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Top 25 US Instagram Influencers (Sep 2026)

We screened the 927,095 US-based Instagram accounts we track for 20,000 to 1,000,000 followers, a 50% American audience, 1.5% engagement, 70% 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.

Denis GolubevDenis Golubev6 min readLast updated: 7 Sept 2026

The ranking

25 top US Instagram influencers on Instagram

We screened 766,056 US Instagram accounts in the size band for an American audience, high audience quality, engagement and recent activity. The 25 below are ranked by the CA Influence Index.

25
Influencers selected
78%
Avg American audience
4.2%
Avg engagement
82%
Avg real audience
TheSkorys
#1

theskorysTheSkorys

TheSkorysMacro
953.9K
Followers
4.86%
Engagement rate
2.3M
Avg views
19.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Hey we're the Skory siblings! Get ready for laughs 😄 AZ 🌵

Audience location
The United States67.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

The Skory siblings post comedy together and take partnerships as a group. A+ at 94, the top of this page: Reels reaching almost two and a half times their following, the widest reach here, on a 81 percent real audience.

Why A+ on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit67% the United States
Engagement8.7x median
View power2.4x followers
Audience quality81% real
Cristina Mariani
#2

criimariiCristina Mariani

Cristina MarianiMacro
948.3K
Followers
4.35%
Engagement rate
1.4M
Avg views
19.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

😇😈 ON TOUR USA AND EUROPE👇🏼

Audience location
The United States75.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Cristina Mariani is touring the United States and Europe and says so in two lines. A at 89 on Reels reaching almost one and a half times her following.

Why A on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit75% the United States
Engagement7.8x median
View power1.4x followers
Audience quality81% real
Cliff Benfield
#3

spaceskitsCliff Benfield

Cliff BenfieldMacro
969.3K
Followers
6.01%
Engagement rate
1.6M
Avg views
14.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Animated Sketches by @cliffpremium 🚀 NYC

Audience location
The United States58.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Cliff Benfield draws animated sketches in New York under a second production handle. A at 87 on an 86 percent real audience.

Why A on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit58% the United States
Engagement10.7x median
View power1.6x followers
Audience quality86% real
Joe Amabile
#4

joeamabile1Joe Amabile

Joe AmabileMacro
960.3K
Followers
5.32%
Engagement rate
1.1M
Avg views
13.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

🎙️ @notmarriedtothispod MGMT

Audience location
The United States88.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Joe Amabile hosts a podcast and books through a Los Angeles management company. A at 86 on an 88 percent American audience and an 87 percent real one.

Why A on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit88% the United States
Engagement9.5x median
View power1.1x followers
Audience quality87% real
Omar Raja
#5

omarOmar Raja

Omar RajaMacro
962.5K
Followers
3.23%
Engagement rate
983.3K
Avg views
15.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

🔥 Now @SportsCenter for @ESPN 🏀 Founder, House of Highlights ✉️ 📌 15M on YouTube| 4.5M on TikTok 📍NYC

Audience location
The United States78.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Omar Raja founded House of Highlights and now works for ESPN's SportsCenter. A at 84 on a 78 percent American audience.

Why A on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit78% the United States
Engagement5.8x median
View power1.0x followers
Audience quality85% real
Kam Patterson
#6

kamsoofunnyKam Patterson

Kam PattersonMacro
947.5K
Followers
2.96%
Engagement rate
878.9K
Avg views
13.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

💫: @nbcsnl ⬇️Tour dates⬇️

Audience location
The United States83.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Kam Patterson has appeared on Saturday Night Live and lists his tour dates from the bio. A at 83 on an 83 percent American audience.

Why A on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit83% the United States
Engagement5.3x median
View power0.9x followers
Audience quality87% real
APL
#7

adamperrylangAPL

APLMacro
953.0K
Followers
8.49%
Engagement rate
1.1M
Avg views
26.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

APL Barbecue Sat 8/29 & Sun 8/30 * 12:30 until sold out Location Gin Rummy Bar Venice, CA DM Serious

Audience location
The United States71.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Adam Perry Lang runs a barbecue restaurant and posts the service times until it sells out. A at 82 on 8.49 percent engagement, fifteen times the US median for his size.

Why A on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit71% the United States
Engagement15.2x median
View power1.1x followers
Audience quality74% real
Kevin Cooney
#8

kevincooneyyKevin Cooney

Kevin CooneyMacro
962.2K
Followers
4.13%
Engagement rate
760.2K
Avg views
16.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

🎬 🫶🏼 1.6m tt| 1.3m fb| 120k yt 🎙️ @thecooneysshow 😅 Flying with the Blue Angels 👇🏼

Audience location
The United States85.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Kevin Cooney runs 1.6 million on TikTok and 1.3 million on Facebook alongside this account. A at 81 on an 85 percent American audience.

Why A on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit85% the United States
Engagement7.4x median
View power0.8x followers
Audience quality84% real
Zach Woods
#9

mrzachwoodsZach Woods

Zach WoodsMacro
950.3K
Followers
6.40%
Engagement rate
762.4K
Avg views
1.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

I like most people. Adopt a dog

Audience location
The United States78.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Zach Woods writes that he likes most people and asks readers to adopt a dog. A at 81 on a 99 percent real audience, the second cleanest on this page.

Why A on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit78% the United States
Engagement11.4x median
View power0.8x followers
Audience quality99% real
Ali Buckets
#10

alibucketsssAli Buckets

Ali BucketsMacro
949.5K
Followers
2.83%
Engagement rate
1.1M
Avg views
24.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

@youngla CODE: ALI Collabs: 📈900k / 1M Followers 💪 🎦YouTube 2.3 Million & TikTok 2.4 Million: @Alicheeser

Audience location
The United States59.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Ali Buckets carries an activewear code and counts 900,000 across platforms. B at 79 on Reels reaching more than his following.

Why B on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit59% the United States
Engagement5.1x median
View power1.2x followers
Audience quality76% real

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Kirk Herbstreit
#11

kirkherbstreitKirk Herbstreit

Kirk HerbstreitMacro
937.4K
Followers
1.89%
Engagement rate
672.0K
Avg views
21.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Husband - Father - Believer - OSU Alum Suffering Reds & Blue Jackets Fan Love my jobs at ESPN & Amazon Inquiries: Watch Nonstop ⤵️

Audience location
The United States96.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Kirk Herbstreit is a broadcaster and an Ohio State alumnus who opens the bio as a husband and father. B at 79 on a 96 percent American audience, the highest share on this page.

Why B on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit96% the United States
Engagement3.4x median
View power0.7x followers
Audience quality79% real
Chet Holmgren
#12

chet_holmgrenChet Holmgren

Chet HolmgrenMacro
948.0K
Followers
5.06%
Engagement rate
645.4K
Avg views
22.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

NBA Champion🏆 OKC Thunder⚡️

Audience location
The United States85.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Chet Holmgren plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder and is an NBA champion. B at 78 on an 86 percent American audience.

Why B on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit85% the United States
Engagement9.0x median
View power0.7x followers
Audience quality78% real
evana maria
#13

evanitaaaaevana maria

evana mariaMacro
938.3K
Followers
3.12%
Engagement rate
479.6K
Avg views
17.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

evanamariaaa on all platforms;)

Audience location
The United States91.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Evana Maria uses the same handle on every platform and says so in the bio. B at 77 on a 91 percent American audience.

Why B on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit91% the United States
Engagement5.6x median
View power0.5x followers
Audience quality83% real
Kaelynn Partlow
#14

kaelynnvpKaelynn Partlow

Kaelynn PartlowMacro
955.9K
Followers
3.49%
Engagement rate
526.1K
Avg views
13.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

🧠 Advocate, Speaker, & Therapist ♾️Netflix’s Love On The Spectrum 📖Author of ✨Life on the Bridge✨

Audience location
The United States75.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Kaelynn Partlow is an autistic advocate, speaker and therapist who appeared in a Netflix series. B at 76 on an 87 percent real audience.

Why B on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit75% the United States
Engagement6.2x median
View power0.6x followers
Audience quality87% real
Charm Daze
#15

cgetsnakeyCharm Daze

Charm DazeMacro
953.3K
Followers
1.76%
Engagement rate
486.8K
Avg views
21.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Give em the ol’ razzle dazzle 💌

Audience location
The United States79.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Charm Daze posts under a line about razzle dazzle and takes collaborations by email. B at 76 on an 80 percent American audience.

Why B on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit79% the United States
Engagement3.1x median
View power0.5x followers
Audience quality79% real
CFN KASAI
#16

thiskasaiCFN KASAI

CFN KASAIMacro
948.5K
Followers
6.22%
Engagement rate
550.2K
Avg views
29.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

1/5 of CFN Tiktok: @thiskasai (4.4m) For Serious Inquiries

Audience location
The United States90.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Kasai is one fifth of the CFN group and has 4.4 million on TikTok. B at 76 on a 90 percent American audience.

Why B on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit90% the United States
Engagement11.1x median
View power0.6x followers
Audience quality71% real
Scotty McCreery
#17

scottymccreeryScotty McCreery

Scotty McCreeryMacro
935.5K
Followers
1.78%
Engagement rate
528.8K
Avg views
22.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

15, a retrospective album, out now Listen + see a show ⤵️

Audience location
The United States88.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Scotty McCreery released a retrospective album and points followers to the tour. B at 76 on an 88 percent American audience.

Why B on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit88% the United States
Engagement3.2x median
View power0.6x followers
Audience quality78% real
Ana Kasparian
#18

anakasparianofficialAna Kasparian

Ana KasparianMacro
934.4K
Followers
2.30%
Engagement rate
648.5K
Avg views
24.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Executive Producer & Host of TYT. Munnatov. Charajiji.

Audience location
The United States73.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Ana Kasparian is an executive producer and host of a daily news show. B at 76 on Reels reaching seven tenths of her following.

Why B on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit73% the United States
Engagement4.1x median
View power0.7x followers
Audience quality76% real
whereis22
#19
941.2K
Followers
6.97%
Engagement rate
462.5K
Avg views
26.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

GM💰🇯🇲

Audience location
The United States81.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

The account keeps its bio to two emoji and a country flag and posts to 941,000 followers. B at 75 on twelve times the US median engagement rate for its size.

Why B on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit81% the United States
Engagement12.4x median
View power0.5x followers
Audience quality74% real
Case
#20

caseoh_gamesCase

CaseMacro
936.4K
Followers
2.19%
Engagement rate
576.3K
Avg views
15.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/caseoh_

Audience location
The United States69.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Case streams on Twitch and links it as the whole of his bio. B at 75 on an 85 percent real audience.

Why B on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit69% the United States
Engagement3.9x median
View power0.6x followers
Audience quality85% real

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Allie Beth Stuckey
#21

alliebstuckeyAllie Beth Stuckey

Allie Beth StuckeyMacro
934.6K
Followers
1.81%
Engagement rate
432.4K
Avg views
23.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Combatting chaos with clarity. NYT Bestselling author of Toxic Empathy & You’re Not Enough. Host @relatablewithabs @sharethearrows

Audience location
The United States88.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Allie Beth Stuckey hosts a commentary show and has written a New York Times bestseller. B at 75 on an 88 percent American audience.

Why B on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit88% the United States
Engagement3.2x median
View power0.5x followers
Audience quality77% real
erin
#22

erinscozykitchenerin

erinMacro
968.1K
Followers
3.83%
Engagement rate
655.6K
Avg views
22.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

baking + cooking 🧑‍🍳 📍atx 💌 recipes are here! ⬇️

Audience location
The United States68.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Erin bakes and cooks from Austin and books through a talent agency. B at 74 on a 78 percent real audience.

Why B on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit68% the United States
Engagement6.8x median
View power0.7x followers
Audience quality78% real
Kevin Lee
#23

chefboyleeKevin Lee

Kevin LeeMacro
967.6K
Followers
7.40%
Engagement rate
822.5K
Avg views
17.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Ex Michelin cook LA| 🇰🇷🇨🇦🇺🇸

Audience location
The United States55.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Kevin Lee cooked in Michelin kitchens before moving to content in Los Angeles. B at 74 on thirteen times the US median engagement rate for his size.

Why B on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit55% the United States
Engagement13.2x median
View power0.9x followers
Audience quality83% real
Liz Oyer
#24

lawyer_oyerLiz Oyer

Liz OyerMacro
964.8K
Followers
2.95%
Engagement rate
277.9K
Avg views
0.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Former DOJ Pardon Attorney. Forever a public defender. Hardwired to stand up to bullies.

Audience location
The United States87.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

Liz Oyer is a former pardon attorney at the Department of Justice who still writes as a public defender. B at 74 on a 100 percent real audience, the only account here with no measurable fake following.

Why B on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit87% the United States
Engagement5.3x median
View power0.3x followers
Audience quality100% real
ALX JAMES
#25

alxjamesALX JAMES

ALX JAMESMacro
990.4K
Followers
5.22%
Engagement rate
377.7K
Avg views
27.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts

God is my passion, Jesus is my savior, Comedy is my personality NC 📍 Business

Audience location
The United States86.0%
CA Influence Index™

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

Market-relative score

ALX James opens the bio with his faith and describes comedy as his personality. B at 73 on an 86 percent American audience and nine times the US median engagement rate for his size.

Why B on the CA Influence Index™

Audience fit86% the United States
Engagement9.3x median
View power0.4x followers
Audience quality73% real

Ranking method

CA Influence Index™ (CII): how we grade US Instagram 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 American 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 American 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 national, not global. Here is the market behind it.

Market benchmark

The American Instagram market behind this ranking

The American Instagram study covers 927,095 accounts with at least 10K followers. The 25 selected profiles are compared with that study below.

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 US Instagram influencers above.

Grey = every American Instagram account we measure with at least 10,000 followers, all 927,095 of them.

Each bar is the share above the threshold, so a longer pink bar means the influencers above reach it more often than the market does.

Audience at least 60% based in the United States

selected: 88%
market: 52%

Engagement rate of 5% or better

selected: 36%
market: 13%

Averages 1M+ Reel views per post

selected: 24%
market: 0.4%

Source: the Click Analytic American creator market study of 927,095 Instagram accounts, measured 6 September 2026. The market side is read from that study; the pink side is computed from the cards above.

Why TheSkorys is the #1 US Instagram creator

TheSkorys tops this ranking with a CA Influence Index of 94 (A+), the highest among the selected accounts on this page.

The score breaks down like this

  • Audience in the United States67.0%84/100
  • Engagement against the market median for this size4.86%, 8.7x100/100
  • Average Reels reach against follower count2.4x100/100
  • Share of the audience that is real81%90/100

Among the selected accounts, this creator has the highest combined score.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Answers on what this page is, why the followers all look alike and who was removed.

01How were these 25 US Instagram influencers chosen?

The United States study counted 927,095 Instagram accounts with at least 10,000 followers, including 766,056 in the 20,000-to-1,000,000 band. Accounts in that band then had to meet the majority-US-audience, engagement, audience-quality, Reel-view and recency conditions. Some were excluded for the editorial reasons described below, and the 25 here are ranked by the CA Influence Index.

02Why does every account have about a million followers?

The review began with larger accounts in the defined follower band, so all 25 published cards fall between 934,000 and 990,423 followers. This page is not a list of the twenty-five largest creators in the country, and its final order comes from the CA Influence Index.

03Why were 100 accounts reviewed to select 25?

The first 50 did not leave enough eligible creators after accounts already on other US pages and a memorial, estate, vigilante channel, fan page, animal-actor business and accounts run for children were excluded. Another 50 were reviewed to reach the 25 published here.

04Who was left out, and why?

Accounts already published on another of our US pages. A memorial account for a child with cancer, run by a parent, which does not belong on a commercial list. A deceased artist's estate account. Two vigilante channels. A meme page, a franchise fan account, an animal-actor business, an account narrated as a three-year-old, and one creator whose own bio says his parents manage the page.

05Should I use this page or a niche one?

Use a niche page when a campaign has a specific subject. This page shows a broad selection that passed the stated quality screen. For beauty, fitness, food, travel, gaming, music, sport, pets, technology, motherhood or health, a relevant niche page adds a topic test based on the creator’s own work.

06How current is this?

Every account posted within 30 days of the Sep 7, 2026 snapshot. Follower counts, engagement, Reel views and audience shares are read at that date and move week to week at this size, so re-check before a campaign.

Denis Golubev

Written by

Denis Golubev

Marketer at Click Analytic, turning live data on 400M+ creators into rankings brands can actually act on.

Last updated 7 Sept 20266 min read

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