10/03/2026
I’ve spent some time this week going down a rabbit hole. 👀
I looked through around 50 Instagram posts that had blown up (10k+ likes, loads of comments, tons of saves) across different niches.
Not just big creators either, smaller accounts that randomly had posts take off too.
And the interesting thing is… it wasn’t the design, or even how often they posted.
Most of them followed the same few patterns and once you start noticing it, you see it everywhere.
Growing on here isn’t really about “beating the algorithm”. It’s about understanding why people stop, read, comment and share.
I broke down the main patterns in the carousel.
I’m curious though, what’s the last post you saved and why? 👀