{"id":871197,"date":"2026-09-22T16:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/tools\/follower-goal-planner\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T21:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T20:31:40","slug":"follower-goal-planner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/en\/tools\/follower-goal-planner\/","title":{"rendered":"Follower goal planner: when will you reach 1,000 or 10,000 followers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lk-lead wp-block-paragraph\">When will you reach 1,000 or 10,000 followers? Enter how many followers you have now, your goal and how fast you grow. You see when you will get there, which earning thresholds you pass on the way, and how many new followers a week you would need to get there faster.<\/p><div class=\"lk-erc lk-gp\" id=\"lk-gp-6967\" data-goal=\"{&quot;lang&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en-GB&quot;,&quot;strings&quot;:{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Follower goal planner&quot;,&quot;platform&quot;:&quot;Platform&quot;,&quot;current&quot;:&quot;Followers now&quot;,&quot;current_subs&quot;:&quot;Subscribers now&quot;,&quot;goal&quot;:&quot;Your goal&quot;,&quot;growth&quot;:&quot;How fast do you grow?&quot;,&quot;mode_own&quot;:&quot;I know my growth&quot;,&quot;mode_buffer&quot;:&quot;Estimate it for me&quot;,&quot;perweek&quot;:&quot;New followers per week&quot;,&quot;perweek_help&quot;:&quot;Check in your statistics how many followers you gained in the last four weeks, and divide that by four.&quot;,&quot;freq&quot;:&quot;How often do you post per week?&quot;,&quot;result&quot;:&quot;You reach your goal in&quot;,&quot;until&quot;:&quot;to %s: around %d&quot;,&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;followers&quot;,&quot;subs_unit&quot;:&quot;subscribers&quot;,&quot;in_time&quot;:&quot;in %s&quot;,&quot;lt_week&quot;:&quot;less than a week&quot;,&quot;week1&quot;:&quot;1 week&quot;,&quot;weeks&quot;:&quot;%d weeks&quot;,&quot;months&quot;:&quot;%d months&quot;,&quot;years&quot;:&quot;%s years&quot;,&quot;reached&quot;:&quot;Goal already reached&quot;,&quot;no_growth_big&quot;:&quot;Can&#039;t tell yet&quot;,&quot;no_growth&quot;:&quot;Enter how many followers you gain per week.&quot;,&quot;need_current&quot;:&quot;Enter how many followers you have now.&quot;,&quot;enter_goal&quot;:&quot;Choose or enter a goal.&quot;,&quot;ms_title&quot;:&quot;Thresholds on the way&quot;,&quot;need_title&quot;:&quot;New followers per week you would need&quot;,&quot;per_week_for&quot;:&quot;per week to reach your goal in %d months&quot;,&quot;note_own&quot;:&quot;A straight line: in reality an account grows with peaks and dips, and one post that takes off can make a big difference.&quot;,&quot;note_buffer&quot;:&quot;An estimate based on Buffer&#039;s research into 2.1 million Instagram posts (2025): accounts that posted more often grew faster. Your growth can differ a lot.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Thresholds: what the platforms ask, as of September 2026. Everything happens in your own browser: we do not send or keep anything.&quot;},&quot;milestones&quot;:{&quot;instagram&quot;:[{&quot;n&quot;:500,&quot;what&quot;:&quot;gifts on Reels&quot;},{&quot;n&quot;:10000,&quot;what&quot;:&quot;subscriptions, and often the first paid brand deals&quot;}],&quot;tiktok&quot;:[{&quot;n&quot;:1000,&quot;what&quot;:&quot;going LIVE and receiving gifts (usually)&quot;},{&quot;n&quot;:10000,&quot;what&quot;:&quot;Creator Rewards (available in the UK), and often the first paid brand deals&quot;}],&quot;youtube&quot;:[{&quot;n&quot;:500,&quot;what&quot;:&quot;memberships and Super Thanks&quot;},{&quot;n&quot;:1000,&quot;what&quot;:&quot;ads, plus 4,000 watch hours or 10 million Shorts views&quot;}]},&quot;round&quot;:[1000,5000,10000,50000,100000],&quot;start&quot;:{&quot;current&quot;:1200,&quot;goal&quot;:10000,&quot;per_week&quot;:100}}\"><div class=\"lk-erc__row\"><span class=\"lk-erc__label\" id=\"lk-gp-6967-pf\">Platform<\/span><div class=\"lk-erc__tabs lk-gp__platform\" role=\"radiogroup\" aria-labelledby=\"lk-gp-6967-pf\"><button type=\"button\" role=\"radio\" aria-checked=\"true\" data-v=\"instagram\">Instagram<\/button><button type=\"button\" role=\"radio\" aria-checked=\"false\" data-v=\"tiktok\">TikTok<\/button><button type=\"button\" role=\"radio\" aria-checked=\"false\" data-v=\"youtube\">YouTube<\/button><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lk-gp__grid\"><label class=\"lk-erc__label\"><span class=\"lk-gp__curlabel\">Followers now<\/span><input type=\"text\" inputmode=\"numeric\" class=\"lk-gp__current\"><\/label><label class=\"lk-erc__label\">Your goal<input type=\"text\" inputmode=\"numeric\" class=\"lk-gp__goal\"><\/label><\/div><div class=\"lk-gp__chips\" aria-label=\"Your goal\"><\/div><div class=\"lk-erc__row\"><span class=\"lk-erc__label\" id=\"lk-gp-6967-gr\">How fast do you grow?<\/span><div class=\"lk-gp__moderow\"><div class=\"lk-erc__tabs lk-gp__mode\" role=\"radiogroup\" aria-labelledby=\"lk-gp-6967-gr\"><button type=\"button\" role=\"radio\" aria-checked=\"true\" data-v=\"own\">I know my growth<\/button><button type=\"button\" role=\"radio\" aria-checked=\"false\" data-v=\"buffer\">Estimate it for me<\/button><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lk-gp__ownrow\"><label class=\"lk-erc__label lk-gp__sub\">New followers per week<input type=\"text\" inputmode=\"numeric\" class=\"lk-gp__perweek\"><\/label><p class=\"lk-pp__help\">Check in your statistics how many followers you gained in the last four weeks, and divide that by four.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"lk-gp__freqrow\" hidden><label class=\"lk-erc__label lk-gp__sub\">How often do you post per week?<select class=\"lk-gp__freq\"><option value=\"1\">1 to 2 times<\/option><option value=\"3\" selected='selected'>3 to 5 times<\/option><option value=\"6\">6 to 9 times<\/option><option value=\"10\">10 times or more<\/option><\/select><\/label><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lk-erc__result\" aria-live=\"polite\"><p class=\"lk-erc__normal\">You reach your goal in<\/p><p class=\"lk-erc__big\"><\/p><p class=\"lk-erc__bigsub\"><\/p><p class=\"lk-gp__subhead lk-gp__mshead\">Thresholds on the way<\/p><ul class=\"lk-erc__small\"><\/ul><div class=\"lk-gp__needbox\"><p class=\"lk-gp__subhead\">New followers per week you would need<\/p><ul class=\"lk-gp__need\"><\/ul><\/div><p class=\"lk-erc__note\"><\/p><\/div><p class=\"lk-erc__source\">Thresholds: what the platforms ask, as of September 2026. Everything happens in your own browser: we do not send or keep anything.<\/p><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to use the planner<\/h2><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Choose Instagram, TikTok or YouTube.<\/li><li>Enter your current number of followers and your goal, or tap one of the goals.<\/li><li>Enter how many followers you gain per week. If you don&#8217;t know, check in your statistics how many you gained in the last four weeks and divide by four. For Instagram, the planner can also estimate it from how often you post.<\/li><\/ol><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where do the thresholds come from?<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The thresholds are what the platforms ask at the time of writing before they pay you: for example 500 followers for gifts on Instagram Reels, and 1,000 subscribers plus watch hours for ads on YouTube. All requirements per platform, and when brands usually start paying, are in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/en\/how-many-followers-do-you-need-to-make-money\/\">how many followers you need to make money<\/a>. What you can then charge per post, you estimate with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/en\/tools\/influencer-rate-calculator\/\">influencer rate calculator<\/a>.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How realistic is the result?<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The planner works with a straight line: the same number of new followers every week. Hardly any account grows like that. There are quiet weeks, and one video that takes off can bring more followers in a few days than a whole month. Use the result as a direction, not a promise.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Instagram estimate comes from Buffer&#8217;s research into 2.1 million posts (2025): accounts that posted three to five times a week grew 0.26% a week on average, accounts that posted six to nine times 0.44%. That is an average: many accounts grow faster or slower.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Growing faster<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Post regularly, for example three to five times a week. Which times work, you can test with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/en\/tools\/post-planner\/\">post planner<\/a>.<\/li><li>Check in your statistics which posts brought new followers, and make more like them.<\/li><li>More tips in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/en\/free-tiktok-followers-heres-how-to-get-them\/\">how to get free TikTok followers<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Buy part of your goal?<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can, but bought followers are not an audience: they do not like or comment, so your engagement rate drops. If you still want to give a new account a starting point, these are our most chosen products.<\/p><ul class=\"lk-cards\"><li class=\"lk-card\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/en\/buy-instagram-followers\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Instagram-Volgers-Kopen-2026-1-247x247.webp\" class=\"lk-card__img\" alt=\"Instagram Volgers Kopen 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Instagram-Volgers-Kopen-2026-1-247x247.webp 247w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Instagram-Volgers-Kopen-2026-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Instagram-Volgers-Kopen-2026-1-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Instagram-Volgers-Kopen-2026-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Instagram-Volgers-Kopen-2026-1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Instagram-Volgers-Kopen-2026-1-510x510.webp 510w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Instagram-Volgers-Kopen-2026-1-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Instagram-Volgers-Kopen-2026-1.webp 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><span class=\"lk-card__body\"><span class=\"lk-card__title\">Instagram Followers<\/span><span class=\"lk-card__price\">from <strong>&euro;3,99<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"lk-card__meta\">5.3\u00a0million+ Instagram followers delivered<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"lk-card\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/en\/buy-tiktok-followers\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/TikTok-Volgers-Kopen-247x247.webp\" class=\"lk-card__img\" alt=\"TikTok Volgers Kopen\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/TikTok-Volgers-Kopen-247x247.webp 247w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/TikTok-Volgers-Kopen-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/TikTok-Volgers-Kopen-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/TikTok-Volgers-Kopen-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/TikTok-Volgers-Kopen-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/TikTok-Volgers-Kopen-510x510.webp 510w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/TikTok-Volgers-Kopen-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/TikTok-Volgers-Kopen.webp 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><span class=\"lk-card__body\"><span class=\"lk-card__title\">TikTok Followers<\/span><span class=\"lk-card__price\">from <strong>&euro;1,95<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"lk-card__meta\">1.7\u00a0million+ TikTok followers delivered<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"lk-card\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/en\/buy-youtube-subscribers\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/YouTube-abonnees-kopen-247x247.webp\" class=\"lk-card__img\" alt=\"Buying YouTube subscribers\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/YouTube-abonnees-kopen-247x247.webp 247w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/YouTube-abonnees-kopen-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/YouTube-abonnees-kopen-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/YouTube-abonnees-kopen-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/YouTube-abonnees-kopen-510x510.webp 510w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/YouTube-abonnees-kopen-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/www.likes-kopen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/YouTube-abonnees-kopen.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><span class=\"lk-card__body\"><span class=\"lk-card__title\">YouTube Subscribers<\/span><span class=\"lk-card__price\">from <strong>&euro;8,95<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"lk-card__meta\">170,000+ YouTube subscribers delivered<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><section class=\"wp-block-group lk-faq-list is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions about your follower goal<\/h2><details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How long does it take to get 1,000 followers?<\/summary><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That depends on how fast you grow. With 25 new followers a week it takes about 40 weeks from zero, with 100 a week about 10 weeks. Enter your own numbers in the planner.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How many followers do you need to make money?<\/summary><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It differs per platform. On Instagram you can receive gifts on Reels from 500 followers; on YouTube you can earn ad revenue from 1,000 subscribers plus watch hours. Brands often start paying at around 10,000 followers.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Is the planner free?<\/summary><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, without an account. The calculation happens in your own browser: we do not send or keep anything.<\/p><\/details><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When will you reach 1,000 or 10,000 followers? 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