--- title: Kim Kardashian Passes Beyonce as Most Followed Person on Instagram description: Kim now has more than 44 million followers canonical: https://time.com/4008948/kim-kardashian-beyonce-instagram/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-24T21:35:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:12.488Z og:title: Kim Kardashian Became the Most-Followed Person on Instagram og:description: She managed to edge out Beyoncé og:url: https://time.com/4008948/kim-kardashian-beyonce-instagram/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7c07a390235028f/698860a35f570f5c92b1d0f5/gettyimages-453492268.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: <> at SiriusXM Studios on August 11, 2014 in New York City. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kim Kardashian Became the Most-Followed Person on Instagram twitter:description: She managed to edge out Beyoncé twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7c07a390235028f/698860a35f570f5c92b1d0f5/gettyimages-453492268.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kim Kardashian Passed Beyoncé to Become the Most-Followed Person on Instagram > Sponsored content. 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The ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ star called into Ryan Seacrest’s radio show Tuesday, and confessed she loves being a mom to 8-month-old North — something she never thought she would say._ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Aug 24, 2015 9:35 PM UTC  Cindy Ord—Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Aug 24, 2015 9:35 PM UTC It was close for a while, but Kim Kardashian has officially surpassed Beyoncé to become the most-followed person on Instagram.[ According to ](http://www.techinsider.io/kim-kardashian-has-more-instagram-followers-than-beyonce-2015-8)_Tech Insider_, Kardashian quietly slipped past Beyonce overnight, hitting 44,005,604 followers. Meanwhile, Beyoncé lags behind at 43,935,64. The _Keeping Up With the Kardashians_ star has seen a rapid increase in her follower base recently, so she’s likely to stay on top for a while. As _Tech Insider_ points out, both Kim and Bey post photos of themselves and their families (especially their cute daughters North and Blue Ivy, respectively) but there are two key differences. First, Kim posts much more frequently, and second, she includes lengthier and more personal captions. Technically, the most-followed Instagram account belongs to Instagram itself, with more than 94 million followers. The most popular accounts after that belong to celebrities. _Tech Insider_ pulled data from Social Blade to compile the list of the top 10 most popular celebrity accounts: 1\. Kim Kardashian — 44,005,604 2\. Beyoncé — 43,935,648 3\. Taylor Swift — 43,533,226 4\. Selena Gomez — 41,843,095 5\. Ariana Grande — 41,696,873 6\. Justin Bieber — 36,994,254 7\. Kendall Jenner — 35,388,483 8\. Kylie Jenner — 33,703,166 9\. Nicki Minaj — 32,278,123 10\. Khloé Kardashian — 30,522,261 ## Transcript >> Kim Kardashian is ready for more kids. The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star called in to Ryan Seacrest's radio show Tuesday and confessed she loves being a mom to 8- month- old North, something she never thought she would say. >> I love my daughter so much, and I know what it was like to grow up with siblings. >> Right. >> So I definitely want to have more, but I'm definitely, I'm not going the route my mom did. >> Yeah. >> You're right. >> She is crazy. >> The star said she'll have 3 kids tops but is not looking forward to another pregnancy. She told Ellen DeGeneres last month, she wouldn't wish that on anyone. >> It's all worth it in the end-- >> Uh huh. >> so I would definitely suffer through that, but pregnancy was not a good experience for me-- >> Yeah. >> at all. >> I kind of-- you know, women who say that it's a beautiful thing, I would think a few-- >> They are lying. >> But who can blame the new mom for wanting more. She's head over heels for her little girl. >> She is honestly the sweetest little girl. >> Let's show that picture. >> She really is. >> Oh, look at that. >> She is so sweet. She never cries. >> Yeah. >> She is a perfect little angel. >> Yeah. >> Before any more kids come along, we know Kim and fiancée, Kanye West, will tie the knot sometime this summer in Paris. They got engaged last October. Thanks for watching. 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