Top 20 Cats Influencers in United States on Instagram (Aug 2026)

We found 162 cats influencers in United States on Instagram. These creators use "cats" in their Instagram bio and have audiences concentrated in United States. Here are the top 20, ranked on engagement rate, audience quality and reach, not follower count alone.

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Ranked by engagement rate, audience quality and reach

Updated August 6, 2026

  1. 1Chloe Instagram profile photo

    Chloe

    @chloe.longname

    Cat witch, Philosopher, Beautiful Woman Twenty Something Manager: Allen McRae allen.mcrae@authenticm.com

    MacroUnited States
    Followers740K
    Engagement rate3.57%At page median
    Suspicious followers12.8%Moderate
    Average reel plays467KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Chloe's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States62%
    United Kingdom6.9%
    Canada5.2%
    Australia4.0%
    India3.3%

    Audience gender

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 28.4K. Avg comments: 831. Audience credibility: 87%.

  2. 2Heidi Wrangles Cats Instagram profile photo

    Heidi Wrangles Cats

    @heidiwranglescats

    Cat Rescuer Brooklyn, NY Apply to foster, adopt, or donate ⤵️

    MacroUnited States
    Followers634K
    Engagement rate4.22%1.2x page median
    Suspicious followers22.5%Elevated
    Average reel plays285KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Heidi Wrangles Cats's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States56%
    United Kingdom6.0%
    Canada3.4%
    Indonesia3.0%
    Brazil2.8%

    Audience gender

  3. 3Ashley Saldana Instagram profile photo

    Ashley Saldana

    @soccercatmom

    ⚽️ Soccer Mom 🐈 Cat Mom 📧 Soccercatmom@famfluence.com 💌 PO Box 491 Hobart, WA 98025 🖤 Foster Donations: Venmo - Soccercatmom

    MacroUnited States
    Followers562K
    Engagement rate3.90%At page median
    Suspicious followers17.1%Moderate
    Average reel plays213KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Ashley Saldana's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States54%
    United Kingdom14%
    Canada5.1%
    Australia4.1%
    Germany3.4%

    Audience gender

  4. 4Sapphire🕷 Instagram profile photo

    Sapphire🕷

    @sinner_saff

    IT GETS BETTER 🖤🫡 ⚡️tatic civic + R7🏍️ + 97’ F350 🤍;) crazy cat and dog lady 🖤 📧 sinnersafina@gmail.com

    MacroUnited States
    Followers530K
    Engagement rate2.96%0.8x page median
    Suspicious followers19.8%Moderate
    Average reel plays147KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Sapphire🕷's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States49%
    Brazil9.9%
    Mexico6.4%
    United Kingdom4.4%
    Australia3.2%

    Audience gender

  5. 5Christina Ha (하지영) Instagram profile photo

    Christina Ha (하지영)

    @whiskstowhiskers

    Co-founder @macaronparlour, @meowparlour & @catcampusa. Foster to kittens & senior cats. My parents make cat beds. Collabs: christina@meowparlour.com

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers440K
    Engagement rate3.50%At page median
    Suspicious followers23.2%Elevated
    Average reel plays305KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Christina Ha (하지영)'s engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States64%
    Canada4.6%
    United Kingdom4.5%
    Australia2.0%
    India1.7%

    Audience gender

  6. 6Senpapi Gabe Instagram profile photo

    Senpapi Gabe

    @senpapi.gabe

    🩷Content Creator 💛Silly Leftist Cat Dad 🩵Next Con: AX 🇲🇽🇵🇭🇺🇸 📍FL 27 DMs/Email open to business Gabe@rhystic.co

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers372K
    Engagement rate5.36%1.5x page median
    Suspicious followers23.2%Elevated
    Average reel plays220KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Senpapi Gabe's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States61%
    India4.0%
    United Kingdom3.5%
    Canada3.4%
    Australia2.1%

    Audience gender

  7. 7Mallory Brooks Instagram profile photo

    Mallory Brooks

    @malpluscats

    springfield, mo | cats • comedy • clothing childrencantconsenttobeingpostedontheinternet @plzposturcats

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers341K
    Engagement rate4.26%1.2x page median
    Suspicious followers8.4%Low risk
    Average reel plays106KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Mallory Brooks's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States96%
    Egypt1.2%
    Poland1.2%
    Costa Rica1.2%

    Audience gender

  8. 8Heidi Korte | Adventure Cat Fitz Instagram profile photo

    Heidi Korte | Adventure Cat Fitz

    @fitzcapades

    🇨🇦 2 Frisky Adventure cats 🙋🏼‍♀️ Author, musician, cat mom ☀️follow for daily feel good Adventures 🛍️ Merch available - link ⬇️

    Mid-tierCanada
    Followers310K
    Engagement rate2.03%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers17.3%Moderate
    Average reel plays88.4KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Heidi Korte | Adventure Cat Fitz's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States50%
    Canada8.5%
    United Kingdom5.0%
    Brazil4.6%
    Italy3.1%

    Audience gender

  9. Followers287K
    Engagement rate10.63%2.9x page median
    Suspicious followers27.7%Elevated
    Average reel playsNot measuredNo video data

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    Canada3.5%
    United Kingdom3.2%
    Brazil2.9%
    Mexico2.7%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 30.5K. Avg comments: 53. Audience credibility: 79%.

  10. Followers275K
    Engagement rate2.54%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers33.2%High
    Average reel plays108KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    United Kingdom4.0%
    Canada2.8%
    Australia1.5%
    Mexico1.4%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 7.0K. Avg comments: 55. Audience credibility: 80%.

  11. 11Gabrielle Saucedo Instagram profile photo

    Gabrielle Saucedo

    @gabbyvr.official

    I’m a home cook teaching average people to make above average food 👩🏼‍🍳 Waifu of @sauceddie ❤️ Cat mom to @chopoyvisco 😽

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers270K
    Engagement rate70.13%Outlier, verify before using
    Suspicious followers18.1%Moderate
    Average reel plays733KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    United States61%
    United Kingdom8.3%
    Australia3.4%
    Mexico3.2%
    Canada3.0%
  12. Followers257K
    Engagement rate6.03%1.7x page median
    Suspicious followers30.0%High
    Average reel plays140KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    United Kingdom4.7%
    Canada3.7%
    Australia2.7%
    Brazil2.0%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 15.5K. Avg comments: 127. Audience credibility: 82%.

  13. Followers239K
    Engagement rate3.89%At page median
    Suspicious followers39.0%High
    Average reel plays73.2KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    United Kingdom2.2%
    Canada2.0%
    South Africa0.8%
    Australia0.8%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 9.3K. Avg comments: 60. Audience credibility: 80%.

  14. Followers236K
    Engagement rate6.32%1.7x page median
    Suspicious followers21.5%Elevated
    Average reel plays90.6KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    United Kingdom9.5%
    Canada5.2%
    Australia2.0%
    Germany1.3%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 14.9K. Avg comments: 91. Audience credibility: 86%.

  15. Followers198K
    Engagement rate2.64%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers26.2%Elevated
    Average reel plays39.8KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    United Kingdom7.8%
    Canada5.5%
    Australia2.5%
    Brazil2.1%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 5.2K. Avg comments: 192. Audience credibility: 84%.

  16. Followers173K
    Engagement rate3.66%At page median
    Suspicious followers27.1%Elevated
    Average reel plays70.7KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    United Kingdom8.7%
    Canada5.5%
    Australia2.2%
    Italy1.4%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 6.3K. Avg comments: 54. Audience credibility: 84%.

  17. Followers169K
    Engagement rate2.17%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers24.9%Elevated
    Average reel plays48.0KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    United Kingdom4.4%
    Canada3.7%
    Mexico2.5%
    Australia2.5%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 3.7K. Avg comments: 27. Audience credibility: 81%.

  18. Followers169K
    Engagement rate3.43%At page median
    Suspicious followers28.2%Elevated
    Average reel plays42.6KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    United Kingdom8.9%
    Canada6.1%
    Australia2.4%
    Brazil2.4%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 5.8K. Avg comments: 124. Audience credibility: 82%.

  19. Followers169K
    Engagement rate2.12%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers42.4%High
    Average reel plays22.8KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    Romania3.3%
    United Kingdom3.0%
    Canada2.2%
    Australia1.2%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 3.6K. Avg comments: 21. Audience credibility: 81%.

  20. 20Auntie Julie (aka Julie Nashawaty of South End Pet Sitting) Instagram profile photo

    Auntie Julie (aka Julie Nashawaty of South End Pet Sitting)

    @auntiejuliethecatsitter
    Mid-tierBoston, US
    Followers153K
    Engagement rate2.19%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers31.5%High
    Average reel plays42.9KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    United Kingdom9.5%
    Canada4.4%
    Australia2.9%
    Germany2.5%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 3.4K. Avg comments: 39. Audience credibility: 78%.

Benchmarks

Top cats influencers in United States: engagement and audience benchmarks

The median and ranges across this ranking, so you can tell a genuinely strong cats creator from an average one.

162creators indexed272Kmedian followers3.61%median engagement24.7%avg suspicious followers

The top cats influencers in United States run a median engagement rate of 3.61% and average 24.7% suspicious followers. Treat 3.61% as the bar a strong cats creator in United States should clear; below it, you are paying for reach, not attention.

The best cats influencers in United States here span 0 nano or micro and 4 macro accounts, covering both cost-efficient gifting and broad-reach launches. Audiences concentrate in United States (100%), skewing female at 68%.

How this list is built. These are Instagram creators who describe themselves using terms like cats, cat mom, kitten in their own bio and whose audience is concentrated in United States. 162 accounts matched. We rank them on a blend of engagement rate, suspicious-follower share and reach, then publish the top 20. Figures are a snapshot taken on Aug 2026 and are frozen between refreshes, so the order you see is the order everyone sees.

Where their audiences are

United States100%

Follower tiers in this ranking

Nanounder 10K
0
Micro10K to 100K
0
Mid-tier100K to 500K
16
Macro500K+
4

Combined audience gender

FAQ

Cats influencers in United States: common questions

How do I find cats influencers in United States?

Three approaches work. You can search local hashtags and location tags manually, which is free but slow and biased toward whoever posts most. You can ask your existing customers who they follow. Or you can filter an index: Leewou holds 162 cats influencers in United States and lets you narrow by follower range, engagement rate, audience country and suspicious-follower share in one query. The 20 on this page are the top of that set, and the rest are in the app.

Who are the top cats influencers in United States right now?

On this ranking, Chloe (@chloe.longname), Heidi Wrangles Cats (@heidiwranglescats), Ashley Saldana (@soccercatmom). The ordering blends engagement rate, audience quality and reach rather than follower count alone, which is why a smaller account can outrank a larger one. Data was last refreshed in Aug 2026.

What counts as a good engagement rate for cats creators?

Use the set you are actually buying from as the benchmark, not a global average. Across these cats influencers in United States, the median engagement rate is 3.61% at a median of 272K followers. Anything meaningfully above that median is doing better than its peers at the same size; anything well below is worth a second look before you pay for reach.

Are these follower counts real?

Not entirely, and that is true of every Instagram list. Across this group, an average of 24.7% of followers show signs of being fake or inactive. We publish that figure on every card instead of hiding it, so you can discount reach estimates before you negotiate. Anything above 30% is worth auditing manually before you commit budget.

Can I see contact details and full audience data for these creators?

Not on this page: it is a public preview. Inside Leewou you get the full audience breakdown (age, gender, country, city, interests, credibility), historical growth, content performance and email unlocks, plus the ability to save creators to shared lists and monitor their campaign posts. The trial runs 14 days with no card required.

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