Top News & Politics Instagram Reels Accounts

The 24 biggest news & politics creators tracked by Buzzlytics, ranked by followers. Updated 5h ago.

News & Politics leaderboard — August 2026

#CreatorFollowersTotal viewsEngagement
1 The Young Turks@theyoungturks 421K 6.4M 13%
2 V Spehar@underthedesknews 405.6K 183.2M 6.7%
3 عرب Nation@arabnationx 380.6K 167.2M 5.6%
4 Horizon Geopolitics@horizongeopolitics 357.4K 52.7M 2.4%
5 The New Zealand Herald@nzherald 197.4K 74.1M 2.5%
6 ProPublica@propublica 160.8K 1.2M 8.2%
7 imi@theimuslimi 134.6K 5.4M 24.4%
8 Gen-Z for Change@genzforchange 86.7K 8.1M 6.7%
9 Heather Gardner@heathergtv 79.7K 443.2M 6.6%
10 TrueCrimeTsar@truecrimetsar 78.9K 61M 2.6%
11 الجزيرة نت | اقتصاد@aljazeeraeconomy 52.8K 758.7K 4.1%
12 Mouse Trap News@mousetrapnews 47.7K 71M 2.4%
13 Keith Edwards@keithedwards 45.9K 54.7M 3.5%
14 Democracy Docket@democracydocket 42.8K 904K 7.4%
15 Harry Sisson@harryjsisson 39.1K 39.3M 9.6%
16 migrando@migrando.de 38K 30.9M 1.5%
17 Caleb Snyder@realcalebsnyder 26.3K 56.6M 4.7%
18 Joshua Carr ✔@thejoshuacarr 18.1K 9.4M 4.7%
19 Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP@grantshapps 13.7K 1.1M 4.3%
20 AMP MN@antiwarmn 11.6K 1.5M 6.4%
21 The Jericho Generation@thejerichogeneration 10K 7.1M 11.2%
22 Texas Organizing Project@organizetexas 5.8K 76.5K 7.5%
23 السؤال الصح@elsoaal.elsah 2.9K 343.5K 1.4%
24 V.O.X. News@v.o.x.tv_news 2K 5.2M 0.9%

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the biggest news & politics creator on Instagram Reels?

@theyoungturks (The Young Turks) tops Buzzlytics' news & politics leaderboard with 420,989 followers as of August 2026.

How is this Instagram Reels leaderboard ranked?

Accounts tracked by Buzzlytics are classified into niches from their content (hashtags and bio) and ranked by follower count. Views and engagement rate come from each account's tracked posts. The board refreshes as accounts are re-scraped.

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Data source & methodology

Buzzlytics tracks publicly available Instagram Reels profile data. Accounts are assigned a niche from the hashtags on their posts and their bio, then ranked by follower count. Views, likes and engagement rate are aggregated from each account's tracked posts. Nothing here is provided by or affiliated with Instagram Reels. Profile owners can request removal via support@buzzlytics.io.