Zendaya’s Instagram followers and following as of January 4, 2024.

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Though Zendaya is not precisely known for being super active on social media anymore (much like Tom Holland, she uses her account sparingly, only for a project promotion post here and there), the star did kick off the new year with an Instagram feed post. The star took to IG to promote her upcoming movie, Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers, unveiling the official poster for the film just two days before wiping her following list clean.

Could this whole thing be part of a grander promotion plan around Challengers? Maybe! But it’s worth noting that artists are more likely these days to wipe their feed clean than their following list for promotion purposes — Dua Lipa has done it not once but twice, as has Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande.

That said, it’s not unlike celebs to have a zero following count. Stars like Beyoncé, Adele, and Billie Eilish currently boast “0 following” on Instagram. Zendaya’s Dune co-star Timothée Chalamet is also part of the zero-following club, as is Olivia Rodrigo, who explained her reasoning during a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “I try to follow zero people because it helps me be off of my phone, off of social media,” the Guts star admitted.

So, is Zendaya undergoing a social media cleanse? Is she masterminding a promo plan for Challengers? Or is there something else we’re missing from the bigger picture? Until she clarifies it herself, we can only speculate, but we have a feeling it’s not that deep.