Lionel Messi social media- Former Barcelona & current PSG forward Lionel Messi has reached skyrocketing numbers on social media. He had reached a record 300 million followers on Instagram. The Argentinian star eclipsed the new benchmark on Thursday. Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi holds second place among athletes in the world. He keeps his fans busy with daily posts from training, time with family and brand endorsements on the platform.
Lionel Messi social media: PSG star footballer reaches 300+ million followers on Instagram- check Top 20 list
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However, Messi still trails Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo who has 395 million followers on Instagram. India’s batting maestro Virat Kohli holds third place in the list of most-followed athletes in the world. He currently has 181 million followers on the picture-sharing site.
2021 highest-paid footballer on Instagram
- 1. Cristiano Ronaldo – £19,119,972
- 2. Lionel Messi – £17,192,420
- 3. Neymar – £12,382,070
- 4. Ronaldinho – £3,013,577
- 5. David Beckham – £2,742,894
- 6. Paul Pogba – £2,599,071
- 7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic – £1,739,991
- 8. Robert Lewandowski – £1,656,467
- 9. Luis Suarez – £1,653,303
- 10. Marcelo – £1,183,592
NOTE: Currency 1 Pound in Rupees- Rs 101.01
Lionel Messi social media: PSG star footballer reaches 300+ million followers on Instagram- check Top 20 list
Instagram Most-followed accounts- Top 20 list
| Rank | Username | Owner | Followers[2] (millions) |
Profession/Activity | Country/Continent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 465 | Social media platform |  United States |
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| 2 | @cristiano | Cristiano Ronaldo | 395 | Footballer |  Portugal |
| 3 | @kyliejenner | Kylie Jenner | 305 | Television personality, model, and businesswoman | United States |
| 4 | @leomessi | Lionel Messi | 304 | Footballer |  Argentina |
| 5 | @selenagomez | Selena Gomez | 293 | Musician, actress, producer and businesswoman | United States |
| 6 | @therock | Dwayne Johnson | 292 | Actor and professional wrestler | United States |
| 7 | @arianagrande | Ariana Grande | 292 | Musician and actress | United States |
| 8 | @kimkardashian | Kim Kardashian | 282 | Television personality, model, and businesswoman | United States |
| 9 | @beyonce | Beyoncé | 234 | Musician | United States |
| 10 | @justinbieber | Justin Bieber | 217 | Musician |  Canada |
| 11 | @khloekardashian | Khloé Kardashian | 216 | Television personality and model | United States |
| 12 | @kendalljenner | Kendall Jenner | 215 | Model and television personality | United States |
| 13 | @natgeo | National Geographic | 204 | Magazine | United States |
| 14 | @taylorswift | Taylor Swift | 197 | Musician | United States |
| 15 | @nike | Nike | 196 | Sportswear multinational | United States |
| 16 | @jlo | Jennifer Lopez | 193 | Musician and actress | United States |
| 17 | @virat.kohli | Virat Kohli | 181 | Cricketer |  India |
| 18 | @nickiminaj | Nicki Minaj | 171 | Musician |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| 19 | @neymarjr | Neymar | 168 | Footballer |  Brazil |
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