Messi sets record for most-liked Instagram photo of all time.
By owning the record for the most-liked Instagram post in history, Lionel Messi has set yet another milestone. The number of likes on Messi’s World Cup trophy post is 58,586,508 till now.
The image was posted in January 2019 and had set out to overtake the record at the time of 18 million likes, previously held by Kylie Jenner. The number of likes on this post is 56,355,306.
Messi seems like a pretty worthy successor; with a victory over France in the World Cup final, the Argentine, who was 35 years old, won his first World Cup trophy.
It was a significant event in the history of sports, and Messi cemented his place among the all-time great athletes.
Messi scored twice in Qatar, and the game ended 3-3 after 120 minutes. The South American nation won the game 4-2 on penalties.
In the aftermath of the thrilling victory, the little magician took to Instagram to post 10 pictures of his celebrations in Qatar.
“You could tell just how much the victory meant to him.”
“So many times I dreamed it, so much I wanted it that I still didn’t fall; I can’t believe it……
“Thank you so much to my family, to all who support me and also to all who believed in us. We proved once again that when Argentinians fight together and are united, we are able to achieve our aims.
“The merit belongs to this group, which is above individualities; it is the strength of all fighting for the same dream that was also one of all Argentinians.
The post hit 55.9 million likes on the platform in just over 24 hours, surpassing the previous record set by an image of an egg.
