Lionel Messi gained no less than 500 million followers on Instagram. Messi is second only to Cristiano Ronaldo, who has over 600 million.
Selena Gomez is in third place with "only" 429 million followers. Kylie Jenner ranks fourth with 400 million followers and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson rounds out the top 5 with 397 million. Messi still holds the record for the most popular post ever, when his photo with the World Cup from Qatar garnered more than 56 million likes.