Most-liked Instagram post

2022 - 12 - 20

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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 Instagram post becomes the most-liked ever (CBS News)

Argentinian soccer superstar Lionel Messi just won his first-ever World Cup, and he can now boast having the most-liked post on Instagram of all time, too.

[his first-ever World Cup](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/argentina-france-2022-world-cup-final/), and he can now boast having the most-liked post on Instagram of all time, too. [Guinness World Records said](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/12/messi-breaks-record-after-winning-world-cup-with-argentina-730036) Messi broke four other records after Sunday's victory. The

Messi's World Cup post beats egg to become most-liked on Instagram (Reuters)

Lionel Messi set yet another record on Tuesday after his Instagram post celebrating Argentina's World Cup win became the most-liked on the platform, ...

We did it!" We prove once again that Argentinians when we fight together and united we are able to achieve what we aim. "Champions of the world!

Lionel Messi's World Cup photos are most-liked Instagram post ever (CNN)

A photo gallery by Argentine footballer Lionel Messi has become the most-liked Instagram post ever.

It was the [crowning achievement ](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/15/football/gallery/lionel-messi/index.html)for team captain Messi, who said this would be the last World Cup game of his remarkable career. Messi stepped off the plane first, holding the gold trophy aloft, followed by his triumphant team onto a red carpet at the airport. Posted in 2019, it boasts over 57 million likes and had overtaken the previous record held by reality star and makeup mogul Kylie Jenner. [Doha](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/19/football/lionel-messi-bisht-world-cup-trophy-lift-spt-intl/index.html) was Argentina’s third World Cup win and its first since 1986, when the legendary Diego Maradona led the team to victory in Mexico. [arrived home](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/20/sport/argentina-football-team-arrival-intl-hnk-spt/index.html) to a jubilant Buenos Aires as millions of people lined the streets to celebrate their champions’ return. [won the World Cup ](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/20/sport/argentina-football-team-arrival-intl-hnk-spt/index.html)after beating France in Qatar.

Lionel Messi's Instagram post is the most liked thing on social media ... (Mashable)

A footballer wearing an Argentina uniform kisses the World Cup trophy. Messi's World Cup post smashed all the records. Credit: Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty ...

[tech and culture](https://mashable.com/tech) news delivered straight to your inbox? The post also beat [Bella Poarch's wildly-viral TikTok from 2020](https://www.tiktok.com/@bellapoarch/video/6862153058223197445), which has over 60 million likes. The internet was captivated by the image, perhaps given how little was known about the post and [its account holder](https://mashable.com/article/who-is-behind-instagram-egg-world-record). In response to Messi overtaking the crown, the account (aptly titled [@world_record_egg](https://www.instagram.com/world_record_egg/)) posted a Story acknowledging the win. Now, [his Instagram post](https://www.instagram.com/p/CmUv48DLvxd/) celebrating the team's historic win has broken records of its own. Sitting at over 67.7 million likes at the time of writing, the post has passed a record once held by

Lionel Messi's World Cup win becomes most liked Instagram post ever (The Washington Post)

Argentina's captain and forward #10 Lionel Messi holds the FIFA World Cup Trophy following after Argentina won the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match ...

“I guess it’s also a comment on celebrity culture and how fragile and easily cracked it is (pun intended),” they added. The carousel of images shared by Messi tell the story of Argentina’s World Cup joy — players piling on top of one another as fans erupt around them. The egg acknowledged on its Instagram story Sunday that “@leomessi has taken the crown (for now)” — a concession that was accompanied by the shifty eyes emoji.