After see to it the onslaught of criticism , Sabrina changed her caption to : “ 26 old age of jokes not set down . ” Here ’s what the joke on the face of it was .
Sabrina Carpenterwas forced to change the caption on her birthday Instagram post after pretty much none of her millions of followers got the joke.
For reference, one of our fave pop girlies turned 26 on Monday, and she marked the occasion by sharing two photos of herself posing in a beautiful #cottagecore bathroom.
Sabrina ’s original caption read : “ all i want for my natal day is 50 million followers can we get there you guys got this , ” with the star own just under 47 million followers at the time .
This appeared to be a reference to her iconic digital footprint, with the star’s social media posts from when she was a literal child still live on her now-verified profiles — including all of the times she would aspire to have more followers.
For example, in 2011, when she was just 11 years old, Sabrina tweeted: “Heyyy My little Twits<3 Thanks so much for getting me to 930 followers!!! Now lets see if we can get to 1,000! :) Love You All!"
Heyyy My little Twits<3 Thanks so much for getting me to 930 followers ! ! ! Now net ball see if we can get to 1,000 ! :) Love You All !
On New Year’s Eve that same year she wrote: “So I only need 24 followers on twitter to reach 2012 before midnight or i’ll turn into a pumpkin :) #2012.”
So I only demand 24 followers on twitter to reach 2012 before midnight or i ’ll turn into a autumn pumpkin :) # 2012
And when she was 13, Sabrina tweeted: “Less than 100 followers until 6k. So grateful. Thank you wonderful friends of mine for supporting me!! I love you!! <3”
Less than 100 follower until 6k . So thankful . give thanks you wonderful friends of mine for back up me ! ! I love you ! ! <3
Her appreciation continued when she was 15, with the aspiring star writing at the time: “So since you guys have been so supportive, at 100,000 followers I will be doing a live ustream and calling some of you guys:) sound good?”
So since you guys have been so supportive , at 100,000 followers I will be doing a live ustream and ring some of you guys :) sound estimable ?
But the tweet that was the main inspiration behind her 26th birthday caption was most likely the one she sent on the eve of her 13th birthday, where she wrote: “hoping to get 6247 new followers before my 13th birthday…#goalsetting RT.”
hoping to get 6247 novel followers before my 13th birthday … #goalsettingRT
However, all of this lore was lost on the people of the internet in 2025, and Sabrina ended up being harshly criticized when her caption about wanting 50 million followers for her birthday was taken seriously.
And it looks like Sabrina saw the criticism, too, as within hours she’d changed the post’s caption to: “26 years of jokes not landing.”
Welp! Happy 26th Birthday to Sabrina — we can only hope that the online negativity didn’t dampen her special day!
