Top News Influencers in 2026

Zaver lists 7,849 vetted news influencers on Instagram, averaging 0.79% engagement with a median audience of 101,513 followers. The segment's biggest hubs are New York, Jakarta, Los Angeles. 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
7101	Pat Cavlin✓@patty_cavs	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7102	MidWeek@midweekhawaii	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7103	Herald-Tribune✓@heraldtribune	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7104	@miamipioneer@miamipioneer	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7105	Södermanlands Nyheter✓@snnyheter	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7106	Ian Leonard@ian_leonard	13K	-	news	premium	Open profile ↗
7107	Mario Ramirez✓@mariofoxla	13K	-	news	premium	Open profile ↗
7108	Jessica Sibley✓@jessicasibley	13K	-	news	premium	Open profile ↗
7109	Jacqueline Matter✓@jacqueline_matter	13K	-	news	premium	Open profile ↗
7110	Consul General Oliver Mair@mairoliver	13K	-	news	premium	Open profile ↗
7111	Kerry Sanders✓@kerrynbc	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7112	CBS4 Indy✓@cbs4indy	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7113	Waging Nonviolence@wagingnv	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7114	Pasadena Now@pasadenanow	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7115	Lizzie Robinson✓@lizzierobinsonitv	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7116	Daytona Beach News-Journal✓@dbnewsjournal	13K	-	news	premium	Open profile ↗
7117	Pamela Pagano✓@pamela_pagano	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7118	Florian Danner✓@floriandanner	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7119	Ledger-Enquirer✓@ledgerenquirer	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7120	Winston-Salem Journal@wsjournalnow	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7121	Jan Jekielek@jan.jekielek	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7122	Central Michigan Life@centralmichiganlife	13K	-	news	budget	Open profile ↗
7123	Tracey Spicer AM✓@traceyspicer	13K	-	news	premium	Open profile ↗
7124	Janelle Wang✓@janellewang	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7125	Timothy c Bowden@bowdennyc	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7126	Louisville Business First✓@bflouisville	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7127	FOX 4✓@fox4now	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7128	Rafael Fuenmayor✓@rafaelfuenmayor	13K	-	news	premium	Open profile ↗
7129	Madeleine Westin✓@madeleinewestintv4	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7130	The Stanford Daily@stanforddaily	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7131	Radu Buzaianu✓@radubuzaianu	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7132	Светлана Булатова✓@sbulatovas	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7133	ST-tidningen✓@sttidningen	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7134	Karlavagnen i P4✓@p4karlavagnen	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7135	Capital Gazette@capgaznews	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7136	U.S. Embassy Ottawa✓@usembassyottawa	13K	-	news	-	Open profile ↗
7137	Springfield News-Leader✓@springfieldnl	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7138	P4 Halland✓@p4halland	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7139	Escondido Police Department@escondidopolice	13K	-	news	-	Open profile ↗
7140	Richard Lui✓@richardlui	13K	-	news	premium	Open profile ↗
7141	Ally Hagstrom@allybean416	13K	-	news	budget	Open profile ↗
7142	Misty Jordan Mitchell@mistyjradio	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7143	Brian Schnee✓@brian_schnee	13K	-	news	premium	Open profile ↗
7144	Sara Damavandan✓@saradamavandan	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7145	Eray✓@eraybpt	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7146	Marcus Moore aka heeltoebro✓@marcusmooreabc	13K	-	news	premium	Open profile ↗
7147	Lauren Phinney✓@laurenphinneytv	13K	-	news	premium	Open profile ↗
7148	Østlands-Posten✓@ostlandsposten	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7149	Bendigo Advertiser✓@bendigoadvertiser	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗
7150	HHS@hiphopswagga	13K	-	news	standard	Open profile ↗