The most liked comment on Instagram belongs to Cristiano Ronaldo, who commented on Kylian Mbappé's post announcing his move to Real Madrid, with over 6 million likes as of mid-2024, surpassing previous records set by viral challenges and other sports moments. Ronaldo's comment, "My turn to (watch). Excited to see you light up the Bernabéu. #HalaMadrid," reflects the massive global interest in the football superstars.
Ronaldo now holds the record for the Instagram comment with the most likes, over 6 million (around 6.2 million at the time of writing) and counting. Mbappe shared this post on June 3rd, 2024, and Ronaldo commented on it then, but his comment is the most-liked comment in 2026.
The most-liked post as of December 2025 is of the Argentine footballer Lionel Messi and his teammates celebrating the 2022 FIFA World Cup win at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, which has been liked by over 74 million different accounts.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most-followed person, sportsperson and European on Instagram. Lionel Messi is the most-followed South American on Instagram. Selena Gomez is the most-followed woman, actress, singer and North American on Instagram.
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates 1 billion social media followers.
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Kohli himself posted a photo with Anushka Sharma on Instagram, which was incidentally his first social media post of the year. In the caption of the photo, he used an emoticon. The photo garnered over five million likes in three hours.
However, it's generally agreed that influencers with 1 million followers can make anywhere from $5,000 to $25,000 per sponsored post, depending on their engagement and niche. Influencers in lucrative niches such as beauty, fashion, and fitness may command even higher rates.
How did this happen? A picture of an egg was posted to an account called @world_record_egg on 4 January. The caption under the picture says 'Let's set a world record together and get the most liked post on Instagram. Beating the current world record held by Kylie Jenner (18 million)!
The #1 YouTuber in the world by subscriber count is MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson), holding the top spot as an individual creator with over 450 million subscribers, surpassing the music label T-Series, which is the most-subscribed overall channel when including companies like T-Series, Cocomelon, and SET India. He's known for large-scale stunts, cash giveaways, and philanthropy, becoming the biggest individual personality on the platform in recent years.
Sign in to save. Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has broken the world record for the most liked comment ever on Instagram. The Al-Nassr forward's response to Kylian Mbappé's post announcing his move to Real Madrid has amassed more than 5 million 'likes'. Ronaldo commented "My turn to (watch).
Leo Messi's newest Instagram post has reached 24 million likes in just 24 hours. * He holds the record for the most-liked post in Instagram history. * He also has the 3rd most-liked post on the platform. * And the 7th most-liked post too.
The fastest post to reach one million likes on Instagram did so in 3 min, and was achieved by Juliette Freire (Brazil), on 4 May 2021. Juliette became a sensation during her time on Big Brother Brazil.
When you view and interact with Instagram, one of the underlying AI systems delivers comments on posts in an order of relevance to you. The system shows comments that may be most relevant to you at the top of each comment thread. These might include your own comments, your friends' comments or pinned comments.
Cristiano Ronaldo earns $3.2m per sponsored post on Instagram making him the highest paid influencer!
To make money on Instagram with 500 followers, sign up for affiliate programs to share links and earn commissions. You can also set up an online store and a digital tip jar. Be sure to take advantage of sponsored posts and network with other local businesses.
Instagram doesn't pay you automatically when you get likes on posts and views on videos. So, how do influencers make money on the platform?
Pop culture icon Ariana Grande is also a beauty influencer to her audience of more than 370 million IG followers.
Buying Instagram followers means paying for a number, which means most of your "followers" will be bots or inactive accounts who'll either spam (or never engage with) your posts. Plus, they can cause more harm than good (keep reading).