Most liked Instagram post

Lionel Messi looks set to take top spot with Instagram's most-liked post following his World Cup triumph, but what else is up there? Here's the current top ...

Though, it has ticked up a little bit since losing out to the footballing icon. He’s also toppled long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who previously held second and third place with separate posts. Previously, the top spot was held by a photo of an egg.

Lionel Messi finally won a FIFA World Cup with Argentina, sparking celebrations all around the world. Messi scored two goals in the final against France in a ...

Messi twice gave Argentina the lead, at 1-0 on a 23rd-minute penalty and 3-2 in the 108th minute. The merit belongs to this group, which is above individualities, it is the strength of all fighting for the same dream that was also the dream of all Argentines... Messi scored two goals in the final against France in a thriller that ended 3-3 in extra time, before [Argentina prevailed 4-2 on penalties](https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/fifa-world-cup-2022-argentina-vs-france/article66278377.ece). His post surpassed the previously held record of 56.2 million likes held by Chris Godfrey’s photo of an egg. Thank you very much to my family, to all who support me and also to all who believed in us. Messi’s social media update first crossed Cristiano Ronaldo’s photo of Messi and him playing chess, advertising for Louis Vuitton.

The World Cup final triggered the most traffic in the history of Google and has Messi set for a pair of social media milestones.

It was liked by 48 million people in the first 20 hours, passing the post with the second-most likes, which was a photo of Ronaldo and Messi in a Louis Vuitton ad last month of the duo [playing chess](https://www.instagram.com/p/ClJqW1ZtmIl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link). Ronaldo’s post of the image was liked 42 million times, while the same [image](https://www.instagram.com/p/ClJqVDBtRsq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link) from Messi had 32 million likes, fifth-most all time for the platform. Sponsors pay Messi more than $50 million a year to align themselves with the superstar, and part of the allure is the massive following he has on social media. Messi added five million followers on Sunday, and 20 million over the past 30 days, according to Social Blade, a social media analytics platform. The game captured the attention of the world on TV and online. [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.sportico.com/t/cristiano-ronaldo/), who has 518 million followers.