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Instagram Follower Tracker

Track a public account’s followers and following over time, with names, not just a count.

WHAT YOU SEE

Instagram Follower Tracker
Reports and Charts

Each account in PenguinRadar Instagram Follower Tracker gets a change overview. It charts follower and following counts over time and lists the names that joined and left in each period.

  • Pick this week, this month or your own dates.
  • A change waits as pending until the next scan confirms it, so one incomplete list doesn’t show up as a change.

On Lite, Starter and Pro, PenguinRadar Instagram Follower Analyzer adds who follows back, and each period gets a short AI summary.

HOW TO

How to Use an
Instagram Follower Tracker

Track Instagram followers in three steps. You see the price before each scan.

  1. Create your PenguinRadar account

    Sign up with Google or email. Eligible new accounts get 50 free credits for PenguinRadar Instagram Follower Tracker.

  2. Set up Instagram follower tracking

    Enter a public username and pick followers, following or both, so it works as an Instagram following tracker too. Each list shows its price, and the first complete scan is the starting point.

  3. Review new followers and unfollows

    After the next complete scan, open the activity timeline in PenguinRadar Instagram Follower Tracker. New followers, new follows and unfollows each get their own filter.

Sign up free — get 50 credits ↗
44
Sample starting count
+3
Sample new follows
47
Sample final count

Demo account: @maya.bennett · Sample data

Illustrative profiles and activity. Dates in PenguinRadar Instagram Follower Tracker demo show when changes were detected.

How tracking works
WHY PENGUINRADAR

Why choose PenguinRadar Instagram Follower Tracker

Catches silent unfollows

Instagram keeps no follower history and sends no alert when a follower leaves. Each scan catches the ones who did.

Source: Instagram Help Center

Honest about verified accounts

Instagram gives only one short page of a verified account’s followers. Rather than guess, this tracks who they follow.

Source: PenguinRadar tests, September 2026

AI ANALYST

Ask AI about follower changes

Paid plans add AI Analyst to PenguinRadar Instagram Follower Tracker. Ask about any account you track in plain words. Every number is checked against what PenguinRadar detected, and questions don’t use credits.

More about AI Analyst

Try asking

  • Who unfollowed @maya.studio this week?
  • Which day did @maya.studio lose the most followers?
YOUR QUESTIONS

Instagram Follower Tracker FAQs

Yes, if the account is public. Search it in PenguinRadar Instagram Follower Tracker to preview its lists, like a quick Instagram follower checker. Then track it to catch changes. You never give your Instagram password, and the account isn’t told.

Yes, there’s a free plan with no time limit that tracks 1 account. Eligible sign-ups get 50 credits once, plus 10 to claim every day, and completed scans use credits. See plans and pricing.

Count checks are free and run every 24 hours on Free, 24 on Lite, 12 on Starter and 12 on Pro. A full scan runs when the count moves, or after a week.

No. Instagram doesn’t share follow times for other accounts, so PenguinRadar Instagram Follower Tracker shows the date a scan detected each change. Changes found in the same scan share one date.

No. Only approved followers can see a private account’s lists, and PenguinRadar Instagram Follower Tracker never sends follow requests. If a tracked account goes private, its lists can’t be read until it’s public again.

Yes, on paid plans. Lite, Starter and Pro users get an email from PenguinRadar Instagram Follower Tracker when a scan finds changes. You can turn that off in settings.

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