When you get 5k followers on Instagram and all of them are active so Instagram will boost your upcoming post to explore the page of your niche so that you’ll have more following requests and you will grow more and faster than usually you are growing.
What happens after 10k followers on Instagram?
Once you have 10k followers, Instagram will make it easier for you to get people to your website via Stories with the swipe up to link feature. Swipe up is the only way to get a direct link from your Instagram to your other web properties. And, it’s available in STORIES, if you have 10k followers.