17 Most Influential Women On Instagram

By Frederique Bros
on 19 January 2021

If you are wondering who to follow on Instagram, you are at the right place. We’ve narrowed a list of beautiful women we are currently following! Not surprisingly, Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian’s family dominance of Instagram is almost unmatchable.

17 Most Influential Women On Instagram

MichelleObama

40.9m followers

The powerful and inspirational former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama uplifts us with her Instagram feed of positive social activism. Look out for her infamous playlist recommendations too and enchanting family snapshots of post-White House life with the Obamas.

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@baddiewinkle

3.7m followers

Who doesn’t love a cute grandma who smokes joints and has been “stealing your man,” as her profile puts it, “since 1928.” The agency Grit featured Baddie Winkle in their launch campaign of the street-style brand Dimepiece plastered her across a billboard outside Coachella. Cheers to our 91 year-old glamour grandma!

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@madonna

4.3m followers

Madonna posts plenty of new and old pictures of herself looking drop-dead sexy and nostalgic pics from her formidable career that serve as a great reminder that before she hung with Diplo she used to chill with Basquiat. Website: http://www.madonna.com/

@KatyPerry

25.5m followers

Perry’s tour itineraries have included XXX on the Great Wall of China and flicking wrapped Kraft Singles as if they were dollar bills fluttering inside Atlanta’s Magic City. Website: http://www.katyperry.com/

@MileyCyrus

113m followers

As unpredictable on Instagram as she is in real life, Miley Cyrus posts a kaleidoscopic, stream-of-consciousness mash-ups of memes, pop culture and everything Miley. This is a woman with nothing to hide. Website: http://www.happyhippies.org/

@badgalriri

86.2m followers

BadGalRiRi returned stronger and badder than ever, giving us the unapologetically cool pics that make her account so legendary. Rihanna’s can’t-give-a-fuck realness is singular. From vacation shots to party photos to endless ‘grams of her infant cousin Majesty. Website: http://www.rihannanow.com/

@CaraDelevingne

44.2m followers

Only a supermodel-turned-actress would be so comfortably gorgeous to make herself grotesque for candid photos by crossing her eyes, flaring her nostrils, making rubbery faces or sticking out her tongue. Cinema reference: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5353321/

@AmyPoehlerSmartGirls

1m followers

The account for the Parks and Recreation star’s online community dedicated to empowering young girls and women is as awesomely motivational as you’d expect from the erstwhile Leslie Knope. Website: http://amysmartgirls.com/

@NickiMinaj

121m followers

Every photo Nicki Minaj shares is as perfect as she promises, showing off her impeccable fashion sense, pristine make-up and enviable lifestyle. Minaj has proven that she has a keen sense of her own fandom, posting the many memes that have been made of her and her lyrics. Website: http://mypinkfriday.com/

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@Betches

13m followers

“Betches” are girls who drink too much, are, like, soooo into dieting and shopping and get lampooned/celebrated on the Instagram account run by Jordana Abraham, Aleen Kuperman and Samantha Fishbein. Website: http://www.betcheslovethis.com/

@WillowSmith

6.8m followers

Willow Smith through her Instagram expresses the world through her own Technicolor eyes. Smith peppers her extraordinary feed with some ordinary reminders that she’s still only a 19-year-old woman who loves to hang out with her friends. Website: http://www.willowsmith.com/

willow smith instagram

@ReeseWitherspoon

23.7m followers

See Witherspoon goofing around with Sofia Vergara, but definitely stay for the nugatory wisdom she gleans from roadside marquees, greeting cards, sidewalk tiles, bar signs, paint swatches, sepia-toned images of inspirational women and the always quotable Anonymous. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReeseWitherspoon

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@beyonce

152m followers

Beyoncé pays as close attention to the visuals associated with her work as her music, so it’s no wonder that Instagram is the social-media platform she’s taken to updating regularly. Her account is a gorgeous stream of her lavish vacations and sweet family life. Website: http://www.beyonce.com/

@LenaDunham

2.9m followers

The same compulsive honesty and quirky humor that make the Girls creator so interesting are on full view in her Instagram account. Amid the usual photos of her dog, boyfriend (Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff) and besties. HBO Show: http://www.hbo.com/girls or Lenny Website: http://lennyletter.com/

@KimKardashian

183m followers

Kim Kardashian’s Instagram presence is so legendary that she was able to publish a successful book filled with her selfies. Whether she’s being cute with husband Kanye West, showing love for her equally famous sisters, promoting her addicting video game or cropping her daughter North out of photos. It’s no wonder her audience has grown from 40 million fans to 183 million in 5 years, more wanting to know what makes the world’s most watched personality tick. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KimKardashian

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@KylieJenner

189m followers

Kim Kardashian’s little sister Kylie Jenner has usurped the family by taking out the top spot on Instagram. She’s popped up in the music industry featuring in Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s music video for their new track WAP. A businesswoman too, she has founded two cosmetics companies @kyliecosmetics and @kylieskin, which she gloriously flaunts in her posts.

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@NicoleKidman

7m followers

Australia’s national treasure Nicole Kidman gives us a little peek into her glowing magazine shoots, snippets of her upcoming film appearances and cosy family life. She’s users her platform to publicise her movie production company @BlossomFilms which supports artists and brings new perspectives to the entertainment industry.

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