@instagram vs @mcdonalds

As of June 2026, Instagram (@instagram) has 37,170,254 followers on Threads and McDonald’s (@mcdonalds) has 828,282 — @instagram leads with 45× the following.

@instagram is the more active poster with 1,300 threads to @mcdonalds's 40. Despite the smaller audience, @mcdonalds gets the stronger engagement on recent posts — 0.05% of followers interact per thread, against 0.01% for the larger account.