Is the "Instagram Following" in Chronological Order?

Great question, though simple to answer – the Following list on Instagram can also be put in chronological order through the sorting feature.

Here’s how you use it:

Open Instagram
Go to your profile page
Tap the “Following” tag at the top of the page
Select the “Sorting” icon
Choose the “Date followed: Latest” or “Date followed: Earliest” option

It’s a really simple solution to implement but doesn’t worry; I’ll guide you with step-by-step instructions and screenshots.

Keep reading, please 😀

1. Tap your profile picture

Instagram feed showing your profile picture highlighted in the bottom-right corner, with a red arrow pointing to it.

We’ll begin by opening the Instagram app and then selecting the profile picture in the bottom-right corner. That’ll take you to your profile page, which is where you’ll find your Following list.

So, do that and keep reading my next instructions!

2. Tap “Following“

Instagram profile page showing the “Following” tab highlighted and a red arrow that points to it.

Once you’ve reached your profile page, look for the “Following” tag (option highlighted in the picture above) next to your profile picture, to the right.

Select it to access your Following list (accounts you’re following on Instagram).

3. Select the “Sort” icon

Instagram Following page showing the "Sorting" icon highlighted on the right-hand side, with a red arrow pointing to it — Instagram Following page showing the “*Sorting*” icon highlighted on the right-hand side, with a red arrow pointing to it

This is your Following list, full of all the people you’re following. But is it chronological right now? I don’t know; in my case, it says “Sorted by Default“.

Whatever “Default” means is anyone’s guess. What I do know is that you can set it to show these entries chronologically.

Just tap the “Sorting” icon highlighted in the image above and see the next steps!

4. Select “Date followed: Latest” or “Date followed: Earliest“

Instagram Following list showing the sorting options, and the "Date followed: Latest" and "Date followed: Earliest" options are highlighted — Instagram Following list showing the sorting options, and the “*Date followed: Latest*” and “*Date followed: Earliest*” options are highlighted

This is the Sorting menu, the one shown in the picture above. As you can see, there are three options to choose from:

Default
Date followed: Latest
Date followed: Earliest

By default, the…”Default” option will be selected. What that does is, again, anyone’s guess. The last two options will sort the list chronologically, though, based on their names.

The “Latest” option will sort your Following list from the latest person you followed (the most recent one) to the earliest person (the first one you followed).

The “Earliest” option will sort them, starting with the first person you followed and ending with the most recent one.

Usually, people will list things chronologically, starting with the most recent entries, so the “Latest” option might be your choice.

And that… is pretty much all. Just leave a comment below if you can’t follow the steps above for some reason or if you need help with anything else!