The Humbling: Instagram Chopped Down These Celebs' Follower Counts

December 19, 2014 - 4:00 pm by VIBE

Instagram was cracking down on spam followers yesterday (Dec. 18) after wiping out more than 3.5 million fake followers in one fell swoop. Folks like Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber weren't hit as hard, while others, like Ma$e, lost well over 1.5 million, leaving him with only 272,000 followers. See the losses by the numbers for these celebs below.

A photo posted by Nicki Minaj (@nickiminaj) on Dec 12, 2014 at 1:15pm PST

Kim Kardashian

Follower Count Yesterday: 23,519,002
Followers Lost: 1,300,963
Current Status: 22,218,039

Justin Bieber Follower Count Yesterday: 23,817,614 Followers Lost: 3,538,228 Current Status: 20,279,386

Akon Follower Count Yesterday: 4,375,631 Followers Lost: 2,459,246 Current Status: 1,916,385

Beyoncé Follower Count Yesterday: 22,207,790 Followers Lost: 831,971 Current Status: 21,375,819

Ma$e Follower Count Yesterday: 1.6 million Followers Lost: 1.5 million Current Status: After being left with 272,000 followers, Mason Betha deleted his account.

Rihanna Follower Count Yesterday: 14,454,434 Followers Lost: 1,159,864 Current Status: 13,294,570

Tyga Follower Count Yesterday: 5,691,934 Followers Lost: 2,127,223 Current Status: 3,564,711

Katy Perry Follower Count Yesterday: 11,108,224 Followers Lost: 290,570 Current Status: 10,817,564

Oprah Follower Count Yesterday: 3.3 million Followers Lost: 100,000 Current Status: 3.2 million

Selena Gomez Follower Count Yesterday: 19,572,601 Followers Lost: 1,116,032 Current Status: 18,456,569

Nicki Minaj Follower Count Yesterday: 12,439,081 Followers Lost: 485,299 Current Status: 11,953,782

Taylor Swift Follower Count Yesterday: 16,540,314 Followers Lost: 725,379 Current Status: 15,814,395

Kevin Hart Follower Count Yesterday: 10,224,161 Followers Lost: 593,436 Current Status: 9,630,725

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