Instagram Glitch Temporarily Wipes Millions of Followers

Instagram experienced a glitch that temporarily caused users to see a significant drop in their follower counts. Accounts displayed an inaccurate loss of followers in their Account Insights, but the total follower counts on profiles were not actually impacted.

Adam Mosseri, the chief of Instagram, confirmed that the drop in follower counts was due to a technical issue. The Instagram team has since addressed the problem in the back end of the app, ensuring that the follower metrics in Account Insights are now accurate.

Yes, if your account was affected by the glitch, the follower count should now be fine, or it will be updated correctly at the next refresh. The technical issue has been resolved, so the follower metrics should display accurately without any further action required by the user.