People you follow on Instagram are called the following list. You can follow them directly, or you can give follow requests to people if they have a private account. Once they approve your request, you can like their photos, videos and even view their stories on Instagram. Some people might give follow requests back to your id as well if you are close to them or if they know you in person. You can post your photos, people can follow you, and you can follow them as well. Followers are the people who would like to follow you on Instagram. On Instagram, you can keep your account either private or public. If you keep your account public, then people can automatically follow you without giving follow requests on Instagram.