How to get your Top 9 on Instagram

People across all social media platforms are finding ways to reminisce on their lives on Instagram, by posting their top 9 posts. Here’s everything you need to know about finding your top 9 photos on Instagram.

Whenever the calendar gets towards December, social media platforms start rolling out their yearly recaps for users. While Spotify Wrapped might be the most notable and most popular of these. Yet, there are plenty of others to get involved with as well, including on Instagram

The Top 9 trend started in 2016 as a simple tool to review your Top Instagram posts and has since become something of a tradition. It generates your top nine pics of the year into a shareable post and provides intel on how many likes your posts cumulatively got throughout the past year.

But how do you go about finding out what your Top 9 posts on Instagram are?

How to find your Top 9 photos on Instagram

There are several different apps and websites that can help you find your top 9 posts. The most popular one, however, is called Top 9 and is available on desktop, or as an app if you have an Apple device.

Here’s how you get your Top 9 post on your Instagram:

1. Open the Top 9 desktop tool or download the app from the App Store to get started. If your Instagram account is private, you’ll have to use the app and log in with your email and password to grant third-party access.
2. Type in your Instagram username and click continue.
3. You’ll then be asked a wait a few seconds as your top 9 is generated.
4. Pick a template and share it on your Instagram.

Step 1: Make sure your Instagram page is public

The first thing you need to do is make sure that your Instagram profile is public. Don’t worry, you don’t need to leave it public for long. Or you can download the Top 9 app if you don’t want to risk anyone seeing your private photos.

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If you want to make your profile public, simply open settings by pressing on the three lines at the top of your screen on your profile page. Scroll down to “Who can see your content” and press on “Account privacy” then tap on the button next to “Private account” to make it go back to public.

Step 2: Open Top Nine

Open up the Top Nine website or download the free Top Nine app through your App Store on your device.

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Step 3: Share it on your Instagram

After it’s finished loading, which can take a few minutes, you’ll get a grid of your top 9 most liked posts from 2024. If you scroll down, you’ll also see your “Top Nine Score” which shows you how popular you are compared to other accounts of similar size.

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There will also be a share button where you can share your top 9 grid on Instagram by following the instructions.

So, there you have it — everything you need to know about how to make your own Top 9 post on Instagram.

If you want to know more about how to use Instagram, you can check out our other guides including how to link your Instagram account to TikTok and how to see your first-liked Instagram post.