The Inter Miami star has reached half a billion followers on social media platform Instagram, becoming the second person to reach the milestone.
Lionel Messi became the second person to reach 500 million followers on Instagram. The Argentine’s move to MLS club Inter Miami boosted his celebrity in the United States and opened up a new world of business opportunities for him.
The 36-year-old is one of the most famous faces on the planet and his late-career move to Miami has only increased his appeal. Last season, Messi led the Herons to the first trophy in the club’s history and he made a promising debut for the 2024 campaign.
Growing popularity
His incredible popularity has not only resulted in sellout crowds at every Inter Miami game, but it has also spurred interest in the league as a whole. “ Messi helped take this league to new heights and gave us momentum on a trajectory established in the years before building a league that players like him would want to be a part of,” MLS Commissioner Don Garber recently said.
For a decade and a half, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominated the global football landscape. For seven years they clashed in the heart of the Spanish Clásico rivalry and their competitive instincts pushed them to previously unimaginable heights.
So the news that Messi has reached half a billion followers on Instagram begs the question: how many does Cristiano Ronaldo have? Well Messi is the second most followed person on Instagram and it is his old rival who is ahead of him. Cristiano Ronaldo now has 662 million followers, after becoming the first person to surpass 500 million on social media.
