“Counting On”’s Jinger Duggar Addresses Rumors There Are ‘Mystery Grandkids’ in Her Family

"Maybe there are some I don’t know about in a family as large as mine?!" the former reality star joked

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• Jinger Duggar was asked whether there are any “mystery grandkids” in her family as she answered fans’ questions in a Q&A on her Instagram Stories
• The Counting On alum wrote, “Maybe there are some that I don’t know about in a family as large as mine?! Haha jk”
• There are currently 19 children within the Duggar family, and 40 grandkids

Jinger Duggar is addressing rumors that her family may be even bigger than it already is.

During a Q&A session on her Instagram Stories on Thursday, Feb. 5, Jinger, 32, was asked, “Are there any mystery Duggar grandkids?”

The Counting On alum responded, “Ohhhh,” adding a side-eye emoji.

“Maybe there are some that I don’t know about in a family as large as mine?! Haha jk,” she then wrote, alongside a crying laughing emoji.

Elsewhere in the Q&A session, Jinger — who is one of 19 children — was also asked whether she has to Google her family members' birthdays at this point.

“I have my siblings’ birthdays and my parents’ birthdays memorized,” she told followers.

"Beyond that, in-laws? No. Nieces and nephews, maybe one or two?” Jinger added in the video response. “It’s one of those things where I kinda feel bad about it, but also at the same time we’re at like 40 grandkids from my parents, so that’s like a lot to remember."

The former reality star went on, “There are a couple of like the sister-in-laws who may have them all down and I am so impressed by that. That’s a big thing to be able to remember that many birthdays, I’m just not great with dates.”

There are currently 19 children within the Duggar family, with 40 grandkids, thanks to Jim Bob and Michelle — and more are on the way. Jana Duggar and her husband Stephen Wissmann welcomed their first baby, son Archie Gerald Wissmann, on Dec. 30, while John-David Duggar and his wife Abbie Duggar have their third on the way.

Meanwhile, Jinger — whose family rose to fame after being featured on TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting — shares three children with her husband, Jeremy Vuolo.

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In a clip shared to Instagram from The Jinger and Jeremy podcast in November, Jinger and her husband spoke about how her dad, Jim Bob, is already thinking about how much their family will expand.

“Oh yeah. We easily could be at 100 grandkids for my parents super soon,” Jinger shared. “Because not all the kids are married.” 

“Your dad sent this out the other day," Jeremy said, reading an email from his phone from Jinger's father. 

"So this is assuming that every grandchild has five kids and then all of their grandchildren have five kids. So that’s assuming a lot. But listen to how quickly it adds up. In 14 generations, there could be 24 billion Duggar descendants,” he went on. 

“Oh my goodness,” Jinger — who headed home for the 2025 holidays for the first time in nearly a decade — said. “Wow.” 

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