Actress Megan Fox added 2.8 million Instagram followers in March 2026, topping a list dominated by event-driven celebrity growth. A world tour launch, an Olympic carryover, a blockbuster trailer, and a viral comedy skit rounded out the month’s biggest movers.
Here are the fastest-growing U.S. Instagram accounts from last month:
Gained: +2.8M followers March total: 24M followers
Returned from a year-long plus social media hiatus with a March 3 photoshoot carousel that drew over 7 million likes and widespread media coverage, making it one of the most-discussed Instagram comebacks in recent memory.
The launch of Derulo’s “The Last Dance World Tour” generated fan clips and promotional content that amplified his already substantial TikTok crossover audience.
Gained: +1.1M followers March total: 8.2M followers
Carried forward momentum from the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics before news of her withdrawal from the World Championships kept her name in sports headlines through March.
Gained: +1.1M followers March total: 23.8M followers
A steady run of celebrity episodes, including a March appearance with Kerry Washington, continued to generate the shareable clips that sustain the show’s social audience.
Gained: +894K followers March total: 176.7M followers
Promotional stills for “The Drama,” her upcoming project with Robert Pattinson, circulated widely in early March, sustaining fan interest between major release cycles.
Gained: +653K followers March total: 99.7M followers
The Artemis II SLS rocket rollout in late March, ahead of the April 1 launch preparation window, drew a fresh wave of space enthusiasts to the agency’s account.
Gained: +651K followers March total: 12.5M followers
His late-March skit “How Conservative Women Act” reached 22 million views, with the resulting debate and backlash driving significant off-platform discovery back to his profile.
Creators Holding Their Own
Most of March’s top gainers owe their growth to industry infrastructure: a major tour launch, a film trailer, an Olympic cycle, or a platform-wide expansion. Druski is the exception. His +650K gain came entirely from a single self-produced skit that triggered a cultural conversation without any promotional apparatus behind it, the kind of algorithm-driven, creator-led growth that defines organic Instagram success. French Montana’s steady gain similarly reflects sustained audience loyalty rather than a specific moment, though his position is anchored by an established major-label profile rather than independent creator mechanics.
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Actress Megan Fox added 2.8 million Instagram followers in March 2026, topping a list dominated by event-driven celebrity growth. A world tour launch, an Olympic carryover, a blockbuster trailer, and a viral comedy skit rounded out the month’s biggest movers.
Here are the fastest-growing U.S. Instagram accounts from last month:
#1. Megan Fox | @meganfox
Gained: +2.8M followers
March total: 24M followers
Returned from a year-long plus social media hiatus with a March 3 photoshoot carousel that drew over 7 million likes and widespread media coverage, making it one of the most-discussed Instagram comebacks in recent memory.
#2. Jason Derulo | @jasonderulo
Gained: +2M followers
March total: 44M followers
The launch of Derulo’s “The Last Dance World Tour” generated fan clips and promotional content that amplified his already substantial TikTok crossover audience.
#3. Alysa Liu | @alysaxliu
Gained: +1.1M followers
March total: 8.2M followers
Carried forward momentum from the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics before news of her withdrawal from the World Championships kept her name in sports headlines through March.
#4. ‘The Tonight Show’ | @fallontonight
Gained: +1.1M followers
March total: 23.8M followers
A steady run of celebrity episodes, including a March appearance with Kerry Washington, continued to generate the shareable clips that sustain the show’s social audience.
#5. French Montana | @frenchmontana
Gained: +1.1M followers
March total: 44.7M followers
No single March event drove the gain; growth reflects the sustained platform presence of one of Instagram’s most consistently followed rappers.
#6. Michael B. Jordan | @michaelbjordan
Gained: +1M followers
March total: 26.4M followers
The March 2 circulation of an unofficial concept trailer for “When the Lights Fade” sparked fan engagement online.
#7. Zendaya | @zendaya
Gained: +894K followers
March total: 176.7M followers
Promotional stills for “The Drama,” her upcoming project with Robert Pattinson, circulated widely in early March, sustaining fan interest between major release cycles.
#8. Instagram | @instagram
Gained: +654K followers
March total: 701M followers
The platform’s own account grows in line with its global user base.
#9. NASA | @nasa
Gained: +653K followers
March total: 99.7M followers
The Artemis II SLS rocket rollout in late March, ahead of the April 1 launch preparation window, drew a fresh wave of space enthusiasts to the agency’s account.
#10. Druski | @druski
Gained: +651K followers
March total: 12.5M followers
His late-March skit “How Conservative Women Act” reached 22 million views, with the resulting debate and backlash driving significant off-platform discovery back to his profile.
Creators Holding Their Own
Most of March’s top gainers owe their growth to industry infrastructure: a major tour launch, a film trailer, an Olympic cycle, or a platform-wide expansion. Druski is the exception. His +650K gain came entirely from a single self-produced skit that triggered a cultural conversation without any promotional apparatus behind it, the kind of algorithm-driven, creator-led growth that defines organic Instagram success. French Montana’s steady gain similarly reflects sustained audience loyalty rather than a specific moment, though his position is anchored by an established major-label profile rather than independent creator mechanics.
Data from HypeAuditor, March 2026