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Instagram Public Account Follower Growth Chart

Learn how to track follower growth for public Instagram accounts added for monitoring.

The Instagram Public Account Follower Growth chart in Instant Insights helps you track changes in follower counts for public Instagram accounts over a selected time period. You can add up to 12 public accounts and compare their follower growth over time.

You can use the chart to monitor accounts such as competitors and compare how their follower counts change over time.

Instagram Public Account Follower Growth chart showing follower growth for selected public Instagram accounts.

Adding the chart

To add the Instagram Public Account Follower Growth chart to your Instant Insights dashboard:

  1. Create a new Instant Insights dashboard or open an existing dashboard for editing.

  2. Select Add Chart.

  3. In the Add New Chart panel, search for the chart title.

  4. Select the chart to add it to your dashboard.

    Add New Chart panel showing Instagram Public Account Follower Growth in the search results.

Details panel overview

To explore additional details and settings for the Instagram Public Account Follower Growth chart:

  1. Select the ellipsis menu (⋮) on the chart, and then select Edit.

    Instagram Public Account Follower Growth chart menu showing the Edit option.
  2. Use the tabs in the Details panel to configure the chart and select the public Instagram accounts you want to include.

    Instagram Public Account Follower Growth chart with the Details panel open.

Using the Chart tab

Use the Chart tab to configure how follower growth data is displayed.

Chart tab showing settings for configuring the Instagram Public Account Follower Growth chart.

  1. Select Date Range: Choose a preset date range from the left panel or specify a custom range using the From and To fields.

    Date range selector showing preset options and From and To fields for a custom date range.
  2. Select Chart Type: Select the required chart type from the Select Chart Type drop-down list.

    Select Chart Type menu showing the available chart types.
  3. View by: Choose how follower data is grouped over the selected date range, such as by day, week, month, quarter, or year.

    View by options for grouping follower data by time period.

Using the Social Accounts tab

Use the Social Accounts tab to select the public Instagram accounts you want to include in the Instagram Public Account Follower Growth chart.

  1. Under Accounts, open the account selector.

  2. Select the accounts you want to compare and then select Confirm.

Social Accounts tab showing the account selector for selecting public Instagram accounts.

Using the Labels tab

Use the Labels tab to customize the chart title and add an optional description.

In the Labels tab, you can:

  1. Title: Enter a custom chart title. To restore the original title, select Reset to default title.

  2. Description: Add an optional description that explains the chart's purpose, highlights key findings, or provides additional context. To restore the default description, select Reset to default description.

    Labels tab showing fields for customizing the chart title and description.

Select Save to save your changes.

Note: Instagram Public Account Follower Growth tracks public Instagram accounts, while Instagram Public & Owned Account Followers Benchmark compares an owned integrated Instagram account with public Instagram accounts.

Instant Insights includes additional social charts for analyzing follower growth and social post engagement. See Follower and Social Post Analytics Charts in Instant Insights for details.

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