List of most-liked Instagram posts
This list contains the top 20 posts with the most likes on the photo and video-sharing social platform Instagram. The most-liked post on Instagram is a photo of an egg with 52 million likes.[1] The egg is also the most-liked internet post of all time of any website.[2][3]
Current record[edit]
On January 4, 2019, the account @world_record_egg posted a photo of an egg with the specific purpose of surpassing the then most-liked Instagram post, a picture of Kylie Jenner's daughter with 18.5 million likes.[4] The photo was originally taken by Serghei Platanov, who then posted it to Shutterstock on June 23, 2015, with the title "eggs isolated on white background."[5]
On January 14, 2019, the egg post became the most-liked post on Instagram, to which the egg's account owner wrote "This is madness. What a time to be alive."[6] That same day, the egg also became the most-liked online post in history. The record was previously held by the "Despacito" music video, which is the most-liked video on YouTube with 31.6 million likes.[7] In response to her record being surpassed, Jenner posted a video on Instagram of her cracking an egg open with the caption: "Take that little egg."[8][9] The egg's original photographer was surprised by his photo's popularity, writing, "Egg is just an egg."[5]
On February 3, 2019, the creator of the @world_record_egg account was revealed to be Chris Godfrey, an advertising creative based in London.[10]
Top posts[edit]
Cristiano Ronaldo has the most posts in this list with seven, followed by Kylie Jenner with six.
| Rank | Account name | Owner | Post description | Photo | Likes (millions) |
Date posted (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @world_record_egg | Chris Godfrey | Photo of an egg | [1] | 52.5 | January 4, 2019 |
| 2 | @kyliejenner | Kylie Jenner | First photo of her daughter | [2] | 18.7 | February 6, 2018 |
| 3 | @xxxtentacion | XXXTentacion | Final image posted before his death | [3] | 14.1 | May 19, 2018 |
| 4 | @justinbieber | Justin Bieber | Engagement to Hailey Baldwin | [4] | 13.4 | July 9, 2018 |
| 5 | @kyliejenner | Kylie Jenner | Second photo of her daughter | [5] | 13.1 | March 1, 2018 |
| 6 | @arianagrande | Ariana Grande | Photo of Mac Miller posted after his death | [6] | 12.8 | September 8, 2018 |
| 8 | @cristiano | Cristiano Ronaldo | Christmas photo with family | [7] | 12.8 | December 24, 2018 |
| 9 | @kyliejenner | Kylie Jenner | Photo with her daughter | [8] | 12.3 | August 9, 2018 |
| 7 | @cristiano | Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus announcement | [9] | 12.3 | July 16, 2018 |
| 10 | @kyliejenner | Kylie Jenner | Photo with her daughter | [10] | 11.9 | October 29, 2018 |
| 11 | @cristiano | Cristiano Ronaldo | Photo with girlfriend | [11] | 11.7 | December 31, 2018 |
| 12 | @world_record_egg | Chris Godfrey | Photo of an egg with a crack | [12] | 11.5 | January 18, 2019 |
| 13 | @cristiano | Cristiano Ronaldo | Birth announcement | [13] | 11.5 | November 12, 2017 |
| 14 | @kyliejenner | Kylie Jenner | Photo with her daughter | [14] | 11.4 | September 22, 2018 |
| 15 | @cristiano | Cristiano Ronaldo | Photo with girlfriend | [15] | 11.4 | July 26, 2018 |
| 16 | @cristiano | Cristiano Ronaldo | Photo with girlfriend and son | [16] | 11.3 | July 9, 2018 |
| 17 | @beyonce | Beyoncé | Pregnancy announcement | [17] | 11.2 | February 1, 2017 |
| 18 | @cristiano | Cristiano Ronaldo | Photo with family | [18] | 11.1 | August 21, 2018 |
| 19 | @kyliejenner | Kylie Jenner | Photo with boyfriend and daughter | [19] | 10.9 | November 22, 2018 |
| 20 | @selenagomez | Selena Gomez | Kidney transplant with friend Francia Raisa | [20] | 10.7 | September 14, 2017 |
| As of February 5, 2019 | ||||||
Historical most-liked posts[edit]
The following table lists the last eight posts that were once the most-liked post on Instagram, with the number of likes as they were when the top spot was reached.
| Account name | Owner | Post description | Photo | Likes (millions) |
Days held | Date posted (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| @world_record_egg | Chris Godfrey | Photo of an egg | [21] | 18.2 | 2,193 | January 4, 2019[1] |
| @kyliejenner | Kylie Jenner | First photo of her daughter | [22] | 12.7 | 341 | February 6, 2018[11] |
| @beyonce | Beyoncé | Pregnancy announcement | [23] | 6.3 | 371 | February 1, 2017[12] |
| @selenagomez | Selena Gomez | Coca-Cola advertisement | [24] | 3.6 | 204 | June 25, 2016[13] |
| @justinbieber | Justin Bieber | Kiss with Selena Gomez | [25] | 3.5 | 69 | March 19, 2016[14] |
| @kendalljenner | Kendall Jenner | Heart-shaped hairdo | [26] | 2.5 | 313 | May 25, 2015[15] |
| @kimkardashian | Kim Kardashian | Wedding kiss with Kanye West | [27] | 1.9 | 393 | May 27, 2014[16] |
| @justinbieber | Justin Bieber | Hug with Selena Gomez | [28] | 1.5 | 145 | January 4, 2014[16] |
| As of January 15, 2019 | ||||||
See also[edit]
- List of most-followed Instagram accounts
- List of most-liked online posts
- List of most-retweeted tweets
- List of most-liked YouTube videos
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ashley Iasimone (January 14, 2019). "An Egg Dethrones Kylie Jenner & Travis Scott's Baby for Most Liked Instagram Photo Ever". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ↑ News Desk (January 14, 2019). "'Egg' becomes most-liked Instagram post". Globalvillagespace.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ↑ Thorne, Dan (January 14, 2019). "Egg photo breaks Kylie Jenner's record for most liked image on Instagram". Guinness World Records. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ↑ Malik Earnest (January 11, 2019). "An egg plans to dethrone Kylie Jenner as most liked Instagram post". Fox 5 San Diego. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Shamsian, Jacob (January 16, 2018). "The guy who took a photo of an egg that broke Instagram's world record is shocked it became a meme: 'Egg is just an egg'". Insider. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ↑ Monika Barton (January 14, 2019). "'This is madness' - Picture of an egg beats Kylie Jenner for most liked Instagram post ever". Newshub. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ↑ Hugh McIntyre (August 9, 2017). "Here Are All The Records 'Despacito' Broke On YouTube". Forbes. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ↑ Michelle Broder Van Dyke (January 13, 2019). "A Picture Of An Egg Beat Kylie Jenner For The Most Liked Instagram Of All Time". Buzzfeed News. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ↑ De, Elizabeth (January 13, 2019). "This Instagram Account Is Trying to Break Kylie Jenner's Most-Liked Photo Record". Teen Vogue. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ↑ Bromwich, Jonah Engel; Maheshwari, Sapna (February 3, 2019). "Meet the Creator of the Egg That Broke Instagram". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ↑ Maher, Natalie (February 7, 2018). "Kylie Jenner's Stormi Photo Tops Beyonce's Pregnancy Reveal as Most-Liked Instagram Post Ever". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ↑ Unterberger, Andrew (February 1, 2017). "Beyonce Pregnancy Photo Breaks Selena Gomez Record for Most-Liked Instagram Pic". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ↑ Craddock, Lauren (July 12, 2016). "Selena Gomez Tops Justin Bieber for Most-Liked Instagram Photo Ever". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ↑ Stutz, Colin (May 4, 2016). "Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez Throwback Pic Is Now Instagram's Most-Liked". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ↑ Stutz, Colin (June 26, 2015). "Kendall Jenner Breaks Kanye West & Kim Kardashian's Instagram Record". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Nessif, Bruna (May 29, 2014). "Kim Kardashian's Wedding Photo Breaks Instagram Record For Most Likes—Sorry, Justin Bieber!". E! News. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
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