Most-liked Instagram picture

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Lionel Messi Has Uploaded the Most Liked Image by a ... (HYPEBEAST)

Lionel Messi Has Uploaded the Most Liked Image by a Sportsperson in Instagram History: With the most-liked Instagram picture being an egg posted in 2019.

The current record is held by Christ Godfrey, who uploaded a photo of an egg in January 2019 and it went on to get 56.1 million likes. Messi’s upload garnered 42.5 million likes in just 16 hours and in the process, surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo’s post from last month which was a Louis Vuitton advert ahead of the World Cup. After getting his hands on the coveted trophy, Messi uploaded a post that included ten images of himself and his teammates celebrating. The merit belongs to this group, which is above individualities, it is the strength of all fighting for the same dream.” I dreamed of it so many times, I wanted it so much that I still haven’t fallen, I can’t believe it. [Lionel Messi’s](http://www.hypebeast.com/tags/lionel-messi) post of him holding the World Cup trophy has become the most liked picture in the history of Instagram — overtaking [the image of an egg posted by Christ Godfrey in 2019](https://www.instagram.com/p/BsOGulcndj-/).

Lionel Messi World Cup winning photo beats egg to take Instagram ... (Daily Mail)

Lionel Messi's Argentina world champions post has become the most liked picture in the history of Instagram - overtaking an image of an egg.

Messi accompanied the post with a caption that read: 'WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!!! We demonstrate once again that Argentines when we fight together and united we are capable of achieving what we set out to do. [Sunday's World Cup final](/sport/football/article-11551797/World-Cup-Lionel-Messi-guides-Argentina-victory-France-thrilling-final.html) has now raced past it. Lionel Messi's picture of him lifting the World Cup trophy has become the most-liked Instagram image of all-time - overtaking an image of an egg Ronaldo got 32.6 million likes in October 2021 for the announcement that his partner Georgina Rodriguez was pregnant, while Messi's post of his advert with Ronaldo got 32.2 million likes. It surpassed Ronaldo's post from last month - an advert for Louis Vuitton ahead of the World Cup in which The Portuguese star leads the way in terms of followers with Messi a clear distance behind in second - the two are the only athletes inside the top 10. [Lionel Messi](/sport/lionelmessi/index.html)'s Argentina world champions post has become the most liked picture in the history of Instagram - overtaking an image of an egg. [In the aftermath of Argentina's thrilling penalty shootout win over France](/sport/football/article-11551797/World-Cup-Lionel-Messi-guides-Argentina-victory-France-thrilling-final.html), the PSG star took to Instagram to post 10 pictures of the celebrations in Qatar. That post got 56.1million likes but Messi's image of him lifting aloft the World Cup after Argentina beat France in - The 2019 post of an egg by Chris Godfrey aimed to rack up the most likes - It surged past the previous record of 56.1 million 'likes' set by an image of an egg

Lionel Messi World Cup Instagram post is most-liked ever (BBC News)

The Argentine footballer has picked up more than 57 million likes for his collection of photos.

- 5 - most appearances in World Cup tournaments by a male player - 19 - most World Cup appearances as captain - 11 - most World Cup Man of the Match awards

61 Million Likes: Messi Tallies Another Milestone With The Most ... (Forbes)

Lionel Messi now has the most-liked Instagram post of all time, Guinness World Records confirmed Tuesday morning, with a series of photos celebrating ...

Messi, who is 35, previously said the final would be his last match as part of the Argentine national team. The most-liked Instagram post isn’t the only world record Messi broke during the tournament, Guinness said. Messi, considered to be one of the greatest soccer players of all time, finally won his first World Cup title Sunday after a nearly two-decade professional career. With the final, Messi also became the soccer player with the most FIFA World Cup matches player (26), the most matches as a team captain (19), most Man of the Match awards at the World Cup (11) and most tournament appearances (five) and became the first player to make an assist at five different World Cup tournaments. [@world_record_egg](https://www.instagram.com/world_record_egg/) whose photograph of a single egg has received 57 million likes since a 2019 campaign to make it the most-liked post on the platform [went viral](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/13/style/egg-instagram-most-liked.html). [post](https://www.instagram.com/leomessi/?hl=en) features photos of Messi and his teammates on the Argentine National Team celebrating their [World Cup championship](https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2022/12/18/world-cup-final-live-argentina-and-lionel-messi-beats-france-in-penalty-kicks-after-thrilling-game/) after defeating France in a penalty shootout on Sunday.

Lionel Messi's World Cup photo beats egg to be most-liked picture ... (Sky News)

In the Argentinian's record-breaking post, the football legend is seen embracing his win, smiling in glory, as he lifts the trophy above his head.

We did it!!!" The caption read: "CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD!!!!!!! We prove once again that Argentinians when we fight together and united we are able to achieve what we aim." In Messi's record-breaking post, the football legend is seen embracing his win, smiling in glory, as he lifts the trophy above his head. In the Argentinian's record-breaking post, the football legend is seen embracing his win, smiling in glory, as he lifts the trophy above his head. "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...

Lionel Messi beats Cristiano Ronaldo and 'The Egg's' record for ... (The Irish Sun)

LIONEL MESSI got one over Cristiano Ronaldo again as his World Cup Instagram upload became the most-liked post by a sportsperson in history.And Messi.

[Manchester United](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/team/247844/manchester-united/) contract terminated. [to a hat-trick from Kylian Mbappe](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/9924442/lionel-messi-kylian-mbappe-world-cup-fist-pump-argentina/). [the final against France.](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/9905479/argentina-france-penalties-world-cup-final-live-result-lionel-messi/) [of the duo playing chess together](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/9759551/cristiano-ronaldo-lionel-messi-chess-world-cup/). [lifting the World Cup](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/9925233/lionel-messi-diego-maradona-argentina-aloft-world-cup/) trophy, now has a whopping 57.4m likes. [Argentina](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/team/249852/argentina/) ace overhauled a picture of an egg from the account @world_record_egg that somehow has just over 56.1million likes.

Top five most liked footballers' posts on Instagram (Khel Now)

Not only do Messi and Ronaldo rule sports, but they also dominate social media, with the most likes on their photos.

With Messi’s World Cup trophy now being the most liked post on Instagram. Lionel Messi made history when he led Argentina to their third World Cup title and the first of his career, defeating France 4-2 in penalties. Ronaldo nearly broke the most-liked photo on Instagram when he posted photos with his twin sons. The football world was in a flurry when Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo posted a photo together on their separate Instagram accounts, shocking fans worldwide. [Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo rule sports](https://khelnow.com/football/2022-12-world-football-messi-vs-ronaldo-who-has-better-stats-in-2022), but they also dominate social media, with the most likes on their photos. The two greatest players in football had finally posted a photo together.