--- description: Everyone Tom Hiddleston is following by category. title: The 17 People Tom Hiddleston Follows on Instagram image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb5366589b5118ea3/6988a0a7e20a87ee17a91dfd/gettyimages-491999272.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Everyone Tom Hiddleston Decided Was Worth Following on Instagram by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 12, 2016 6:31 PM CUT  Tom Hiddleston attends the High-Rise Screening, during the BFI London Film Festival, at Odeon Leicester Square on October 9, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for BFI) Tom Hiddleston attends the High-Rise Screening, during the BFI London Film Festival, at Odeon Leicester Square on October 9, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for BFI)John Phillips-Getty Images for BFI by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 12, 2016 6:31 PM CUT Responding to the important news question “does Tom Hiddleston care that Taylor Swift had a [garden party](https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/taylor-swift-garden-party-her-081500724.html "undefined") without him? At all?” Tom Hiddleston has followed Swift and 16 other accounts on Instagram. He kicked off his splashy new presence by announcing [Loki](http://time.com/4445102/tom-hiddleston-instagram-thor-loki/ "undefined") is back for more in the Marvel Universe, and his Marvel rival, Robert Downey Jr., immediately capitalized on the moment by [having fun](http://time.com/4448378/robert-downey-jr-tom-hiddleston-taylor-swift/ "undefined") with his summer romance. After following Swift, he, or whoever manages his account, has also followed some other very important people, and here they all are as of Friday afternoon, organized by category. **His** **_Thor_** **and** **_Avengers_** **Team** Taika Waititi _Thor: Ragnarok_ director, [prankster](http://time.com/4396301/chris-hemsworth-thor-ragnarok-hammer/ "undefined") Idris Elba, actor, king of possibly being the next James Bond despite [total lack of interest](http://time.com/4419222/idris-elba-not-playing-james-bond-rumors/ "undefined") Chris Hemsworth Actor, Dadbod trendlet-resister, Hiddleswift [supporter](http://time.com/4408450/chris-hemsworth-talks-tom-hiddleston-taylor-swift/ "undefined") Robert Downey Jr. Actor, Hiddleswift commentator Mark Ruffalo Actor, homewrecking spooner Clark Gregg Actor, Britney Spears wannabe Jeremy Renner Actor, documentarian of _Entourage With a Kid_ **Knows Tom Hiddleston:** Ryan Reynolds Key Taylor Swift Fourth of July Party Guest, also actor Luke Evans Actor, co-star from _High-Rise,_ newest member of the [famous blond boys](http://time.com/4433738/ryan-lochte-unveils-dramatic-new-hair-for-rio-olympics-2016/ "undefined") club Taylor Swift His very first follow, his lady love, singer-songwriter and kale gathering farm hand **His** **_Kong: Skull Island_** **Crew**: Brie Larson Actor, Captain Marvel Samuel L. Jackson Actor, [Olympics commentator](http://time.com/4443417/rio-2016-olympics-samuel-l-jackson-live-tweets/ "undefined") Jordan Vogt-Roberts Director of _Kong: Skull Island_, major Hiddleston fan Employers: Disney Legendary _Kong: Skull Island_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4450589/tom-hiddleston-taylor-swift-instagram/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4450589/tom-hiddleston-taylor-swift-instagram/"},"headline":"Everyone Tom Hiddleston Decided Was Worth Following on Instagram","datePublished":"2016-08-12T18:31:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:35:28.233Z","description":"From Taylor Swift to his Marvel squad","url":"https://time.com/4450589/tom-hiddleston-taylor-swift-instagram/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Internet","movies","celebrities","Marvel","Taylor Swift","Tom Hiddleston"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb5366589b5118ea3/6988a0a7e20a87ee17a91dfd/gettyimages-491999272.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb5366589b5118ea3/6988a0a7e20a87ee17a91dfd/gettyimages-491999272.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"High-Rise\" - Red Carpet - BFI London Film Festival","caption":"\"High-Rise\" - Red Carpet - BFI London Film Festival","creditText":"John Phillips-Getty Images for BFI","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4450589/tom-hiddleston-taylor-swift-instagram/","name":"Everyone Tom Hiddleston Decided Was Worth Following on Instagram"}}]}] ```