Followings growth analysis helps to identify any unusual patterns of following growth performed by an influencer.
Spikes on the Following Graph is a clear indicator that an influencer uses third-party tools to automatically follow/unfollow users. The Follow/Unfollow method of Instagram growth is SPAM and prohibited by Instagram.
To help you understand this graph better, HypeAuditor has implemented an automatic graph analysis performed by a machine learning algorithm. If any suspicious patterns are found, they will be highlighted under the graph.
This graph is not shown until there are enough historical data to see the dynamics. Usually, it takes a one-week period for data to be updated. If you are not able to see the graph in the report, check back later.
For a related metric, see Followers Growth analysis to understand how audience growth patterns are tracked.