Top Cooking Influencers in 2026

Zaver lists 7,021 vetted cooking influencers on Instagram, averaging 0.74% engagement with a median audience of 55,856 followers. The segment's biggest hubs are New York, London, Miami. Every profile below includes follower stats, engagement benchmarked against the niche, an AI quality screen and a price tier — click through for the full report.

#	Creator	Followers	ER	Niche	Price tier
1101	Chef Nti✓@chef_nti	293K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1102	Chiara Verzella✓@chiaraverzella	293K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1103	丹羽直美（ikura）✓@ikura888	292K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1104	Semen Onur Öner✓@semenoner	292K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1105	DASH@unprocessyourfood	291K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1106	Sofie Dumont✓@sofiedumontchef	291K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1107	Big Green Egg✓@biggreenegg	291K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1108	Stephen Cusato 🍽🎥📸✓@thefoodfreakk	291K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1109	Beatriz Santiago✓@beatrizcookinnvibez	290K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1110	Alaa El Gebaly✓@alaa.el.gebaly	290K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1111	Baking Steel✓@bakingsteel	290K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1112	CHEF BAE💕👩🏾‍🍳@niqueskitchen_	289K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1113	Cecilia Gonzalez✓@chefcecygon	289K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1114	Jenny Böhme✓@familienkost	289K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1115	Lara Gessler✓@lara_gessler	288K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1116	Nevenmaguire✓@nevenmaguire	287K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1117	שף תומר תומס פיטוסי✓@tomertomasfitusi	287K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1118	高山 都✓@miyare38	287K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1119	Chef“JR”Robinson✓@mrcheffito	286K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1120	Shafira Alifia✓@shafiralifia	286K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1121	Chiara Abente Espinosa d los M✓@chef.chiaraabente.em	285K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1122	Mariana Costa✓@mariannaccosta	285K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1123	Aaron Middleton✓@chefaaronmiddleton	285K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1124	Endang Indriani✓@justtryandtaste	284K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1125	Gamze Tosun✓@gamzee_tosun	284K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1126	コウケンテツ✓@kohkentetsu	284K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1127	Dan Souza✓@testcook	283K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1128	Miguel Maestre OCM✓@thecrazybull	282K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1129	EricAllanKramer✓@ericallankramer	282K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1130	Raghad Alnuaimi✓@ragad2alnuaimi	282K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1131	Eyvind Hellstrøm✓@hellstroms_verden	282K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1132	AnaCé Zapata | LaChefPerucha✓@chef_perucha	281K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1133	Le Cordon Bleu Paris✓@lecordonbleuparis	281K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1134	DG✓@dgshowtv	281K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1135	SilvanaCocina✓@silvanacocina	281K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1136	Chef douwach✓@chef.douwach	281K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1137	Jermain Edwards✓@chefjvedwards	280K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1138	Laura J Bevilacqua✓@laurajbevilacqua	280K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1139	Sean Brock✓@hseanbrock	279K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1140	Chef Ricardo Cooking✓@chefricardocooking	278K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1141	Alun Rahmadani✓@alunrahma	278K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1142	ELLE à table✓@elleatable	278K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1143	Salvatore Cuomo✓@chef_salvatore_cuomo	277K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1144	Said Himmi traiteur✓@said_himmi_traiteur	277K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1145	Emmanuel Bassoleil✓@ebassoleil	276K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1146	Anya Fernald✓@anyafernald	276K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →
1147	Jean-Georges✓@chefjgv	275K	—	cooking	elite	View profile →
1148	Manali Choubisa✓@udaipur_food_zone	275K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1149	Luis Güell✓@almorzandoconluis	275K	—	cooking	standard	View profile →
1150	Todd Jones II@lettoddcook	275K	—	cooking	premium	View profile →