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0.52%

0.52% -- engagement rate for Instagram Reels (Q2 2026)

Name: Engagement Rate Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-08-11

Q2 2026 · Socialinsider

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Value

0.52%

Unit

Percentage

Data Vintage

Q2 2026

Entity

Instagram Reels

Evidence Quality

Moderate quality evidence

Useful directional data with some methodological gaps. Treat as indicative rather than definitive -- corroborate before citing in formal research.

49/100 confidence

Score breakdown

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Source Trust

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Independence

Methodology

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Sources (10)

Socialinsider Primary Tier A

https://www.socialinsider.io/blog/instagram-benchmarks/?utm_source=omail&utm_medium=email&utm_campai… ↗

Confidence: 91/100 Vintage: Q2 2026 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

38 Instagram statistics you need to know for 2026 [Updated]

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HubSpot https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/instagram-engagement-rate

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HypeAuditor https://hypeauditor.com/top-influencers/lima/

2026-08-20

Original Research

Socialinsider · Original study ↗

Methodology

Same as above

Methodology documented

Segmentation

Industrymarketing

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Instagram Reels: 0.52% engagement rate. Source: Socialinsider (Q2 2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/instagram-reels-engagement-rate-q2-2026

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