By Annie Palmer For Dailymail.com
Published: 21:04 GMT, 13 February 2019 | Updated: 21:04 GMT, 13 February 2019
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Instagram has confirmed that a bizarre bug is causing popular accounts to see millions of their followers vanish overnight.
In a statement on Wednesday, Instagram said it was actively investigating the issue and would fix it 'as quickly as possible.'
It comes after several popular accounts, including those of Kylie Jenner, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian, saw their follower counts mysteriously drop by the millions.
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Instagram has confirmed that a bizarre bug is causing popular accounts to see millions of their followers vanish overnight. In a statement it said it was working to resolve the issue quickly
'We're aware of an issue that is causing a change in account follower numbers for some people right now,' Instagram explained in a tweet.
'We're working to resolve this as quickly as possible.'
Pop songstress Ariana Grande is said to have lost about 3 million followers between Monday and Tuesday.
Meanwhile, celebrities Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber saw their follower counts drop by 1.9 million and 1.7 million respectively, according to Mashable.
Kylie Jenner and Selena Gomez each saw their follower counts drop by about 2 million users.
Popular YouTubers like James Charles and Zach Clayton said they lost mass amounts of followers as well.
Kylie Jenner, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian, saw their follower counts drop by the millions. Pictured is Ariana Grande's account, which lost 3 million followers
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