diff --git a/docs/supportedsites.md b/docs/supportedsites.md
index 7592a0bc..c45c5a94 100644
--- a/docs/supportedsites.md
+++ b/docs/supportedsites.md
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ Consider all listed sites to potentially be NSFW.
 <tr>
     <td>Instagram</td>
     <td>https://www.instagram.com/</td>
-    <td>Avatars, Collections, Followed Users, Guides, Highlights, User Profile Information, Posts, Reels, Saved Posts, Stories, Tag Searches, Tagged Posts, User Profiles</td>
+    <td>Avatars, Collections, Followers, Followed Users, Guides, Highlights, User Profile Information, Posts, Reels, Saved Posts, Stories, Tag Searches, Tagged Posts, User Profiles</td>
     <td><a href="https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl#cookies">Cookies</a></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py
index 432a7add..942feb3b 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py
@@ -606,6 +606,20 @@ class InstagramHighlightsExtractor(InstagramExtractor):
         return self.api.highlights_media(uid)
 
 
+class InstagramFollowersExtractor(InstagramExtractor):
+    """Extractor for an Instagram user's followers"""
+    subcategory = "followers"
+    pattern = USER_PATTERN + r"/followers"
+    example = "https://www.instagram.com/USER/followers/"
+
+    def items(self):
+        uid = self.api.user_id(self.item)
+        for user in self.api.user_followers(uid):
+            user["_extractor"] = InstagramUserExtractor
+            url = "{}/{}".format(self.root, user["username"])
+            yield Message.Queue, url, user
+
+
 class InstagramFollowingExtractor(InstagramExtractor):
     """Extractor for an Instagram user's followed users"""
     subcategory = "following"
@@ -816,6 +830,11 @@ class InstagramRestAPI():
         params = {"count": 30}
         return self._pagination(endpoint, params)
 
+    def user_followers(self, user_id):
+        endpoint = "/v1/friendships/{}/followers/".format(user_id)
+        params = {"count": 12}
+        return self._pagination_following(endpoint, params)
+
     def user_following(self, user_id):
         endpoint = "/v1/friendships/{}/following/".format(user_id)
         params = {"count": 12}
@@ -908,9 +927,10 @@ class InstagramRestAPI():
             for item in data["items"]:
                 yield from item["media_items"]
 
-            if "next_max_id" not in data:
+            next_max_id = data.get("next_max_id")
+            if not next_max_id:
                 return extr._update_cursor(None)
-            params["max_id"] = extr._update_cursor(data["next_max_id"])
+            params["max_id"] = extr._update_cursor(next_max_id)
 
     def _pagination_following(self, endpoint, params):
         extr = self.extractor
@@ -921,10 +941,10 @@ class InstagramRestAPI():
 
             yield from data["users"]
 
-            if len(data["users"]) < params["count"]:
+            next_max_id = data.get("next_max_id")
+            if not next_max_id:
                 return extr._update_cursor(None)
-            params["max_id"] = extr._update_cursor(
-                params["max_id"] + params["count"])
+            params["max_id"] = extr._update_cursor(next_max_id)
 
 
 class InstagramGraphqlAPI():