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5.08%

5.08% -- engagement rate for traditional influencers with 1000-5000 followers (2019)

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Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-08-03

2019 · HypeAuditor

Traditional Instagram influencers with between 1,000 and 5,000 followers have an average engagement rate of 5.08%.

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5.08%

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Percentage

Data Vintage

2019

Entity

traditional influencers with 1000-5000 followers

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Evidence Quality

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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

65/100 confidence

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Sources (3)

HypeAuditor Primary Tier A

https://giantpartners.com/the-psychology-and-metrics-behind-ai-ugc-success/ ↗

Confidence: 30/100 Vintage: 2019 Channel: Cc Extraction

Source Article

Les instagrameurs devraient se méfier des influenceurs virtuels, voici pourquoi - Les Gens d'Internet

Influenceurs. Ils s’appellent Lil Miquela, Liam Nikuro ou encore Shudu.gram. Ces créateurs de contenu ne sont pas réels, ils ont tous été créés par ordinateur. Si pour certains, leur arrivée sur les réseaux sociaux ne présagent rien de bon, surtout au niveau de la santé des utilisateurs, pour d’autr…

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Giant Partners https://giantpartners.com/the-psychology-and-metrics-behind-ai-ugc-success/

2026-08-11

CreatorDB https://creatordb.app/creatorstats/minority-mindset/

2026-08-17

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HypeAuditor · Original study ↗

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Segmentation

Industrysocial_media_marketing,influencer_marketing RegionFR Channelinfluencer

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