--- title: Ariana Grande Beats Taylor Swift Instagram Followers 2nd description: Ariana Grande just passed Taylor Swift as the second most followed Instagram account with a whopping 98.5 million followers. canonical: https://time.com/4690041/ariana-grande-second-most-followed-instagram-account/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-03T17:30:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:41:35.530Z og:title: Ariana Grande Passes Taylor Swift in Instagram Followers og:description: Clocking in at a whopping 98.5 million followers og:url: https://time.com/4690041/ariana-grande-second-most-followed-instagram-account/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4b7ce07dbfbb8c2/6988bcdbcf40a8a28cc46b0a/ariana-grande-second-most-followed-instagram.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Ariana Grande "Dangerous Woman" Tour Opener - Phoenix og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ariana Grande Passes Taylor Swift in Instagram Followers twitter:description: Clocking in at a whopping 98.5 million followers twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4b7ce07dbfbb8c2/6988bcdbcf40a8a28cc46b0a/ariana-grande-second-most-followed-instagram.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ariana Grande Just Surpassed Taylor Swift as the Second Most Followed Instagram Account > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation) PHOENIX, AZ - FEBRUARY 03: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Ariana Grande performs on stage during the "Dangerous Woman" Tour Opener at Talking Stick Resort Arena on February 3, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation) Kevin Mazur—Getty Images for Live Nation  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 3, 2017 5:30 PM UTC While [Selena Gomez](http://time.com/4452301/selena-gomez-justin-bieber-instagram-sofia-richie/) has been [the most followed Instagram account at a whopping 112 million followers since last March](http://time.com/4512549/selena-gomez-instagram-100-million/), there’s a newcomer to the number two spot: [Ariana Grande.](http://time.com/4684270/ariana-grande-future-everyday-video/) While the former second most followed Instagram account was [squad leader and Gomez bestie Taylor Swift](http://time.com/4415482/uzo-aduba-defends-taylor-swift/), who clocks in at 98.3 million followers, this week Grande surpassed her with 98.6 million followers. The uptick in followers could be due to the fact that Grande is currently on her _Dangerous Woman_ tour and has been posting much more frequently on her Instagram, whereas Swift has been more reticent of late on her social media platforms (which could be because [she’s working on that rumored album that Ed Sheeran said fans can expect this holiday season](http://time.com/4688432/taylor-swift-album-2017/).) 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