Lionel Messi's World Cup Post Breaks Record as the Most-Liked Instagram Post in History
Lionel Messi's post, celebrating his team's victory at the World Cup, has now become the most-liked Instagram post in history. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta (the mother company of Facebook and Instagram), made this known on Tuesday, through a post on his Facebook official page.In the post, Zuckerberg said, "Leo Messi's World Cup post is now the most liked in Instagram in history".
He added that the post does not only trend on Instagram but on other social media platforms including WhatsApp. "WhatsApp also reached a record 25 million messages per second during the final".(ads1)
The post which featured different photos of Lionel Messi lifting up the World Cup after the Argentina's victory against France at Lusail Stadium, with caption "CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD", has now been liked by over 64.95 million people and counting. The G.O.A.T's post had also seen over 1.787 million comments; making it the most-liked post in the history of Instagram.
In the post which was shared in Spanish language on Sunday, Lionel Messi celebrates Argentina's victory, expressing joy to have seen his dream come true through the World Cup win. He also appreciated his family and supporters, and merited the Argentine team for winning the world cup tournament.
"So many times I dreamed it, so much I wanted it that I still don'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 prove once again that Argentinians when we fight together and united we are able to achieve what we aim. The merit is of this group, which is above individuals, is the strength of all fighting for the same dream that was also the one of all Argentinians... We did it!!!
LET'S GO ARGENTINA DAMN!!!!!" Messi said in Portuguese."
The post surpassed the previous most liked Instagram post record holder, an image of an egg posted by the Instagram account "world_record_egg" in 2019 which had 57.2 million likes. The post has been widely praised by fans, lovers of football and celebrities alike.
The post which featured different photos of Lionel Messi lifting up the World Cup after the Argentina's victory against France at Lusail Stadium, with caption "CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD", has now been liked by over 64.95 million people and counting. The G.O.A.T's post had also seen over 1.787 million comments; making it the most-liked post in the history of Instagram.
In the post which was shared in Spanish language on Sunday, Lionel Messi celebrates Argentina's victory, expressing joy to have seen his dream come true through the World Cup win. He also appreciated his family and supporters, and merited the Argentine team for winning the world cup tournament.
"So many times I dreamed it, so much I wanted it that I still don'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 prove once again that Argentinians when we fight together and united we are able to achieve what we aim. The merit is of this group, which is above individuals, is the strength of all fighting for the same dream that was also the one of all Argentinians... We did it!!!
LET'S GO ARGENTINA DAMN!!!!!" Messi said in Portuguese."
The post surpassed the previous most liked Instagram post record holder, an image of an egg posted by the Instagram account "world_record_egg" in 2019 which had 57.2 million likes. The post has been widely praised by fans, lovers of football and celebrities alike.
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Lionel Messi is the first sports star to have solitarily broken the record for the most-liked post on Instagram, and is the first to surpass 64 million likes. On the back of this success, Messi has also become one of the most-followed sports star on Instagram, with over 404 million followers.
It is clear that Messi's post has struck a chord with the world, and is a testament to the power of social media. With this record-breaking post, Messi has achieved a remarkable milestone, and will certainly be remembered as a champion of football and social media.
