Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes Most Followed Person On Instagram In The World, Dethrones Selena Gomez

Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes Most Followed Person On Instagram In The World 2018, Dethrones Selena Gomez

Top footballer Ronaldo has once again makes history as the most followed Instagram account.

He achieved the feat yesterday Monday the 29th of October 2018 after he surpasses popstar Selena Gomez who has held the title since 2016.

Gomez who overtook Ariana Grande in 2016 is now the second most followed person on Instagram.

Ronaldo, who at the time of writing has over 144 million followers, has cemented his status as one of the most famous figures on the planet.

Months ago, he swapped Real Madrid for Juventus in a deal worth €100 million (£88.93m/$114m). Ronaldo has already registered seven goals and four assists in 10 Serie A outings for Juve.

Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar is the next highest sportsperson in 10th position with 104m followers.

Reality television personality Kim Kardashian, pop superstar Beyonce, actor and wrestler Dwayne Johnson, Kylie Jenner and singer Taylor Swift complete the top 10.

As at the time of this report, Ronaldo has 144,500,601 Instagram followers.

Top Nigerian celebrities who recently followed him include Flavour Nabana, Mide Funmi Martins and Comedian Ayo Makun.