Why Ronaldo, Messi, Virat, and Priyanka lost millions of Instagram followers
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The mass removal caused sudden and steep follower count drops across celebrity, influencer, and brand accounts on the platform, triggering widespread discussion across social media.
Biggest Reported Losses:👉 Kylie Jenner: -15M👉 Cristiano Ronaldo: -8M👉Ariana Grande:- 6M👉Taylor Swift: -4M👉Justin Bieber: -5M pic.twitter.com/TYPG2Sf4su
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Meta has not officially confirmed the scale of the cleanup operation, but reports from online tracking services suggest the impact has been one of the largest yet.
Accounts linked to third-party follower boosting services, which artificially inflate follower numbers, appear to have been among the most severely affected during the cleanup operation.
The follower drops were reported to have occurred within just a few hours, with several high-profile pages losing millions of followers faster than in any previous cleanup.
Kylie Jenner, BLACKPINK, Selena Gomez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Virat Kohli, and Priyanka Chopra collectively lost millions of followers, reflecting widespread impact across entertainment and sports.
Several major music artists, including Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Shakira, also reportedly recorded sharp follower count declines.
Smaller creators and influencers were not spared, with many reportedly losing between two and five percent of their total audience during the same cleanup period.
Reports suggest the 2026 operation surpassed previous cleanups in scale, with the volume of removed accounts and the speed of follower drops described as unusually large by observers.
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