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0.48%
0.48% -- instagram engagement rate for Instagram (Q1 2026)
Socialinsider measured Instagram's median engagement rate at 0.48% in Q1 2026.
- Engagement rates vary across different industry datasets and methodologies
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0.48%
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Data Vintage
Q1 2026
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B
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95
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Socialinsider
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https://likes.io/blog/instagram-statistics-2026 ↗
Source Article
Instagram Statistics 2026: Users & Engagement Data
Instagram crossed three billion monthly active users in 2025, and the way people use the app — Reels over feed, messaging over posting, shopping in-stream — keeps shifting under everyone’s feet. This page collects the Instagram statistics that actually matter for 2026, with one rule: every number be…
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Socialinsider; roughly 24% YoY decline
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Instagram: 0.48% instagram engagement rate. Source: Socialinsider (Q1 2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/socialinsider-engagement-q1-2026
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