This statistic presents the percentage of Instagram influencers using automatic likes in selected countries worldwide as of December 2018. According to the findings, the country with the highest rate of automatic likes usage was Russia, at 4.44 percent. In Brazil 1.35 percent of Instagram influencer accounts exhibited the use of auto likes.
Percentage of Instagram influencers using automatic likes in selected countries worldwide as of December 2018
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Source defined the Instagram engagement method of Auto Likes as a special services or apps that offer a certain amount of likes on every influencer's post. Many of these posts are likely coming from bot accounts.
Source defined the following methods in detecting influencers who use Auto Likes:
Accounts of likers look suspicious: private accounts, accounts with no photos and bio, strange account names with a random set of letters and numbers.
The number of likes: too many likes or the same amount of likes on each post.
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HypeAuditor. (February 20, 2019). Percentage of Instagram influencers using automatic likes in selected countries worldwide as of December 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/994879/instagram-influencers-usage-automatic-likes-worldwide/
HypeAuditor. "Percentage of Instagram influencers using automatic likes in selected countries worldwide as of December 2018." Chart. February 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994879/instagram-influencers-usage-automatic-likes-worldwide/
HypeAuditor. (2019). Percentage of Instagram influencers using automatic likes in selected countries worldwide as of December 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994879/instagram-influencers-usage-automatic-likes-worldwide/
HypeAuditor. "Percentage of Instagram Influencers Using Automatic Likes in Selected Countries Worldwide as of December 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994879/instagram-influencers-usage-automatic-likes-worldwide/
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