LEO MESSI JOINS CRISTIANO RONALDO AS THE ONLY ATHLETES WITH 500M+ FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM

As of Sunday, February 26, 2024, Lionel Messi, a forward for Inter Miami, became the second person in history to reach 500 million Instagram followers.

As of Sunday, February 26, 2024, Lionel Messi, a forward for Inter Miami, became the second person in history to reach 500 million Instagram followers.

With a whopping 622 million followers on Instagram, Lionel Messi trails just his professional rival Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of followers.

The only platform with more followers than 39-year-old Ronaldo is Instagram (669 million), and if all else stays the same, the Portuguese football player may overtake the site soon.

after Lionel Messi moved from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in 2021, his fan base grew significantly. This rise continued after he helped Argentina win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The 36-year-old Argentine football player gained millions more Instagram followers after relocating to Inter Miami in Major League Soccer.

Due to his success in the Major League Soccer from August 2023, he now has over 500 million Instagram followers.

Right now, the only active athletes in the top ten most followed individuals on Instagram are him and Ronaldo.

Twenty percent of the 2.5 billion monthly active Instagram users are now following Lionel Messi, who has the most liked post on the platform, according to brand data provider KORE. Remember that he posted a record-breaking 75.5 million likes on his 2022 FIFA World Cup celebration post?

The top 10 users on Instagram as of Sunday, February 25, 2024, are shown below: