United States: Top 50 Cooking Instagram Influencers

As of September 2026, infloo tracks 261 Instagram creators in the United States in the Cooking category. Among the 50 largest by followers, the median engagement rate is 0.29% (middle half: 0.06–1.00%), and the median account has 3.3M followers. Over 1M followers: 50 of 50. Highest engagement: @itsbennyblanco (12.18%), @streetfoodjourn3y (6.09%), @nick.digiovanni (4.95%).

Creators tracked: 261
Median ER (top 50): 0.29%
Middle half of ER (top 50): 0.06–1.00%
Median followers (top 50): 3.3M
Data as of: September 2026

#	Instagram Account	Categories	Number of followers	Audience Engagement (ER)	User's Country	User's City	Check Fake Followers
1	1 Tasty @buzzfeedtasty Followers: 44,381,972 • ER: 0% New York City Recipes Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food Vegan Food	Followers 44,381,972	ER 0%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
2	2 Zach @zachchoi Followers: 13,741,159 • ER: 0.91% Los Angeles Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Meat & Barbecue	Followers 13,741,159	ER 0.91%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
3	3 Food Network @foodnetwork Followers: 13,056,650 • ER: 0.01% New York City Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Kids Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Kids Food	Followers 13,056,650	ER 0.01%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
4	4 Betul Tunc @turkuazkitchen Followers: 10,775,513 • ER: 0.95% Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food	Followers 10,775,513	ER 0.95%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
5	5 Hannah Neeleman @ballerinafarm Followers: 10,496,670 • ER: 0.41% New York City Baby Food & Nutri... Recipes Food & Beverages Desserts Cooking Home DIY Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Baby Food & Nutri... Recipes Food & Beverages Desserts Cooking Home DIY	Followers 10,496,670	ER 0.41%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
6	6 Foodys @foodys Followers: 7,238,908 • ER: 0.14% Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food	Followers 7,238,908	ER 0.14%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
7	7 Bayashi_バヤシ @bayashi_tv Followers: 5,683,529 • ER: 0.67% Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Meat & Barbecue	Followers 5,683,529	ER 0.67%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
8	8 Foodsbible @foodsbible Followers: 5,650,893 • ER: 0.23% Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food	Followers 5,650,893	ER 0.23%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
9	9 Cedrik Lorenzen @cedriklorenzen Followers: 5,503,825 • ER: 3.12% Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food	Followers 5,503,825	ER 3.12%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
10	10 Tieghan Gerard @halfbakedharvest Followers: 5,431,432 • ER: 0.11% New York City Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food	Followers 5,431,432	ER 0.11%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
11	11 bonappetitmag @bonappetitmag Followers: 4,983,543 • ER: 0.03% New York City Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food	Followers 4,983,543	ER 0.03%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
12	12 NYT Cooking @nytcooking Followers: 4,737,226 • ER: 0.08% New York City Recipes Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food Vegan Food	Followers 4,737,226	ER 0.08%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
13	13 Rena \| Healthy Fitness Meals @healthyfitnessmeals Followers: 4,301,389 • ER: 0.12% Royal Oak Food Reviews Food Cooking Healthy Food Organic Food Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Food Reviews Food Cooking Healthy Food Organic Food Vegan Food	Followers 4,301,389	ER 0.12%	Country	City Royal Oak	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
14	14 Food & Wine @foodandwine Followers: 4,107,939 • ER: 0.01% New York City Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food	Followers 4,107,939	ER 0.01%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
15	15 Allrecipes @allrecipes Followers: 4,054,622 • ER: 0.03% Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food	Followers 4,054,622	ER 0.03%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
16	16 Nick DiGiovanni @nick.digiovanni Followers: 3,990,828 • ER: 4.95% Boston Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue	Followers 3,990,828	ER 4.95%	Country	City Boston	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
17	17 Trader Joe's @traderjoes Followers: 3,866,580 • ER: 0.06% Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food	Followers 3,866,580	ER 0.06%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
18	18 MICHELIN Guide (official) @michelinguide Followers: 3,808,978 • ER: 0.05% Paris Recipes Food & Beverages Cooking Beverages Coffee Restaurants & Bars Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Cooking Beverages Coffee Restaurants & Bars	Followers 3,808,978	ER 0.05%	Country	City Paris	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
19	19 Food52 @food52 Followers: 3,756,360 • ER: 0.01% New York City Recipes Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food Vegan Food	Followers 3,756,360	ER 0.01%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
20	20 FOODGOD® @foodgod Followers: 3,731,497 • ER: 0.07% Los Angeles Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue	Followers 3,731,497	ER 0.07%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
21	21 Miguel Raya\| Food, bbq, recipes @cooking_with_fire___ Followers: 3,558,299 • ER: 0.51% San Jacinto Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Meat & Barbecue	Followers 3,558,299	ER 0.51%	Country	City San Jacinto	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
22	22 benny blanco @itsbennyblanco Followers: 3,539,531 • ER: 12.18% Los Angeles Food Cooking Gym Good Kids Food Baking Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Food Cooking Gym Good Kids Food Baking Vegan Food	Followers 3,539,531	ER 12.18%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
23	23 Chef @realchefrush Followers: 3,433,972 • ER: 1.49% Los Angeles Food & Beverages Food Cooking Gym Good Vegan Food Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Food & Beverages Food Cooking Gym Good Vegan Food Meat & Barbecue	Followers 3,433,972	ER 1.49%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
24	24 albert_cancook @albert_cancook Followers: 3,268,850 • ER: 0.97% Los Angeles Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue	Followers 3,268,850	ER 0.97%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
25	25 Daniel & Eunice @pov_husband Followers: 3,266,160 • ER: 0% Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food	Followers 3,266,160	ER 0%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
26	26 Foodporn ™ @foodporn Followers: 3,260,913 • ER: 0.17% Melbourne Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue	Followers 3,260,913	ER 0.17%	Country	City Melbourne	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
27	27 Insider Food @insiderfood Followers: 3,256,136 • ER: 0.06% New York City Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food Vegan Food	Followers 3,256,136	ER 0.06%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
28	28 Delish @delish Followers: 3,204,536 • ER: 0.03% New York City Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food	Followers 3,204,536	ER 0.03%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
29	29 Corey B @iamcoreyb Followers: 3,112,411 • ER: 0.81% New York City Recipes Food Desserts Cooking Kids Food Baking Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food Desserts Cooking Kids Food Baking	Followers 3,112,411	ER 0.81%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
30	30 Whole Foods Market @wholefoods Followers: 3,090,835 • ER: 0.02% Austin Food & Beverages Food Reviews Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Food & Beverages Food Reviews Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food	Followers 3,090,835	ER 0.02%	Country	City Austin	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
31	31 STREET FOOD JOURNEY @streetfoodjourn3y Followers: 3,007,872 • ER: 6.09% Bangkok Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food	Followers 3,007,872	ER 6.09%	Country	City Bangkok	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
32	32 Yanni 🍴 Foody Fetish @foodyfetish Followers: 2,989,918 • ER: 0.05% Miami Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue	Followers 2,989,918	ER 0.05%	Country	City Miami	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
33	33 Carlo's Bakery @carlosbakery Followers: 2,866,134 • ER: 0.06% Hoboken Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Baking Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Baking	Followers 2,866,134	ER 0.06%	Country	City Hoboken	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
34	34 Owen Han @owen.han Followers: 2,853,728 • ER: 1.64% Los Angeles Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue	Followers 2,853,728	ER 1.64%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
35	35 Jose Xiloj @jose.elcook Followers: 2,761,716 • ER: 2.53% New Britain Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food	Followers 2,761,716	ER 2.53%	Country	City New Britain	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
36	36 Nancy Karim @delicomida Followers: 2,754,751 • ER: 0.29% Miami Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food	Followers 2,754,751	ER 0.29%	Country	City Miami	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
37	37 Hajar Larbah @moribyan Followers: 2,696,246 • ER: 0.64% Berkeley Recipes Food Desserts Cooking Baking Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food Desserts Cooking Baking Vegan Food	Followers 2,696,246	ER 0.64%	Country	City Berkeley	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
38	38 FoodyEating \| Recipes @foodyeating Followers: 2,637,246 • ER: 0.03% Linz Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue	Followers 2,637,246	ER 0.03%	Country	City Linz	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
39	39 Cooking With Marshmello @cookingwithmarshmello Followers: 2,631,354 • ER: 1.07% Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue	Followers 2,631,354	ER 1.07%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
40	40 James Brown @grillnation Followers: 2,586,681 • ER: 0.48% Cincinnati Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue	Followers 2,586,681	ER 0.48%	Country	City Cincinnati	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
41	41 Giada DeLaurentiis @giadadelaurentiis Followers: 2,530,761 • ER: 0.6% New York City Recipes Food & Beverages Food Reviews Food Desserts Cooking Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Reviews Food Desserts Cooking	Followers 2,530,761	ER 0.6%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
42	42 thefeedfeed @thefeedfeed Followers: 2,526,023 • ER: 0.12% Brooklyn Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food	Followers 2,526,023	ER 0.12%	Country	City Brooklyn	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
43	43 MenWithThePot @menwiththepot Followers: 2,444,785 • ER: 0.4% London Food & Beverages Food Cooking Beverages Beer Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Food & Beverages Food Cooking Beverages Beer Meat & Barbecue	Followers 2,444,785	ER 0.4%	Country	City London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
44	44 Katarina Cermelj @theloopywhisk Followers: 2,398,497 • ER: 1.35% Oxford Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food Baking Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food Baking Vegan Food	Followers 2,398,497	ER 1.35%	Country	City Oxford	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
45	45 Joshua Weissman @joshuaweissman Followers: 2,372,026 • ER: 1.81% Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue	Followers 2,372,026	ER 1.81%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
46	46 Nico Norena @succulentbite Followers: 2,346,150 • ER: 0.29% Miami Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue	Followers 2,346,150	ER 0.29%	Country	City Miami	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
47	47 Naseraldin fateh mohamed @itsnastynaz Followers: 2,320,173 • ER: 0.18% New York City Food & Beverages Food Cooking Smoothies Meat & Barbecue Prank Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Food & Beverages Food Cooking Smoothies Meat & Barbecue Prank	Followers 2,320,173	ER 0.18%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
48	48 Max Greb \| MaxTheMeatGuy @maxthemeatguy Followers: 2,320,089 • ER: 2.17% Miami Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue	Followers 2,320,089	ER 2.17%	Country	City Miami	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
49	49 DEVOURPOWER: Greg & Rebecca @devourpower Followers: 2,269,526 • ER: 1.38% New York City Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Coffee Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Coffee	Followers 2,269,526	ER 1.38%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
50	50 Taste of Home @tasteofhome Followers: 2,149,273 • ER: 0.03% Food Reviews Food Cooking Healthy Food Organic Food Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Food Reviews Food Cooking Healthy Food Organic Food Vegan Food	Followers 2,149,273	ER 0.03%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts

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Frequently asked questions

Who are the top Cooking Instagram influencers in the United States?

By followers: @buzzfeedtasty (44.4M), @zachchoi (13.7M), @foodnetwork (13.1M). By engagement rate: @itsbennyblanco (12.18%), @streetfoodjourn3y (6.09%), @nick.digiovanni (4.95%). Data: infloo, September 2026.

What is a typical engagement rate for Cooking influencers in the United States?

The median is 0.29%; half of the 50 largest creators by followers fall between 0.06% and 1.00%. Data: infloo, September 2026.

How many Cooking Instagram influencers does infloo track in the United States?

261 as of September 2026. The ranking shows 50 of them, sorted by followers.

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