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Influencers in Austin: 75 Instagram creators with measured engagement (2026)

75 Instagram creators whose bio names Austin, each with followers, engagement rate and Reel views we measured. The median one has 17.2K followers and a 2.48% engagement rate.

This page lists 75 Instagram creators whose bio names Austin, with the follower count, engagement rate and median Reel views we measured for each one. Virev's crawler read their profiles and recent posts between August 20, 2026 and September 27, 2026. The median creator here has 17,174 followers and an engagement rate of 2.48%, which is below the 2.56% median across the 65 lists in this series and ranks 38th of 65.

75

Creators measured

Individual Instagram creators with 1,000+ followers and 6+ recent posts.

17.2K

Median followers

Half of the creators on this page have more, half fewer.

2.48%

Median engagement rate

Average likes plus comments per post, divided by followers.

Creators in Austin by follower count

Micro accounts (10K to 100K followers) are the largest group, at 33 of 75 creators, or 44%. Nano creators get the highest median engagement rate, 6.86%, against 1.33% for micro creators, so a typical nano post draws 5.2 times the response per follower. Reach grows with size, and the median mid-tier creator's Reels get 32,302 views, against 4,055 for nano creators.

FollowersCreatorsMedian engagement rateMedian Reel views
Nano (1K to 10K)286.86%4,055
Micro (10K to 100K)331.33%9,758
Mid-tier (100K to 1M)141.41%32,302

The 20 biggest creators in Austin

These are the largest accounts on the list, sorted by followers at our read. The biggest is Kellie Sweet with 553,473 followers and a 1.95% engagement rate.

CreatorFollowersEngagement rateMedian Reel viewsCategory
Kellie Sweet553K1.95%n/aEntrepreneur
NICOLE | beginner fitness424K0.46%37.9KBeginner fitness and strength training
Sam Ushiro367K5.42%26.0KDIY and colorful interior design
Jess Pryles354K0.78%37.8KPublic figure
Ethan Tran304K0.25%n/aDigital creator
Tomas Minc259K0.48%n/aGymnastics
Bailey Bass182K10.56%72.5KLifestyle and shopping content
Karishma Patel172K0.83%20.8KDigital creator
Johnathan Ramos170K0.60%12.9KLifestyle and travel experiences
Caffsquad | Starlyn and Bill157K2.02%13.1KFamily and parenting
Anisa112K5.68%32.3KLifestyle
Amy Theisen | Desert Modern112K42.79%34.7KDesert modern lifestyle and home design
Mallory Brown, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist112K1.28%56.8Knutrition and healthy eating
Anthony | Texas Food & Travel Blogger102K1.53%30.8KFood and travel
Professional Wrestler | Strength & Mobility Coach | ATX 馃嚭馃嚫馃嚨馃嚟86.7K0.93%n/aCoach
Austin Huang85.4K1.04%n/aDigital creator
Sami Blumenthal71.2K2.00%n/aRelatable POV comedy
shelby sorrel63.6K0.68%n/aDigital creator
RJL59.6K0.28%4.8KBarbecue and grilling
Humberto Ramos58.7K0.29%n/aautomotive and off-roading

14 high-engagement creators in Austin with 10K to 100K followers

These are the 14 creators with 10,000 to 100,000 followers and the highest engagement rates on the list. The median across all 33 creators in that range is 1.33%, and 5 of these 14 reach at least twice that. We also left out 13 creators with no measured Reel views, or whose average likes and comments beat their median Reel views, since we could not check their rate against reach. A high rate can also come from comment prompts, so open a few recent posts before you reach out.

CreatorFollowersEngagement rateMedian Reel viewsCategory
Samantha Rose|Austin Blogger21.6K27.07%143KLifestyle
Neto Velasco11.6K12.02%4.7KTravel photography and filmmaking
Bryana Kay43.8K9.29%28.9KLifestyle and travel
LISA | Foodie 馃珓12.0K6.78%22.4KFood and dining
Obianuju Okafor Ph.D.12.2K5.14%9.8KTechnology education and digital entrepreneurship
Asha Gorjala | Fashion Microinfluencer10.2K1.95%2.8KFashion
Morgan Weeks | Cook & Creator10.1K1.62%3.3KCulinary
B R A X T O N25.6K1.61%3.6KFitness and weight loss
Austin Adventure Kids40.1K1.58%11.1KDigital creator
Dr. Drea Aming, PT DPT28.0K1.21%7.0KPhysical therapy and adaptive fitness
Halal Foodgram | Salim&Safoora鉂わ笍 | Dallas Halal Food Influencer23.5K1.21%9.9KHalal food and restaurant reviews
Addi Stringfellow35.9K1.01%18.0KHealth and wellness
Payton Cavin | ATX Travel & Lifestyle32.8K1.01%11.6KTravel
Texas Hill Country Guide | Danielle Dailey31.9K0.76%6.6KTexas Hill Country travel and getaway guide

What creators in Austin post about

The most common profile category is Digital creator, on 9 accounts (12% of those with a category), followed by Lifestyle with 2. The category is the one the creator or Virev's profile reader set, so treat it as a starting filter.

Instagram categoryCreatorsMedian engagement rate
Digital creator91.04%
Lifestyle216.38%
Comedian29.15%
Sports photography253.34%
Wedding photography23.02%
Entrepreneur11.95%
Beginner fitness and strength training10.46%
DIY and colorful interior design15.42%

How we built this list

  1. We started from 39,669 individual Instagram creators with at least 1,000 followers and 6 measured posts, read by Virev's crawler between August 18 and October 7, 2026. Brands, media pages and businesses are not on the list.
  2. A creator is on this page when their Instagram bio or display name names Austin, such as a city, a region or a flag, and the country in their Virev profile does not name another country. We removed accounts that name the place only inside another account's handle, an email address, or a team or event name, such as a baseball club or a marathon.
  3. The engagement rate is average likes plus comments on the 6 to 12 most recent feed posts, divided by followers at the read.
  4. Median Reel views is the median play count of the creator's last 12 Reels, and it shows n/a when fewer than 3 Reels had a play count. 38 of the 75 creators have one.
  5. These 75 creators were read between August 20, 2026 and September 27, 2026, and follower counts move after that, so check the live profile before you send an offer.
  6. The page shows public profile numbers only, with no emails or phone numbers.

More creator lists

Lists built the same way: Influencers in the US, Influencers in Texas, Influencers in Nashville, Influencers in Denver, Influencers in Washington DC, Influencers in Los Angeles. Related reading: Average Instagram followers, Influencer rates 2026, NYC influencers. For hand-picked lists with a recent post per creator, see micro and nano influencers.

Find more creators in Austin

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