Instagram has quickly become one of the world’s top social platforms. It may not be the platform with the largest number of users but it is one of the quickest rising platforms with all people joining the phenomena of sharing pictures and the best moments of their lives. One of the things that also added the rise in usage of Instagram is the rising popularity of taking selfies. But not only regular people like to take selfies. Celebrities also do. This is why the most popular and followed accounts on Instagram are celebrity Instagram profiles.
The most followed accounts are reserved for athletes and brands, but the most followed ones are still celebrities. People really like reading biographies of celebrities so following their Instagram profile brings them even closer to their favourite celeb. Instagram has quickly become one of the world’s top social platforms. It may not be the platform with the largest number of users but it is one of the quickest rising platforms with all people joining the phenomena of getting likes by sharing pictures and the best moments of their lives.
Here are the most popular celebrities on Instagram in 2019.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo – @cristiano (168 million followers)
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Here are the most popular celebrities on Instagram in 2019.1. Cristiano Ronaldo – @cristiano (168 million followers)2. Ariana Grande – @arianagrande (156 million followers)3. Selena Gomez – @selenagomez (151 million followers)4. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson – @therock (144 million followers)5. Kim Kardashian West – @kimkardashian (140 million followers)6. Kylie Jenner – @kyliejenner (136 million followers)7. Beyoncé – @beyonce (127 million followers)8. Leo Messi – @leomessi (120 million followers)9. Taylor Swift – @taylorswift (118 million followers)10. Neymar – @neymarjr (118 million followers)
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the two best football players in the world. But it is his good looks, extravagant lifestyle and his world star football skills that make him so popular. Cristiano was named after the former US president Ronald Regan and reached the pinnacle of his career after joining Real Madrid from Manchester United.
Today, he is trying to bring Juventus another Champions League trophy, which he already has three of. Ronaldo is also the owner of Golden Ball awards and four Golden Boot awards.
2. Ariana Grande – @arianagrande (156 million followers)
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Ariana Grande is one of the world’s most popular celebrities today. She is a singer and an actress and is conquering the world with her unique singing voice and perfect appearance. She broke on the scene as a teen idol and quickly grabbed the hearts of many teenagers. After establishing her singing career, she successfully turned to acting. It is amazing when you hear that she also has time to perform in theatre besides her numerous public appearances.
3. Selena Gomez – @selenagomez (151 million followers)
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Selena Gomez is a very talented girl. Her staggering success started in 2002 when she became really popular. She has already amazed people with her acting ability but soon started singing and comping. her many talents in life enabled her to have a very successful career at a young age. Selena was even bee awarded the title of “Goodwill Ambassador” by UNICEF at the age of 24.
Unfortunately, because of all that work, her health suffered and Selena was diagnosed with lupus. But this only added to her popularity as she uses her Instagram account to show how strong she is given a perfect example to all the girls around the world on how to look good.
4. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson – @therock (144 million followers)
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The former wrestler turned actor The Rock, or Dwayne Johnson as he prefers to go by these days is a polarizing figure in today’s society. He already grabbed a lot of attention at the WWE at the start of his career and showed that his oratory skills cannot be matched by any of his peers. He took it one step forward when he became an actor and broke the record for the highest salary of a debuting actor ($5.5 million).
Dwayne Johnson has managed to grab everyone’s attention to his magnetic personality. You can see how busy he is as he still has time to maintain his incredible physique besides being able to accept all those Hollywood roles.
5. Kim Kardashian West – @kimkardashian (140 million followers)
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You cannot deny the popularity that Kim Kardashian has gained over the years. She successfully turned her modelling career into becoming a reality show star in Keeping Up With the Kardashians. But being the most popular member of a very popular family also brought her a lot of attention on the Internet. Her fan base grew even more after she married Kanye West. Kim Kardashian West is considered as probably one of the most successful women in the world so it is no wonder why she gets so much attention as she does.
6. Kylie Jenner – @kyliejenner (136 million followers)
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From one Kardashian to the other. The younger sister of Kim, Kylie has managed to create her own identity and her own fan base. Even though she also started in the same reality TV show Keeping Up With The Kardashians, she managed to get out of the shadow of the show and go her separate way. Today, she is a model and a smart businesswoman. She created her own brand so there is no doubt that she will be getting even more Instagram followers in the future.
7. Beyoncé – @beyonce (127 million followers)
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What to say about Beyoncé that you already don’t know. Beyoncé has changed trends, created styles, transcended genres and is still at the very top among all music performers. The former Destiny Child’s star and the current wife of rapper Jay-Z, Beyoncé has shown how one needs to behave in order to reach to the top and what to do when you are at the very top.
8. Leo Messi – @leomessi (120 million followers)
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The small Argentinian national team captain, Leo Messi, has proven time and time again why he is widely considered as one of the best players of all time. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to transfer the same success of the national team and is still in the shadow of the most popular Argentine alive, Diego Maradona.
But on the club level, he has led Barcelona to numerous Primera titles and a couple of Champions League trophies. On top of that, he also has a few Golden Ball and Golden Boot awards to his name. So it is no wonder that his Instagram followers base is so high.
9. Taylor Swift – @taylorswift (118 million followers)
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There are a lot of reasons to love Taylor Swift. She is one of the most popular pop musicians today. She is also one of the most attractive and beautiful women on the scene. Apart from her way that she treats men, she still manages to capture the attention of a lot of fans. Her Instagram account is not only filled with her own photos but there are some pictures of her fans, which they greatly appreciate.
10. Neymar – @neymarjr (118 million followers)
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What is unique about Neymar is that the updates and runs his Instagram account personally. Many celebrities are plagued by having a person who is specifically hired to do so, but Neymar takes care of these things by himself. This has earned him a large fan base, that and him being the owner of the highest football transfer in the world when he transferred from Barcelona to PSG for a record of 222,000,000 euros.
Neymar started his professional career at the age of 17 and quickly became the captain of Santos, the boyhood club of another famous Brazilian football star, Pele.