What is a live follower count?

A live follower count is a counter that re-reads an account's follower or subscriber number on a short interval and animates each change, so you can watch it move without refreshing the profile. Here it works for any public handle on 9 platforms, free and without an account.

How often do the live counters update?

It depends on how fast each platform can be read: Bluesky every 5 seconds, Twitch every 10 seconds, Telegram every 15 seconds, Kick every 20 seconds, X and TikTok every 30 seconds, Instagram every 60 seconds and YouTube and LinkedIn every 5 minutes. Every reading is shared by everyone watching the same account.

Are live follower counts really real-time?

No platform pushes follower counts to outside sites as they change, so every live counter, this one included, takes a reading on an interval and fills the time in between. Ours moves at the account's recent pace between readings and runs one reading behind, so each new reading continues the count instead of correcting it, and a reading that comes in a little lower makes it pause rather than step back. When a reading fails it stops on the last measured value and labels it.

Why does a YouTube live sub count move in steps?

YouTube rounds public subscriber counts to three significant figures once a channel passes 1,000, before any outside site sees them. A channel on 1,243,912 subscribers shows as 1.24M, so its counter moves only when that rounded figure changes.

Is the live counter free?

Yes. Every counter is free, with no sign-up, no login and no app. Type a handle, press Watch live and the counter opens on its own page.

9 platforms, one counter

Live Follower Count for Every Platform

Pick a platform, type a handle and watch the number move. Readings run from every 5 seconds on Bluesky to every 5 minutes on LinkedIn, and counters for accounts in our directories carry their daily history too.

Most searched live counters

The accounts people look up most on YouTube, Instagram, X and TikTok, ranked by monthly Google searches for each name with the platform's follower or subscriber count (Google Keyword Planner, worldwide, October 2026).

YouTubeevery 5 minutes

YouTube live sub count

Xevery 30 seconds

Live X follower count

Instagramevery 60 seconds

Live Instagram follower count

TikTokevery 30 seconds

Live TikTok follower count

Telegramevery 15 seconds

Live Telegram subscriber count

Blueskyevery 5 seconds

Live Bluesky follower count

LinkedInevery 5 minutes

Live LinkedIn follower count

Kickevery 20 seconds

Live Kick follower count

Twitchevery 10 seconds

Live Twitch follower count

How live is a live counter?

No social platform pushes follower counts to anyone in real time. Every live counter you have seen, including the ones on stream overlays, reads a number on an interval and fills the gap between readings. The honest questions are how often it can read, what it shows in between, and whether it tells you when a reading failed.

Ours reads as fast as each platform allows: every 5 seconds on Bluesky, whose API is public and unmetered, down to once every 5 minutes on LinkedIn, the most hostile surface of the 9. Between readings the number moves at the account's recent pace and runs one reading behind, so each new reading continues the count instead of correcting it, and a reading that comes in a little lower makes it pause rather than step back. When a reading does not come back it stops on the previous value and says so.

Counts on YouTube are rounded by YouTube itself to three significant figures above 1,000. Any counter showing you the exact digits of a channel above that threshold is showing an estimate. We show the rounded figure, do not estimate the hidden digits, and say so.

Live counter FAQ

What is a live follower count?: A live follower count is a counter that re-reads an account's follower or subscriber number on a short interval and animates each change, so you can watch it move without refreshing the profile. Here it works for any public handle on 9 platforms, free and without an account.
How often do the live counters update?: It depends on how fast each platform can be read: Bluesky every 5 seconds, Twitch every 10 seconds, Telegram every 15 seconds, Kick every 20 seconds, X and TikTok every 30 seconds, Instagram every 60 seconds and YouTube and LinkedIn every 5 minutes. Every reading is shared by everyone watching the same account.
Are live follower counts really real-time?: No platform pushes follower counts to outside sites as they change, so every live counter, this one included, takes a reading on an interval and fills the time in between. Ours moves at the account's recent pace between readings and runs one reading behind, so each new reading continues the count instead of correcting it, and a reading that comes in a little lower makes it pause rather than step back. When a reading fails it stops on the last measured value and labels it.
Why does a YouTube live sub count move in steps?: YouTube rounds public subscriber counts to three significant figures once a channel passes 1,000, before any outside site sees them. A channel on 1,243,912 subscribers shows as 1.24M, so its counter moves only when that rounded figure changes.
Is the live counter free?: Yes. Every counter is free, with no sign-up, no login and no app. Type a handle, press Watch live and the counter opens on its own page.