I’m a dad on Instagram. You probably already knew that fact. It might even be what brought you to this website.
What you might not know is that the photo-sharing platform has over 1 billion users. The average user spends almost a half hour a day scrolling through the app.
There are so many excellent Instagram accounts that focus on being a mom that it was only natural that dads got in on the act as well.
It seems like every week, a new Instagram account dedicated to dads of all types crops up and takes myInstagram feed search feed by storm.
Every account is unique and churns out top-notch content. There’s a slew of dads to follow on Instagram that I check out even when I don’t see one of their photos fly across my home feed.
Here are 21 dads and fatherhood-focused accounts to follow on Instagram right now.
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Best Dads To Follow On Instagram
Simon Holland: @simonholland
Ok, this first Instagram account is just another version of Holland’s popular Twitter account, but that doesn’t make it any less hilarious.
Here’s a little about Simon from his website:
“I am a husband and a dad of two little girls. I am a lone Y chromosome and am already planning my escapestrategy to deal with the estrogen flood that is on its way. People say there is a lot of joy to be found in the simple things and I have found they can provide a healthy dose of anti-awesome as well. I am, in general, a pretty optimistic guy and needed a bit of a creative outlet; so here it is.”
TheDad: @thedad
One of the fastest growing dads to follow on Instagram, this account is curated by the creators of the hilarious The Dad website.
This account is one for dads to follow on Instagram for the barrage of hysterical parenting memes, comics, and short videos.
Stone Cold Daddy: @stonecolddaddy
Jay-Z of Stone Cold Daddy explains on his website – “If you came here for a bunch of warm and fuzzies and sentimental musings of a proud parent, you came to the wrong damn website. What you will read are the words of a man who loves his kids more than anything in the world. I will love the hell out of them with every waking breath and do all I can to ensure they grow in a household of love.”
The Daily Dad: @thedailydad
The Daily Dad celebrates fatherhood while challenging stereotypes. It’s also addictive.
An extension of the popular Daily Dad website, the group behind the Instagram account and website celebrate fatherhood in all its forms: single dads, married dads, widowed dads, gay dads, new dads, and granddads all the while challenging stereotypes.
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Beau Coffron: @lunchboxdad
Beau Coffron is the Lunch Box Dad. His Instagram account highlights the food art that doubles as kid’s lunches.
This dad to follow on Instagram and his fantastic lunch creations appeared on Good Morning America, Steve Harvey, PEOPLE Mag, Martha Stewart, E! Online and BuzzFeed.
First, chuckle and salivate over Beau’s box lunches, then check out all of his edible creations on his official website, The LunchBox Dad.
How To Be A Dad: @howtobeadad
Curated by a blogfathers of parenting content, Andy, the How To Be A Dad Instagram account is just as uproariously funny as the popular website.
This Instagram account for dads (and moms too) is intended to be an entertainment experience for parents, soon-to-be parents or anyone with parents.
Yup. Thats everybody.
The Real American Dadass: @realamericandadass
This dad is a father to 4 pint-sized dictators and welcomes people to follow along as sanity slips through his fingertips.
Hes also funny as hell.
Papa Preaches: @papapreaches
Mike Cruse is Papa, a dad thats just making it up as he goes along, on his Instagram account and website Papa Does Preach.
Hes one of the dads to follow on Instagram for his updates about life living with kids, working as a writer for brands we all know and love and his general propensity for being slightly curmudgeonly on his popular podcast, Dad AF.
Paul at @daddinainteasy
Paul is a self-proclaimed “old and rickety but spry” work-at-home dad of one son.
Super Lunch Notes: @superlunchnotes
Curated by artist and designer Brent Almond, Super Lunch Notes is a collection of excellent hand drawn notes that Brent puts into his son’s lunchbox.
BuzzFeed, Today and Vogue Bambini all praise Super Lunch Notes and Im sure won Brents son more than a few trades for better snacks at the cafeteria table.
Old School Dads: @oldschooldads
One of my absolute new favorite dads to follow on Instagram, Old School Dads is a curation of the astounding and beyond embarrassing photos of days (and dads) gone by.
Honoring the classic dad, the Old School Dads account accepts submissions at #oldschooldads if you want to embarrass the hell out of your old man. Theyve even got an account for@oldschoolmomsso the ladies dont feel left out!
Fowl Language Comics: @fowllanguagecomics
Created by Brian Gordon, Fowl Language Comics if the Calvin and Hobbes of the new millennium except Calvin and Hobbes and everyone else is a duck and its even funnier.
Gordon believes parenting can be a magical journey full of bliss and wonder – if you’re on the right meds. For the rest of us parents, it’s another thing altogether. Hes a dad to follow on Instagram because…do I need to explain this one?!?
Steve Tate: Tate28
Steve Tate lost his son, Hayes, to a rare form of brain cancer at the age of 1. After losing his son, Steve felt inspired and decided to honor him by writing a book.
Steve and his wife arehuge childhood cancer advocates through the HayesTough Foundation. The foundation helps families with kids battling cancer while raising funds for research.
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Tate is a dad to follow on Instagram for his inspirational journey through life as he raises his six other children.
Dads To Follow On Instagram (Cont.)
Dad Download: @daddownload
Lee is a self-proclaimed lover of captions, coffee, stories, his wife and daughter and his delivery guy, Dave.
Im not sure about the Dave situation, but Lee loves his daughter Ava. His Instagram account honors life with his adorable little girl.
Chris McVeigh: @powerpig
McVeigh is a father, designer, builder and professional geek with a passion for LEGO.
His original creations are always a captivating experience on Instagram and most of his retro brick creations are available for purchase at his official shop.
Fatherhood is Lit: @fatherhoodislit
Fatherhood is Lit believes a dads presence in this world never has to be boring. He strives to help dads live their best life.
FIL curates the best dads on Instagram and brings their lives to a new audience while occasionally celebrating his own family.
Fatherhood Fitness Finance: @fatherhoodfitnessfinance
Seth McKay is an all-star dad to 3 kids. This engineer turned entrepreneur is a dad to follow on Instagram for his love of crushing weights and
McKays Instagram account focuses on three favorite pastimes fatherhood, fitness, and finance. He recently left a cushy corporate job to co-found a start-up. That takes guts.
Life With Benjamin: @life_with_benjamin
David Pierre is a photographer and video maker who wants to remind everyone that spending all day with a toddler isn’t always easy. No really, it isn’t easy!
When Pierre isnt capturing captivating photos with his son Benjamin, hes creating tutorial videos explaining how the process of video-making and picture-taking is done over on his YouTube channel.
Dad and Buried: @dadandburied
Mike is a 41-year-old Brooklyn dad sharing his experiences as a father and whining about his kids destroying his social life.
When hes not posting photos to his popular Instagram, hes writing for websites like Scary Mommy and the Huffington Post.
Mike puts it all out there in his bio – “Dont worry, I dont hate my kids. I just hate parenting.”
Dads Say Jokes: @dadsayjokes
Finally, one of the most followed Dad jokes page on Instagram. Dads Say Jokes is a daily dose of father-approved humor.
My love of agood dad joke is obvious, so this account is a personal fave
Fatherly: @fatherly
How could I forget the website that I write for, Fatherly, in my original list?!?! I’m truly a putz sometimes.
Are you a father to follow on Instagram? Do you have a favorite account that I missed? Shout it out in the comments. Ill check it out and possibly add it to list of dads to follow on Instagram.
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