Top Performing Pets and Animals Posts on Instagram Right Now
This week, ContentScout sampled 70 public Instagram posts in the Pets and Animals niche. Average views across the sample sit at 1,636,853, up from 1,441,452 in the previous run. The median engagement rate for these posts is 14.45 percent.
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.
- Open post on the platform
@imbluethesiberian
There’s nothing I hate more than south Florida rainy season… #dogsofinstagram #dogsofinsta #dogsofig #goldenretriever #puppy
- views
- 6.8M
- likes
- 970K
- comments
- 19K
- Open post on the platform
@tofurfect
best decision ever 🥹 before I got my cat a cat vs. after 💛 follow us @tofurfect for more videos 😻 no reuploading of our videos please ✨ #catsofinstagram #cutecats #siamese #catlife #kitten #catstagram #relatable #catoftheday #caturday #cute #catlover #catlove #petstagram #pets #instacat #cats #catvideo #kitty #relatable #catmemes #relatablepost #catmom #cuteanimals #funnycat #catscatscats #cat
- views
- 27M
- likes
- 8.1M
- comments
- 13K
- Open post on the platform
@babayaga_cat
Hey, Baba? 😹🖤 . . #cats #catvideo #blackcat #catmom #cutecat
- views
- 4.5M
- likes
- 1.2M
- comments
- 5.3K
- Open post on the platform
@duchess_n_chloe
She’s just a baby 🥺 #catsofinstagram #fyp #love #gato #rescue
- views
- 294K
- likes
- 59K
- comments
- 698
- Open post on the platform
@grantfoster333
Grants Breed Breakdown: Dachshund #dogsofinstagram #dachshund #dachsundsofinstagram #miniaturedachshund #dogbreeds
- views
- 80K
- likes
- 12K
- comments
- 468
- Open post on the platform
@fluffyguy
Nothing beats the love and energy of a dog 🐶
- views
- 3.9M
- likes
- 996K
- comments
- 4.2K
- Open post on the platform
@hugo_themalamute
#dogsofinstagram
- views
- 31M
- likes
- 4.3M
- comments
- 11K
- Open post on the platform
@theblacklabrador_poppy
bestest friend I could ask for🥺 #dogs #labrador #blacklab #dogsofinstagram
- views
- 0
- likes
- 43K
- comments
- 539
- Open post on the platform
@imbluethesiberian
There’s NOTHING he won’t do for these dogs… 🥹 #dogsofinstagram #dogsofinsta #dogsofig #puppy #goldenretriever
- views
- 3.9M
- likes
- 484K
- comments
- 2.7K
- Open post on the platform
@ragnhildur_johanns
Kleina, she deserves all the attention #catsofinstagram #catsofreykjavik #icelandicartist #reykjavik #iceland
- views
- 446K
- likes
- 38K
- comments
- 157
Questions, answered.
How is this data measured?+
ContentScout reads social data to rank posts based on its own scoring system, rather than relying on the platform's native metrics.
How many posts were sampled for this report?+
The data is based on 70 real public posts sampled this week.
What is the current average view count?+
The average views across the sample are 1,636,853, which is an increase from the previous run's average of 1,441,452.
What is the median engagement rate?+
The median engagement rate for the sampled posts is 14.45 percent.
Which account holds the highest view count in the ranking?+
@hugo_themalamute leads the view count with 30,906,232 views.
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