August 21, 2026
Instagram media kit: the stats to include (and skip)
Reach, saves, shares, story clicks and profile visits — the Instagram metrics brands ask for, and the vanity numbers to leave off your media kit.
Build a free digital media kit and rate card at adliked.com/yourname.
Start freeInstagram hands you more numbers than any brand wants to read. Your job is curation: show the metrics that predict campaign performance and drop the vanity ones.
Include these
- Reach and accounts engaged for the last 30 days — the honest picture of how many people you actually touch.
- Average reel views and average story views, not your single best post.
- Saves and shares — the strongest signals of intent and the ones media buyers respect most.
- Story link clicks and profile visits — proof your audience takes action off-platform.
- Follower demographics: age, gender and country split.
- Your engagement rate with the formula stated (how to calculate it).
Skip these
Impressions without reach, follower-growth charts with no context, "best month ever" outliers, and blurry screenshots that need zooming. They read as padding, and padding makes a brand doubt the rest of the page.
Show, then prove
Pair the stat tiles with a gallery of three to six of your best-performing posts, then a single case study with a result. Numbers plus proof is what unlocks higher rates.
Update monthly
Instagram metrics move fast, and a stale kit undersells you. Publishing on a link instead of a PDF means the numbers a brand sees are today's — one of the reasons a digital media kit converts better than an attachment.
Keep going: see how to build an influencer media kit or start from a ready-made media kit template.
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