How much are IG followers in the UK?
Most UK shops charge somewhere between £5 and £25 for 1,000 Instagram followers. Here is what separates the two ends, our own prices in pounds, and the warning signs at the bottom of the market.
Checked and updated 2 November 2026
A thousand Instagram followers typically cost between about £5 and £25 from shops selling to UK buyers. We charge £10.49. Anything near £1 per thousand usually involves your password, instant delivery or no refill.
Typical UK prices per 1,000
Looking across shops that sell to UK buyers in pounds, prices for a thousand Instagram followers cluster in three bands:
| Band | Typical price for 1,000 | What you tend to get |
|---|---|---|
| Bargain | £1 to £4 | Instant delivery, no refill, sometimes a login request |
| Middle | £5 to £15 | Paced delivery, a refill period, card checkout |
| Premium-priced | £15 to £30+ | Claims such as “real”, “active” or “UK”, which can’t be checked |
The top band is the one that deserves the most scepticism. Steeper prices tend to lean on words like “real” or “targeted”, and those claims are exactly the ones nobody can deliver at these prices. Our explainer on whether bought followers are real covers why.
Our prices, in pounds
| Size | IG followers | TikTok followers | IG likes | TikTok likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 of each | £2.79 | £2.89 | £1.79 | £1.39 |
| 250 of each | £4.29 | £4.79 | £2.79 | £2.79 |
| 500 of each | £6.99 | £7.69 | £4.29 | £4.69 |
| 1,000 of each | £10.49 | £11.49 | £5.79 | £6.69 |
| 2,500 of each | £17.49 | £20.99 | £9.49 | £12.49 |
| 5,000 of each | £26.99 | £31.49 | £14.99 | £20.99 |
| 10,000 of each | £45.99 | £54.99 | £26.49 | £34.99 |
Per follower, Instagram followers fall from 2.79p at 100 to 0.46p at 10,000. Likes are cheaper per unit because they need less from the accounts sending them.
What pushes the price up or down
- Pacing. Feeding an order in over hours costs a seller more than a single dump, and draws far less attention.
- Refills. A 30-day refill means the seller absorbs the cost of drops. Shops without one can charge less.
- Currency. Shops pricing in dollars or euros can look cheaper until your bank adds a foreign transaction fee, often around 3%.
- Marketing claims. Labels such as “premium” and “UK” add to the price without adding anything you can verify.
Hidden costs to look out for
- Subscriptions. Some “cheap” offers renew every month. Read the checkout page.
- Upsells that pre-tick. Extra services added to your basket unless you notice.
- Currency conversion. If the price isn’t in pounds, the final charge won’t be the number you saw.
- The cost of a locked account. Password-based services are cheap until they aren’t.
How to get the most for your money
- Buy one size that fits, rather than several small packs over a week.
- Spend on likes when your followers are fine but posts look quiet. The ratio checker tells you which is the problem.
- Use the refill if followers drop; it is included.
- Check what the account is actually worth before spending to grow it, with the sponsored post calculator.
Is cheaper always worse?
Not always. Some low-priced shops are simply lean. The useful test isn’t price but behaviour: do they need a password, do they pace delivery, do they refill, do they price in pounds, and do they make claims they can’t back up? Each of those is unpacked in cheap versus quality followers.
Things buyers check first
How much do 1,000 Instagram followers cost in the UK?
Why are some followers so cheap?
Are expensive followers better?
Are there fees on top at checkout?
If you do decide to buy, keep it modest
Username only, paced delivery, priced in pounds, refilled for 30 days.