Industry benchmark · Q1 2026

Instagram Likes benchmarks

Delivery speed matters more than retention here: likes that show up in 10 minutes are a different product than likes that drift in over a week.

Updated Mar 31, 202616 services, 48 observations

Median retention

88%

Range: 55% – 99%

Median starting price

$1.79

Range: $0.59 – $7.99

Median delivery

Under 1 hour

94% same-day

Refill guarantee

69%

of reviewed services

What the numbers mean

Likes retention is much higher than follower retention (88% vs 82%) because Instagram's anti-bot heuristics are less aggressive on engagement. The price range is tighter and the top-tier services cluster around $1.79 for 100 likes.

Top services this quarter

RankServiceStarting priceRetention (30d)Notes
#1Buzzoid$1.7999%Near-total retention and sub-minute delivery.
#2Likes.io$1.9997%Slight premium for multi-platform account quality.
#3Twicsy$1.7995%Our hands-on pilot measured 95% at 30 days on a 1,000-like order; gradual delivery looks natural on brand accounts.

How we assessed this

16 services, 48 data points reviewed over Q1 2026, based on public data, vendor-advertised terms, published user reviews, and hands-on checks of signup and checkout. Retention reflects vendor-advertised 30-day figures. Delivery speed is the vendor-advertised time from checkout to first delivery. Price is the lowest advertised package.

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