Reel views and 3.53% engagement, with a 65% United States share the weakest part of the score.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit65% United States
Engagement4.5x median
View power0.7x followers
Audience quality77% real
LJ
#15

sirbobitoLJ

LJNano
40.0K
Followers
2.74%
Engagement rate
24.9K
Avg views
25.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Yoooo I’m LJšŸ‘æ(Robert Littlejohn) Semi Professional/Arena Football Player šŸˆ Cleveland Cobras #6 Cle, OhiošŸ“ Follow for more POV Football clipsā€¼ļøā€¼ļøšŸ™šŸ¾

Audience location
United States67.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

LJ plays semi-professional arena football for the Cleveland club he names and posts point-of-view clips from inside the game. B 73 comes from 24,861 average Reel views and 2.74% engagement, against a 67% United States audience.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit67% United States
Engagement3.5x median
View power0.6x followers
Audience quality75% real
Akakioga Cosplay
#16

akakiogaAkakioga Cosplay

Akakioga CosplayNano
32.1K
Followers
2.90%
Engagement rate
18.6K
Avg views
37.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Craftsmanship Cosplayer | Maker | Gamer | Memer šŸ’œ www.akakioga.com šŸ“© āœˆļø: Cleveland Gaming Classic

Audience location
United States75.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

The Akakioga Cosplay account lists craftsmanship cosplayer, maker, gamer and memer, and names the convention it appears at. B 73 pairs 18,605 average Reel views with a 75% United States share, held down by 63% real followers, the lowest reading here.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit75% United States
Engagement3.7x median
View power0.6x followers
Audience quality63% real
Jaide Fields
#17

itsbbyjaideJaide Fields

Jaide FieldsNano
10.3K
Followers
8.05%
Engagement rate
4.4K
Avg views
28.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

šŸ“ Cleveland, OH šŸŽ¬ Actress | šŸ“ø Model | ✨ Creator šŸ‘— Fashion | šŸ’„ Beauty | Lifestyle šŸ›ļø Fashion Nova Ambassador ↓

Audience location
United States92.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

Jaide Fields lists actress, model, creator, fashion and beauty from Cleveland, and names a clothing brand she represents. B 73 rests on 8.05% engagement and a 92% United States audience, against 4,366 average Reel views.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit92% United States
Engagement10.2x median
View power0.4x followers
Audience quality72% real
Cleveland Hairstylist
#18

appealingtouchCleveland Hairstylist

Cleveland HairstylistNano
10.1K
Followers
4.99%
Engagement rate
3.8K
Avg views
26.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Cle heightsšŸ“@theappealingstudios š‹š¢šœšžš§š¬šžš š‚šØš¬š¦šžš­šØš„šØš š¢š¬š­ 🌱 š‡ššš¢š« šˆš§šœš„š®ššžš š’šžš«šÆš¢šœšžš¬āœ‚ļø š’žš“š’¾š’øš“€ ā€œš’·š‘œš‘œš“€ š“ƒš‘œš“Œ ā€œāœØ

Audience location
United States96.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

The appealingtouch account works as a licensed cosmetologist in Cleveland Heights and offers hair-included services. The smallest account here at 10,050 followers runs 4.99% engagement and a 96% United States audience for B 73.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit96% United States
Engagement6.3x median
View power0.4x followers
Audience quality74% real
Brian A. Demski
#19

demskicreationsBrian A. Demski

Brian A. DemskiNano
28.9K
Followers
2.23%
Engagement rate
12.4K
Avg views
19.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Often Imitated,Never Duplicated. Custom Prop Fabrication, SPFX Makeup, Set Design, Art Director Cleveland Ohio, USA

Audience location
United States75.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

Brian Demski lists custom prop fabrication, special effects makeup, set design and art direction from Cleveland. B 72 reads 12,379 average Reel views and 81% real followers, on 2.23% engagement.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit75% United States
Engagement2.8x median
View power0.4x followers
Audience quality81% real
Jacob Maher
#20

jacob.maherJacob Maher

Jacob MaherNano
18.8K
Followers
6.85%
Engagement rate
4.7K
Avg views
21.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

creative director cleveland | miami u alum brand/business inquires: Co-Founder: @thrteyy | @chalkbodycare

Audience location
United States87.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

Jacob Maher works as a creative director in Cleveland and names a co-founder role at one brand alongside a second. B 72 combines 6.85% engagement with an 87% United States audience, on 4,673 average Reel views.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit87% United States
Engagement8.7x median
View power0.2x followers
Audience quality79% real

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Ɲonn Thee Donn
#21

exclusive.naaƝonn Thee Donn

Ɲonn Thee DonnNano
16.7K
Followers
10.74%
Engagement rate
6.2K
Avg views
34.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Cleveland, Ohio šŸ“ Painter | Model šŸ“ø | God 1st 🧔

Audience location
United States95.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

The exclusive.naa account gives its trades as painter and model and its location as Cleveland. The second highest engagement rate here, 10.74%, and a 95% United States audience carry B 72.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit95% United States
Engagement13.6x median
View power0.4x followers
Audience quality66% real
Johnny Filmworks
#22

johnny_filmworksJohnny Filmworks

Johnny FilmworksNano
13.5K
Followers
2.33%
Engagement rate
3.5K
Avg views
20.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

šŸ‘” CEO of @hwicfilmworks šŸŽ„ HollyWood In Cleveland 2ļøāƒ£1ļøāƒ£6ļøāƒ£ šŸŽ¬ Watch The Movies & Sign Up For Casting CallsšŸ‘‡

Audience location
United States91.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

The johnny_filmworks account names itself chief executive of a Cleveland film company and invites followers to sign up for casting calls. B 72 rests on a 91% United States audience and 80% real followers, with 3,480 average Reel views the narrowest reach on this page.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit91% United States
Engagement2.9x median
View power0.3x followers
Audience quality80% real
Marie
#23

ceomarieMarie

MarieNano
14.9K
Followers
2.32%
Engagement rate
3.9K
Avg views
24.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

šŸ“ Cleveland, OH | Content Creator šŸ  Realtor @soldbyceo šŸŽ¤ Podcast Girlie | DM for Interviews šŸŽ Retired Teacher 10+ years

Audience location
United States95.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

Marie works as a Cleveland realtor and a podcast host and describes herself as a retired teacher of more than ten years. B 71 reads a 95% United States audience and 3,917 average Reel views, on 2.32% engagement.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit95% United States
Engagement2.9x median
View power0.3x followers
Audience quality76% real
Cleveland Wedding Photographer
#24

marisalyonphotographyCleveland Wedding Photographer

Cleveland Wedding PhotographerNano
11.0K
Followers
2.05%
Engagement rate
4.6K
Avg views
16.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Romantic and timeless images for couples who value emotion & genuine connection • Booking limited 2027 Weddings ā¬‡ļø Inquire • Boudoir @mlpboudoir

Audience location
United States85.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

The marisalyonphotography account shoots romantic and timeless wedding images, says 2027 booking is limited, and runs a separate boudoir account. The lowest engagement rate on this page, 2.05%, holds an 85% United States audience and 4,602 average Reel views to B 71.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit85% United States
Engagement2.6x median
View power0.4x followers
Audience quality84% real
Jamaal Watkins
#25

realjamaalwatkinsJamaal Watkins

Jamaal WatkinsNano
29.5K
Followers
3.15%
Engagement rate
12.9K
Avg views
27.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

ā€œI am that I amā€ šŸ‘‘ •#God •JD & Miir Model ł Actor šŸ“#Cleveland @runemodels šŸ“§ šŸ“ø šŸŽ„

Audience location
United States67.0%
CA Influence Indexā„¢

CA Influence Index: real influence in United States, 0 to 99

Market-relative score

Jamaal Watkins lists model and actor from Cleveland and names the agency his bio tags. The lowest score here at B 70 reflects a 67% United States audience and 73% real followers, against 12,886 average Reel views.

Why B on the CA Influence Indexā„¢

Audience fit67% United States
Engagement4.0x median
View power0.4x followers
Audience quality73% real

Ranking method

CA Influence Indexā„¢ (CII): how we grade Cleveland influencers

CII is a market-relative score from 0 to 99. It combines local audience fit, engagement against creators of the same size, average Reel views, and estimated real-audience share. The creators above are ordered by this score, not by follower count.

25%of the score

Audience fit

How much of the audience sits in the United States market. Full marks once 80% of it is there.

30%of the score

Engagement

Likes and comments against creators of the same size here. Full marks at 3x that median.

30%of the score

View power

Average Reel views against follower count. Full marks at twice the following.

15%of the score

Audience quality

Share of followers reading as real people. Full marks at 90%.

Engagement is scored against the United States median for a creator’s own size: around 0.8% under 50K followers, around 0.6% above 250K. Both are rounded, because the study measures them by search rather than by census.

  • A+90-99
  • A80-89
  • B65-79
  • C50-64
  • Dunder 50

The score is capped at 99 so it never implies certainty. Read the full CA Influence Index methodology. The benchmark is local, not global. Here is the market behind it.

Market benchmark

The American Instagram market behind this ranking

The American Instagram study covers 929,228 accounts with at least 10K followers. This page's separate discovery pool contains 1,013 accounts naming "Cleveland" in their own bio; 25 were selected.

Read the United States Creator Economy Report - the measurement this chart is scored against.

How the selected 25 compare with the American Instagram market

Pink = the 25 Cleveland influencers above.

Grey = every American Instagram account we measure with at least 10,000 followers, all 929,228 of them.

Each bar is the share that clears the threshold, so a longer pink bar means more of the shortlist clears it than of the market.

Audience at least 60% based in United States

selected: 96%
market: 52%

Engagement rate of 5% or better

selected: 32%
market: 13%

Averages 100K+ Reel views per post

selected: 8%
market: 4.8%

Source: the Click Analytic American creator market study of 929,228 Instagram accounts, measured 2026-09-15. The market side is read from that study; the shortlist side is computed from the cards above.

Why MAKEUP BY MADISON is the #1 Cleveland creator

MAKEUP BY MADISON tops this ranking with a CA Influence Index of 99 (A+), the highest among the selected accounts on this page. The source pool contains 1,013 Named Cleveland in their own bio.

The score breaks down like this

  • Audience in United States98.0%100/100
  • Engagement against the market median for this size3.21%, 4.1x100/100
  • Average Reels reach against follower count2.8x100/100
  • Share of the audience that is real88%98/100

The top of this list is tight: 5 creators grade A+, so the component bars on each card are what separate the first calls.

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These cover why the city was queried indirectly, why the audience figure is national, and what the score reaches.

01Why does the audience number say United States and not Cleveland?

Because there is no city here to measure one against. The vendor's geography dictionary does not contain Cleveland, Ohio at all. The screen filtered creator location to the state and required the word Cleveland in the bio, and the percentage on each card is the share of followers inside the country. Nothing on this page says how much of anyone's following lives in the city itself.

02How can a city of this size be missing from the data?

It happens more than you would expect. The dictionary lists ten Clevelands, across nine other states, and none of them is the Ohio one. St. Louis is missing the same way. Where that happens the only honest route is the one used here: query the state, require the city in the creator's own bio, and say so on the page.

03What does requiring the city in the bio do to the roster?

It selects for people whose identity is the place. That is why so many of these accounts put Cleveland in the handle and why the median card keeps 89% of its followers in the country. The trade-off is real: a Cleveland creator who never writes the city into their bio cannot be found this way, and is not on this page.

04Why does this page start at 10,000 followers rather than 20,000?

Because the bio requirement already narrows the field sharply. Only 1,013 Ohio accounts in the 10,000 to 500,000 band name Cleveland at all, so raising the floor would leave too little to select from. The smallest account here holds 10,050 followers and ranks eighteenth.

05Who was taken out by hand?

Three Browns players and an undefeated professional boxer, all naming only a team or a record. An eight-time Emmy news anchor. Two fan-news pages and a remembrance page. Restaurants, a coffee roaster, a boxing club and a surgical practice, none of which is a person. A band, a musician and a film actress promoting titles. And an account whose bio carries two political symbols.

06What does the score leave out?

Price, availability, whether a creator's recent work suits your brief, and whether a campaign converts. It compares four measurements from one day across this page alone. Shortlist with it, then read the posts and ask for terms.

Jules Carmaux

Written by

Jules Carmaux

Co-Founder and Content Lead at Click Analytic, covering influencer marketing, audience analytics, and creator economy trends.

Last updated 17 Sept 20268 min read

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