107 sources, captured 12 Oct 2026
Sources
Every number on this site traces back to a public Instagram profile. Press articles add context only and are labelled as such.
Method
How the data was collected.
- Instagram web app - profile pages fetched in the user's logged-in Chrome; metrics read from the page's own GraphQL responses (PolarisProfilePageContentQuery: followers/following/posts/bio/link; PolarisProfilePostsQuery: per-post date, likes, comments, caption, tags, co-authors, pinned flag)
All follower, post, like, comment, date, bio and tag data. Reel view counts are not exposed to non-owners (UNKNOWN).
Method (primary data)
- Instagram search (topsearch) + Instagram 'suggested accounts' on each profile + tags/mentions in captions
Finding handles for seeds and similar characters
Method (discovery)
Press and secondary
Context only. Never used for a score.
- Dexerto - Who is Jean Phil? AI character behind multimillion-dollar meme coin
Context only: $JEANPHIL, $ARCHIBROWN, $DRMR tickers; earlier follower counts
- Dexerto - Who is Benjamin Stachio?
Context only: X repost 1.5M views; no crypto at 09-30
- Sprites.ai - Weird AI Characters: Jean Phil, Benjamin Stachio and More
Context only: wave chronology, Jade Orlhabit, Nigel Batt, Brigitte Macaron 16M views claim
- KuCoin News / HodlFM - AI characters are taking over Instagram and memecoins
Context only: Higgsfield + memecoin playbook
- LADbible - bloke from weird bar dance video isn't actually real
Recognizability rating (press coverage) - not opened
- EarlyGame - This Influencer Doesn't Exist (Jean Phil)
Recognizability rating (press coverage) - not opened
- Gens d'Internet - Jean Philanthrope, Archibald Brown… qui sont ces créateurs IA
Recognizability rating (press coverage) - not opened
Instagram profiles
The primary source for followers, posts, likes, comments, dates, bios and tags.
Jean Phil@jean_philanthrope
Benjamin Stachio@benjamin_stachio
Lord Farquaad (parody account)@lord.farquaad.sol
Archibald Brown@archibald_brown
Abu Shalab@abu.shalab
Brigitte Macaron@brigittemacaron_
Bill Smith Prince@bill_smith_prince
Derek Mercer@derek.mercer.2006
Abu Nutty@abunuttyofficial
Casper the Italian Greyhound@casper.iggy
Candy the Greyhound@candy.greyhound
Don Gorillo Mkrtchyan@don.gorillo
Milton Bumford@miltonbumford
Sickman@sickmanai
Cuca Beludo@ia.vacalha
Caramelinho@caramelinho.ia
Abu Yalla@abu.yalla
Abdoul Cheqri@abdoul.cheqri
Percival Ashcroft@percival_ashcrofttt
Edmond Lebon@edmond_lebon
Vulu Zamal@vuluzamal
Imran Poppadumb@imranpoppadumb
Tony Ravioliano@tony_ravioliano
Don Nuger@don_nuger
Mr. Stretchy@mr._stretchy
Ms. Stretchy@ms.stretchy
Pik Vik (Shadow & Milo)@pik.vik1
Lil Miquela@lilmiquela
Granny Spills@grannyspills
Auntie Aurora@auntieauroraa
Nobody Sausage@nobodysausage
Aitana Lopez@fit_aitana
Imma@imma.gram
Mia Zelu@miazelu
Kyra@kyraonig
Shudu@shudu.gram
Bigfoot Vlog@bigfootvlog
Tilly Norwood@tillynorwood- Dequavious Von@dequavious_von · watchlist
- Jade Orlhabit@jadeorlhabit_ · watchlist
- Official Evil Dog@evildogi · watchlist
- Mr Twirlo@mr_twirlo · watchlist
- Kee-Koi-Man@keekoiman · watchlist
- Luther Longford@lutherlongford · watchlist
- Archie Pimm@itsarchiepimm · watchlist
- Abdul Bigote@abdulbigote · watchlist
- Nigel Batt@nigelbattofficial · watchlist
- Jean Philanthrope 'Evil Twin'@jeanphilanthrope.co · excluded
- Brigitte Macaron (copycat)@brigitte_macaron_ · excluded
- Phil Jean@phil_john_jean · excluded
- Noonoouri@noonoouri · excluded
- Rozy@rozy.gram · excluded
- Blawko@blawko22 · excluded
- Bermuda@bermudaisbae · excluded
- La Fève@lafeve7 · excluded
- The Grand Show@the_grandshow · excluded
- (AI animal stories)@bunnychaosai · excluded
- Ivan Savin@general.shavin · excluded
- PhantomPaws.co@phantompaws.co · excluded
- Marcel Philan@marcel_philan · excluded
- (Knox Frost search result)@knox_frost · excluded
- (Emily Pellegrini search result)@emily.pellegrini · excluded
Evidence posts
Single posts cited for debuts, peaks, collaborations and other career moments.
- @jean_philanthropeDebut
- @jean_philanthropeTop
- @jean_philanthropeEvidence
- @jean_philanthropeEvidence
- @jean_philanthropeLatest (PFW/Stella McCartney)
- @jean_philanthrope@lafeve7
- @benjamin_stachioDebut
- @benjamin_stachioViral
- @benjamin_stachioEvidence
- @benjamin_stachioSong 'Shut It'
- @benjamin_stachioTeaser
- @lord.farquaad.solTop
- @lord.farquaad.solEvidence
- @lord.farquaad.sol40k milestone
- @lord.farquaad.sol#higgsfieldpartner
- @lord.farquaad.solEarly
- @archibald_brownDebut
- @archibald_brownTop
- @archibald_brownJean call-out
- @archibald_brown'you're next'
- @archibald_brownUFC 'opportunity'
- @archibald_brown'Mike met the man himself'
- @abu.shalabDebut
- @abu.shalabTop
- @abu.shalabEvidence
- @abu.shalabEvidence
- @abu.shalab'A pump might be fun'
- @abu.shalab'$ABU Officially on Chain'
- @brigittemacaron_Debut
- @brigittemacaron_Top (TikTok milestone)
- @brigittemacaron_'La Jeanconde'
- @brigittemacaron_Fashion Week
- @bill_smith_princeEarly
- @bill_smith_princeEvidence
- @bill_smith_princeTop (Gucci joke)
- @bill_smith_princeEvidence
Excluded
Reviewed and left out on purpose: copycats, inactive accounts, real people, compilations and empty results.
- Jean Philanthrope 'Evil Twin'@jeanphilanthrope.co · 251K followers
Copycat/promo of Jean Phil ('Create Videos Just Like Me'); 250K followers but ~336 likes/post
- Brigitte Macaron (copycat)@brigitte_macaron_ · 268 followers
Copycat of brigittemacaron_ ($MACARON in bio; 9 reposted clips on one day)
- Phil Jean@phil_john_jean · 11.2K followers
Jean Phil copycat
- Noonoouri@noonoouri · 455K followers
Inactive: last post 2026-05-15
- Rozy@rozy.gram · 160K followers
Inactive: last post 2026-04-01
- Blawko@blawko22 · 109K followers
Inactive since 2020-09-18
- Bermuda@bermudaisbae · 197K followers
Inactive since 2020-09-21
- La Fève@lafeve7 · 235K followers
Real human artist (rapper) - tagged by Jean Phil
- The Grand Show@the_grandshow · 49.6K followers
AI 'acts' compilation page - no recurring character
- (AI animal stories)@bunnychaosai · 5.2K followers
Anthology of AI animals - no single recurring character
- Ivan Savin@general.shavin · 22.5K followers
Gaming role-play, not an AI character
- PhantomPaws.co@phantompaws.co · 20.2K followers
E-commerce shop
- Marcel Philan@marcel_philan · 8.9K followers
One post only
- (Knox Frost search result)@knox_frost · 32 followers
Official handle not found - result is a 32-follower empty account
- (Emily Pellegrini search result)@emily.pellegrini · 20 followers
Official handle not found - result is a 20-follower empty account
| Account | Followers | Why it’s left out |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Philanthrope 'Evil Twin'@jeanphilanthrope.co | 251K | Copycat/promo of Jean Phil ('Create Videos Just Like Me'); 250K followers but ~336 likes/post |
| Brigitte Macaron (copycat)@brigitte_macaron_ | 268 | Copycat of brigittemacaron_ ($MACARON in bio; 9 reposted clips on one day) |
| Phil Jean@phil_john_jean | 11.2K | Jean Phil copycat |
| Noonoouri@noonoouri | 455K | Inactive: last post 2026-05-15 |
| Rozy@rozy.gram | 160K | Inactive: last post 2026-04-01 |
| Blawko@blawko22 | 109K | Inactive since 2020-09-18 |
| Bermuda@bermudaisbae | 197K | Inactive since 2020-09-21 |
| La Fève@lafeve7 | 235K | Real human artist (rapper) - tagged by Jean Phil |
| The Grand Show@the_grandshow | 49.6K | AI 'acts' compilation page - no recurring character |
| (AI animal stories)@bunnychaosai | 5.2K | Anthology of AI animals - no single recurring character |
| Ivan Savin@general.shavin | 22.5K | Gaming role-play, not an AI character |
| PhantomPaws.co@phantompaws.co | 20.2K | E-commerce shop |
| Marcel Philan@marcel_philan | 8.9K | One post only |
| (Knox Frost search result)@knox_frost | 32 | Official handle not found - result is a 32-follower empty account |
| (Emily Pellegrini search result)@emily.pellegrini | 20 | Official handle not found - result is a 20-follower empty account |
Dataset: AI_Celebrity_Index_Instagram_Research_2026-10-09.xlsx, accessed Oct 9. OBSERVED = seen on Instagram; INFERRED = analyst interpretation; UNKNOWN = not verifiable on Instagram. Portrait photos are official avatars or stills, normalised to one style; illustrations are drawn from each character’s described look and labelled on the profile.