Lionel Messi has reached the 500 million subscriber mark on Instagram. He is still far from Cristiano Ronaldo’s 622 million.
At thirty-six years old, Lionel Messi remains popular. 2022 world champion with Argentina, the native of Rosario may have left Europe last summer to move to Major League Soccer and sign up with the North American franchise Inter Miami, he is still followed by hundreds of millions of people. On social networks, the former FC Barcelona player has just crossed the 500 million follower mark.
Close on the heels of singer Selena Gomez and her 429 million subscribers, Lionel Messi has taken a certain lead since this Monday, he passed this famous milestone of 500 million. He thus becomes the second personality to achieve such a performance. And the first is none other than his great rival, Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese remains far ahead with 622 million followers.
Mbappé, first Frenchman
The two football superstars are several trains ahead of the other athletes present in the Top 20 most followed accounts on the social network. Actor and still a bit of a professional wrestler in his spare time, Dwayne Johnson is fifth with 396 million subscribers. At thirteenth place, Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has 266 million subscribers. Four ranks lower (17th), Neymar has 219 million.
Very, very far behind all these little people, Kylian Mbappé (35th) is the first Frenchman in the ranking with 112 million subscribers. For Lionel Messi (and especially his communications teams), the objective is to continue the rise behind Cristiano Ronaldo.
