Jessica Nabongo

Jessica Nabongo

@jessicanabongo

🧑🏿‍💻 travel | art | food | luxury ♻️ ✈️ 1st black woman to visit every country, continent, state 📘 @thecatchmeifyoucan 📧

246.9K

Followers

975

Following

3.3K

Posts

0.48%

Engagement Rate

≈ +0.3% over 144d Macro-tier Followers as of Oct 17, 2026

Account Overview

Profile summary and post performance

Jessica Nabongo (@jessicanabongo) has 246,939 Instagram followers as of October 17, 2026 and 3,291 posts; the account is verified. Across the 12 recent posts we analysed for this report on May 26, 2026, a post got 1.1K likes and 72 comments on average (median 628 likes), an engagement rate of 0.48% of followers. Over the 144 days we have tracked it, the account gained 677 followers (+0.3%).

Where these numbers come from: public Instagram profile data and @jessicanabongo's recent posts, collected by IGDataHub. Follower history comes from our own repeated readings of the profile. How we calculate these numbers.

Account Info

Account Size Macro
Followers 246,939
Following 975
Posts 3,291
Verified Yes
Category Public figure

Post Performance

Posts Analyzed 12
Avg Likes per Post 1,099
Avg Comments per Post 72
Videos 4
Photos & carousels 8
Engagement Rate 0.48%

Follower Growth Over Time

How @jessicanabongo's Instagram follower count has changed across IGDataHub's tracked snapshots. Hover any point for the exact value on that day.

+677

Net Change

+0.3%

% Change

+5

Avg / Day

144

Days Tracked

74

Data Points

Tracked between May 26, 2026 (246,262 followers) and Oct 17, 2026 (246,939 followers).

@jessicanabongo follower readings, newest first (the first reading, then the last reading of each month)
Date Followers Change
246,939 +222
246,717 +104
246,613 +188
246,425 +282
246,143 -119
246,262 first reading

Engagement Analysis

Based on 12 recent posts

1.1K

Avg Likes/Post

72

Avg Comments/Post

13.2K

Total Likes

869

Total Comments

Engagement Rate

Compared with the 596 Macro-tier reports with an engagement rate (median 1.36%, middle half 0.51% to 3.51%)

Bottom quarter

0.48%

(Likes + Comments) / Followers per post

Video vs Photo Engagement

918

Avg Likes on Videos (4)

1.2K

Avg Likes on Photos & carousels (8)

Per-Post Engagement Trend

Engagement (likes + comments) for each of @jessicanabongo's tracked recent posts, in upload order. Hover any point for the exact value.

Each data point is one post. The median post got 647 likes and comments; 2 of the 12 reached twice that (1,294 or more).

Best-Performing Post, Decomposed

What @jessicanabongo's single biggest recent post had going for it, measured against the account's other posts.

5,614 likes · 230 comments

4.9× @jessicanabongo's average post · 9.0× the median post.

"NOTE TO SELF… You can have ANYTHING you want! A big goal for this year was to show my photography, fast forward and @mashondatifrere asked me to be part of a group show at @christiesinc in London! I’m humbled by the opportunity and the response to the work. I had four…"

720 characters

Photo or carousel

Format

Thursday

Day Posted

1:00 UTC

Hour Posted

Hashtags: #catchmeonyourwall

Content Analysis

Hashtags, keywords, captions, and top posts

Hashtags in the analysed posts

Each one appears in a single post, so none stands out as a regular tag.

#catchmeinthekitchen (1) #catchmeinthekitchensupperclub (1) #catchmeindetroit (1) #globalcitizen (1) #globalcitizennowdetroit (1) #globalcitizendetroit (1) #catchmeonstage (1) #catchmeonyourwall (1) #eat250 (1) #americaatthetable (1) #disneypowerofjoy (1) #catchmeatdisney (1) #thecatchmeifyoucan (1) #bookpublishing (1) #womenauthors (1) #america250 (1) #catchmeinsouthdakota (1) #catchmeinunitedstates (1) #catchmeinscotland (1)

Top Keywords

Words used at least twice in the captions we analysed, with how often.

world (13) book (11) country (10) time (8) first (7) food (6) chef (6) america (6) three (5) kitchen (5) favorite (5) detroit (5) years (4) catch (4) dish (4) which (4) global (4) citizen (4) love (4) through (4) national (4) around (4) james (4) beard (4) jessica (4) venice (4) while (3) where (3) many (3)

Caption Analysis

Avg Caption Length 751 chars
Posting Frequency not shown

Content Mix

4

Videos / Reels

8

Photos & carousels

Top Posts

Highest-liked recent posts from @jessicanabongo

# Caption Likes Comments Views Link
1
NOTE TO SELF… You can have ANYTHING you want! A big goal for this year was t…
5.6K 230 — view
2
🍽️🌍📙Three years in the making and my book: Catch Me in the Kitchen: 195 Recipes…
1.7K 263 9.1K view
3
Photographer Jessica Nabongo has been to every country in the world, and she be…
1.2K 68 8.9K view
4
My baby @thecatchmeifyoucan turned four years old this week. With over 40,000 c…
1.0K 108 — view
5
GLOBAL CITIZEN NOW: DETROIT ⭕️ Wow. Wow. Wow. Yesterday I had the privilege of…
718 76 — view
6
61st Venice Biennale curated by Koyo Kouoh I experienced my first Biennale and…
679 20 — view
7
So much joy in @disneyland with #DisneyPowerofJoy. I have been feeling overwh…
576 19 4.3K view
8
Around the World at the American Table brought together three remarkable storyt…
503 28 — view
9
Knicks in five, what a time to be alive. Congrats to the city! 🗽🧡💙🧡💙
477 16 — view

Posting Patterns & Optimal Timing

When @jessicanabongo posts on Instagram

Thursday

Peak posting days

13:00, 20:00 UTC

Peak posting hours

Posts per week, the average gap, active days and the consistency score are not shown for this account. The posts we analysed include pinned posts, which Instagram keeps at the top of a profile however old they are, so counting them stretches the date range and understates how often the account posts. Peak days and hours count the same posts.

Posting Activity by Hour (UTC)

Night (10pm-5am) Morning Afternoon Evening Peak hour

How often @jessicanabongo publishes at each hour of the day, across 12 timestamped posts. Bar height = number of posts. Hover any bar for the exact count.

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Hour of day (UTC): 0 is midnight, 12 is noon

Reading this chart: Taller bars are hours when @jessicanabongo publishes more often. Their busiest hours are 13:00, 20:00 UTC, highlighted with bold pink bars. Times are in UTC. US Eastern is 4 hours behind UTC in summer and 5 in winter, US Pacific 7 or 8 hours behind, and UK time is UTC in winter and 1 hour ahead in summer. These posts went out in 8 of the 24 hours; an empty hour only means none of them went out then.

Engagement by Day of the Week

@jessicanabongo's recent posts grouped by the day they went out. Most days here have one or two posts, so one strong post can set a day's average. Read it as a record of these posts, not as the best day to post.

Day Posts Avg Engagement Total Engagement
Tuesday 2 423 846
Wednesday 1 699 699
Thursday 3 2,097 6,290
Friday 2 1,354 2,708
Saturday 2 936 1,872
Sunday 2 821 1,642

Caption Length & Performance

How @jessicanabongo's caption length correlates with engagement

100.0%

Posts with Caption

751

Avg Caption Chars

695

Median Chars

1491

Longest Caption

Caption Length Posts Avg Engagement
Medium (40-100) 1 493
Long (100+) 11 1.2K

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Estimated Earnings

Revenue estimates based on follower count only

Sponsorship Value (Est. Per Post)

Based on 246.9K followers (Macro)

$1,976 to $3,704

Our per-follower range for accounts this size (see methodology)

Disclaimer: These are rough estimates from follower count only. Actual earnings vary by niche, audience demographics, brand deals, and individual negotiation. Instagram sponsored post rates fluctuate and are not guaranteed.

Download @jessicanabongo's data

Everything below is derived from this account, priced on the counts shown. Delivered as CSV by emailed link.

Every post & reel

3,291 posts & reels

$32.91

Caption, likes, comments, views, duration, mentions, co-authors and sponsored status for every post and reel.

See a sample
shortcodecaptionlikescomments
Da-Sbf3RMi6TRAVEL AND LEISURE 🎤 What an honor to speak at…37233
DaDxzAuJmJO🍽️🌍📙Three years in the making and my book: Catch…3328475
CqZRsEyoRMGNOTE TO SELF… You can have ANYTHING you want! …5765232

Real rows from this account. The file continues in the same shape.

Everyone who follows them

up to 50,000 followers of 246,939 total

$250.00

Handle, full name, ID, and verified/private flags for each follower.

See the columns
usernamefull_nameuser_idis_verifiedis_privateprofile_pic_url

These are the columns. We can't show live rows: Instagram serves no follower or following list to a logged-out client, so we hold none until you order.

Everyone they follow

up to 975 accounts

$9.99

minimum

Every account this one follows, same fields.

See the columns
usernamefull_nameuser_idis_verifiedis_privateprofile_pic_url

These are the columns. We can't show live rows: Instagram serves no follower or following list to a logged-out client, so we hold none until you order.

You only pay for rows we deliver. Counts are the maximum available today; if an export comes back smaller, the difference is refunded automatically. Counts as last collected 1 hour, 3 minutes ago.

Tracking

What we have recorded about @jessicanabongo over time, and ongoing alerts.

Follower count over time · 74 observations

Every observation we have recorded, with follower and post deltas between them: our own record, not a re-scrape.

See a sample
observed_atfollowersfollowers_deltaposts
2026-10-152469153290
2026-10-16246934193291
2026-10-1724693953291

Real rows from this account. The file continues in the same shape.

$9.99

Weekly change alerts · 30 days, ~4 digests

Baseline now, then a change digest by email every week for 30 days.

$14.99

Download @jessicanabongo's data

Followers, following and full post history as CSV, priced on the exact record counts above.

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Frequently Asked Questions About @jessicanabongo

How many followers does @jessicanabongo have on Instagram?

@jessicanabongo has 246,939 followers on Instagram, placing them in the Macro-tier group (100K to 1M followers).

What is @jessicanabongo's Instagram engagement rate?

@jessicanabongo has an engagement rate of 0.48% based on 12 recent posts, averaging 1.1K likes per post.

How much does @jessicanabongo earn on Instagram?

From follower count only, we estimate @jessicanabongo's sponsorship value at $1,976 to $3,704 per post. Actual earnings vary by niche, audience demographics, and individual brand negotiations.

How many posts has @jessicanabongo published on Instagram?

@jessicanabongo has published 3,291 posts on Instagram.

What is @jessicanabongo's most-liked recent post?

Of the 12 recent posts analyzed, the top post received 5,614 likes and 230 comments.

How often does @jessicanabongo post on Instagram?

We don't show a weekly rate for @jessicanabongo: the posts we analysed include pinned posts, which Instagram keeps at the top of a profile however old they are, so a rate from them would understate how often the account posts. Peak posting days are Thursday.

How does @jessicanabongo compare to other Instagram creators?

@jessicanabongo sits in the Macro-tier group alongside accounts like @mcyori, @takadakaho, @kyraonig.

Is @jessicanabongo verified on Instagram?

Yes, @jessicanabongo is a verified Instagram account.

About This Analysis: This analysis is based on a snapshot of @jessicanabongo's Instagram profile and 12 recent posts.

Data collected and analyzed by IGDataHub | Follower count as of Oct 17, 2026 | Posts analysed May 26, 2026

Cite this page

IGDataHub (2026). @jessicanabongo Instagram stats and analytics, follower count as of 17 October 2026, posts analysed 26 May 2026. https://igdatahub.com/blog/jessicanabongo-instagram-profile-stats/

Method: how IGDataHub calculates these numbers.