InstagramPets & Animals

Top Performing Pets and Animals Posts on Instagram Right Now

This week, ContentScout sampled 59 public posts in the Pets and Animals niche on Instagram. Average views reached 1298106, up from 658239 in the previous run. The median engagement rate sits at 14.72%.

ContentScout's own analysis: we sample real public posts matching pets & animals search terms on Instagram and score them by how much engagement they're getting relative to how recently they were posted. It is not Instagram's official trending list.

avg. views

1.3M

1,298,106 per post

median engagement

14.7%

14.72% exact

posts analyzed

59

public, from this week

vs. last week

+97%

in average views

Top 10 this week

  1. Open post on the platform
    Dogs = toddlers… 

#dogsofinsta #goldenretriever #puppy #dogsofig

    @imbluethesiberian

    Dogs = toddlers… #dogsofinsta #goldenretriever #puppy #dogsofig

    views
    979K
    likes
    139K
    comments
    1.2K
  2. Open post on the platform
    Can someone give us a “Bauer” counter on this one? 

#goldenretriever #dogsofinsta #puppy #summer #goldenpuppy

    @imbluethesiberian

    Can someone give us a “Bauer” counter on this one? #goldenretriever #dogsofinsta #puppy #summer #goldenpuppy

    views
    12M
    likes
    1.8M
    comments
    25K
  3. Open post on the platform
    Note to self: take the dogs… 

#dogsofinstagram #dogsofinsta #husky #goldenretriever #puppy

    @imbluethesiberian

    Note to self: take the dogs… #dogsofinstagram #dogsofinsta #husky #goldenretriever #puppy

    views
    11M
    likes
    1.4M
    comments
    9.1K
  4. Open post on the platform
    #dogsofinstagram

    @hugo_themalamute

    #dogsofinstagram

    views
    31M
    likes
    4.2M
    comments
    11K
  5. Open post on the platform
    Glued to mom 24/7 ✨
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#catsofinstagram #catreels #funnycats 
#catlover #viralreels

    @ringodanyan

    Glued to mom 24/7 ✨ . . . . . #catsofinstagram #catreels #funnycats #catlover #viralreels

    views
    244K
    likes
    38K
    comments
    147
  6. Open post on the platform
    Can’t steal my best friend like that 

#dogs #dogsofinstagram #dogowners #doglife #dogcomedy

    @girlandadoodle

    Can’t steal my best friend like that #dogs #dogsofinstagram #dogowners #doglife #dogcomedy

    views
    1.9M
    likes
    170K
    comments
    636
  7. Open post on the platform
    Very content
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#reels #funny #pets #catsofinstagram #viral

    @gasperandgus

    Very content . . . . . . . . . . . #reels #funny #pets #catsofinstagram #viral

    views
    0
    likes
    8.2K
    comments
    302
  8. Open post on the platform
    I think it’s clear… 

#dogsofinstagram #dogsofinsta #husky #goldenretriever #dogs

    @imbluethesiberian

    I think it’s clear… #dogsofinstagram #dogsofinsta #husky #goldenretriever #dogs

    views
    2.7M
    likes
    353K
    comments
    4.6K
  9. Open post on the platform
    I thought my salad tasted a little funny… #dog #goldenretriever

    @aguyandagoldenn

    I thought my salad tasted a little funny… #dog #goldenretriever

    views
    12M
    likes
    802K
    comments
    13K
  10. Open post on the platform
    From @plu_sha__ #catsofinstagram

    @cats_of_instagram

    From @plu_sha__ #catsofinstagram

    views
    56K
    likes
    9.1K
    comments
    52

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How is this ranking measured?

The ranking uses ContentScout's own scoring system rather than the platform's internal algorithm.

How many posts were sampled?

The data includes 59 real public posts sampled this week.

What is the average view count?

The average view count across the sample is 1298106 views.

What is the median engagement rate?

The median engagement rate for this week's sample is 14.72%.

Which account holds the highest view count in the list?

@hugo_themalamute leads the list with 30906827 views on a post.