Fake Instagram followers cost between 7 and 14 per 500.

Evidence

To boost their follower count artificially, and thus their market values, some Influencers have taken to purchasing “fake followers” from third-party accounts that use bots to create hundreds of dummy accounts to follow other accounts, or function as “clickfarms” to “like” an Influencer’s post mechanically in order to inflate numbers artificially. The market rate of such fake followers is reportedly between 7 and 14 for 500 followers. — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity, 233

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines clickfarms and the going rate for bot followers — a concrete anchor for the fake-follower economy.