In 2019, an egg photo took Instagram by storm. A photo of an ordinary egg garnered 5.6 million likes. That was the record for most likes on Instagram. The photo of Messi holding the trophy after the World Cup final has surpassed that too. So far it has more than 60 million likes. The picture of Messi holding the World Cup is the picture with the most likes in the history of Instagram.
Messi has more than four million followers on Instagram. Just before the World Cup, another post of Messi on Instagram captured the hearts of followers. Of course, Cristiano Ronaldo was also in it. The picture of the two playing chess. The photo was taken for an advertising campaign by the famous French fashion house Louis Vuitton. The picture taken by American photographer Annie Leibovitz showed the two football stars engrossed in a game of chess. It got more than four crore 'likes'. It was the most liked photo of the athlete on Instagram. Messi's post-World Cup win overshadows that too. With this picture, he left Ronaldo behind.
The World Cup win that boosted Messi's popularity. More than six crore likes in one picture is proof of that.
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