フォロワー

From English "follower." Used exclusively in the context of social media to refer to someone who subscribes to another user's account.

Common expressions

• フォロワー数(すう): follower count
• フォロワーを増(ふ)やす: to increase followers
• フォロワーを獲得(かくとく)する: to gain followers
• フォロワーが減(へ)る: to lose followers

Related social media terms

• フォローする: to follow (someone)
• フォロー中(ちゅう): following (people you follow)
• 相互(そうご)フォロー: mutual follow
• リフォローする: to follow back

Usage

Unlike English, where "follower" can mean a disciple or supporter in general contexts, フォロワー in Japanese is almost exclusively a social media term. For followers in a religious or political sense, 信者(しんじゃ) or 支持者(しじしゃ) would be used instead.