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The 79 Most Popular Instagrammers In The World

Maya KosoffJan 7, 2015, 02:21 IST

In December, Instagram began cracking down on spam accounts, and some of the most-followed Instagram accounts lost thousands and even millions of followers.

In light of what became known as the "Instagram rapture," we decided to take a look at the most popular Instagram users.

We took Socialblade's list of the 100 most-followed Instagram accounts, and after removing brands, groups of people (like bands and sports teams), accounts that aggregate other people's content (like @nature and @nailsvideos), and other non-human entities, we had a list of the 79 most-followed people on Instagram.