- Following 258
- Followers 2.9M
- Engagement 2.23%
- Avg likes 76.3K
- Avg comments 429
About Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen (@ianmckellen) is an Actor creator on Instagram, also filed under Entertainment. The account has 2,892,184 followers and 637 published posts. Recent posts average 76,305 likes and 429 comments, an engagement rate of 2.23%.
Ian McKellen is a macro creator, with 2.9M followers inside the 1 million to 10 million band. Ian McKellen follows just 258 accounts, which leaves well over 1,000 followers for every account followed. Ian McKellen carries Instagram's verified badge and uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Ian McKellen under Actor, with Entertainment as a secondary category.
The Instagram bio for Ian McKellen runs to 13 words. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Ian McKellen dates from June 2026.
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637 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Ian McKellen, 7 are videos, 2 are single images and 1 is a carousel. That mix leans toward videos. Ian McKellen has built a substantial archive of 637 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 4,540 followers for each post published. Ian McKellen also keeps 1 story highlight on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 39 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include christophers, cinemas, tickets, legendary and artist.
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Celebrating the 87th birthday of seven-time Olivier Award winner, Ian McKellen.
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Ian McKellen's engagement
Ian McKellen's engagement rate on Instagram is 2.23%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 45 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 178 to 1, with 76,305 likes and 429 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
Engagement rate
2.23%
- Avg likes
- 76.3K
- Avg comments
- 429
- Interactions : followers
- 1 : 45
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Who is Ian McKellen?
Ian McKellen (@ianmckellen) is an Actor creator on Instagram, also filed under Entertainment. Ian McKellen carries Instagram's verified badge and uses an Instagram professional account. The Instagram bio for Ian McKellen runs to 13 words.
How many followers does Ian McKellen have?
Ian McKellen has 2,892,184 followers on Instagram (2.9M). Ian McKellen follows just 258 accounts, which leaves well over 1,000 followers for every account followed. Ian McKellen has built a substantial archive of 637 posts.
What is Ian McKellen's engagement rate?
Ian McKellen's engagement rate on Instagram is 2.23%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 45 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 178 to 1, with 76,305 likes and 429 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
What does Ian McKellen post about on Instagram?
Flinque files Ian McKellen under Actor, with Entertainment as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Ian McKellen, 7 are videos, 2 are single images and 1 is a carousel. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Ian McKellen repeatedly use the words christophers, cinemas, tickets, legendary and artist. Ian McKellen writes those captions mainly in English. Ian McKellen keeps 1 story highlight, which open with a free Flinque account.
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