Lionel Messi, who has 482 million followers on Instagram, and Selena Gomez, who has 427 million followers each, are among the 38-year-old football player’s followers.
Cristiano Ronaldo, a Portuguese football player, is the first user of Instagram, which is owned by Meta, to have 600 million followers. A few months after he passed the 500 million-follower milestone in November 2022, he set the historical record.
He is a forward for Al Nassr and the acclaimed captain of the Portuguese national team. He is recognised as one of the world’s most outstanding footballers.

According to Forbes, the 38-year-old football star has a staggering net worth of $500 million, making him one of the wealthiest and most successful athletes in the world.
For the first time since 2017 (and third time overall), Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes’ list of the highest-paid athletes, winning the Guinness World Records title for the greatest average yearly earnings by an athlete in 2023.
The second-most popular person on Twitter is Argentine player Lionel Messi, who won the world cup and has 482 million followers. Selena Gomez, an American singer and actor, is now ranked third on Instagram with 427 million followers.
In addition to Justin Bieber, Kylie Jenner, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Khloé Kardashian, and Beyonce are the other well-known figures on the list of the top 10 Instagram users.