The most liked post on Instagram
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❘ Published: 2022-12-20T10:13:02 Show
❘ Updated: 2022-12-20T14:06:47 Lionel Messi has taken the top spot with Instagram’s most-liked post following his World Cup triumph, but what else is up there? Here’s the current top 10. Plenty of posts have gone viral across social media in the last few years, with each platform having its own records for most-liked, most-watched, and most commented-on posts. In the case of Instagram, it may not seem like posts can spread fast and start achieving record amounts of interactions in a short time in the same way Twitter does, but some of the biggest posts have gotten tens of millions of likes in a short space of time. Article continues after ad Previously, the top spot was held by a photo of an egg. In case you’ve forgotten what that was all about, it was a campaign from an account called world_record_egg that wanted to take the spot as the most-liked photo from Kylie Jenner. Following the conclusion of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where Argentina finally triumphed for the first time since 1986, Lionel Messi’s celebratory post has taken that spot away from the egg. The footballing icon, who was backed by pretty much the world – well, aside from France – to win the World Cup, received over 43 million likes on his photo in less than 24 hours. Article continues after ad He’s also toppled long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who previously held second and third place with separate posts. One of which included Messi and himself playing Chess in an advertisement for Louis Vuitton ahead of the World Cup. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest updates on Esports, Gaming and more. Top 10 most-liked Instagram postsMessi’s post has now flown past the egg photo with over 60 million likes, and it would be surprising to see the once-viral meme try and make a comeback to reclaim top spot. Though, it has ticked up a little bit since losing out to the footballing icon. The complete top 10 can be found below: With new posts going live all the time, there are plenty of attempts to try and break into the top 10, but going for the top spot is going to be pretty difficult following Messi’s rise to number one. Article continues after ad We’ll keep this post updated with any new entries, so keep checking back for more.
Top ten most-liked Instagram posts, five are from Lionel MessiOut of the top ten most-liked posts on Instagram, Lionel Messi has five most-liked posts. Out of the five, one is shared with Cristiano Ronaldo. Credit: Instagram Lionel Messi and his teammates, after winning the FIFA World Cup 2022Lionel Messi's post got 68.5 million likes. Posted on December 18, 2022, Lionel Messi's carousel photo post of winning the FIFA World Cup 2022 beat the record of world_record_egg's post and became the most-liked picture on Instagram. Credit: Instagram Egg Postworld_record_egg's post is still the second most liked post on Instagram, with 57.7 million likes. world_record_egg shared a picture of an egg on January 4, 2019, to be the most-liked picture on Instagram and beat the record of Kylie Jenner's post with her baby. Credit: Instagram
Lionel Messi with FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy in bedLionel Messi posted a carousel photo on December 20, 2022. This post of Messi with the FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy in the bed with the caption 'Buen dia !' meaning Good morning got 47 million likes. Credit: Instagram Cristiano Ronaldo playing chessA picture shared on Instagram by Cristiano Ronaldo on November 19, 2022, got 42.1 million likes. In the post, the two legendary footballers-Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, are seen playing chess while advertising for Louis Vuitton. Credit: Instagram Lionel Messi FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy in airplaneLionel Messi shared multiple posts on his Instagram After winning the FIFA World Cup 2022. The picture shared on December 19 2022, of him showing the trophy in the airplane got 39.2 million likes, becoming the fifth most-liked post. Credit: Instagram Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez pregnancy announcementThe twins pregnancy announcement of Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez is ranked as the sixth most-liked picture on Instagram with 32.6 million likes. Credit: Instagram Lionel Messi playing chessCristiano Ronaldo's picture of playing chess with Lionel Messi and advertising for Louis Vuitton ranked four as the most-liked post. In contrast, the same picture shared by Lionel Messi on the same date ranked 7 with 32.6 million likes. Credit: Instagram Cristiano Ronaldo elimination postAfter getting eliminated from the FIFA World Cup 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo shared a post on December 11, 2022, expressing that winning the World Cup for Portugal was the biggest and most ambitious dream of his career. This post of the footballer has got 31.6 million likes. Credit: Instagram Rapper xxxtentacion’s post before his deathJahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy was shot multiple times by two armed men and died on June 18, 2018. He was an American rapper and singer-songwriter. The final post before his death on May 20, 2018, is the 9th most-liked post on Instagram. Credit: Instagram Lionel Messi wins against CroatiaLionel Messi shared a post with multiple pictures of winning the FIFA World Cup 2022 match against Croatia. The post has got 29.1 million likes and is ranked the 10th most-liked post on Instagram. Credit: Instagram Companies align with purpose to prioritize reputation over profits as geopolitics disrupt businessesWhat are the top 10 most liked posts on Instagram?These are the top 10 most liked Instagram posts in 2022. Lionel Messi FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy in airplane. ... . Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez pregnancy announcement. ... . Lionel Messi playing chess. ... . Cristiano Ronaldo elimination post. ... . Rapper xxxtentacion's post before his death. ... . Lionel Messi wins against Croatia.. What is the 2nd most liked picture on Instagram?Lionel Messi's World Cup-winning Instagram post is 2nd 'most-liked' photo ever.
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