C
Evidence Grade C
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7.97%
7.97% -- follower growth rate for Instagram accounts with 1k-5k followers (2026)
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Value
7.97%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
C
Moderate quality evidence
Useful directional data with some methodological gaps. Treat as indicative rather than definitive -- corroborate before citing in formal research.
Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
50
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
30
Freshness
95
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Social Cat
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Tier B
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Instagram accounts with 1k-5k followers: 7.97% follower growth rate. Source: Social Cat (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/instagram-engagement-rate-benchmarks-1k-5k
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