

If by now you’re wondering how many followers you need to start bringing in real revenue, the short answer is “not as many as you think.” The long answer depends on factors that range from: What niche you’re in and how easily you can directly tie it to a product category (fashion, food, beauty, and fitness are popular niches, based on top Instagram hashtags) How engaged your followers are (100K fake followers won’t amount to much) Which revenue channels you explore Naturally, the more engaged followers you have, the better.