The rivalry between Messi and Ronaldo continues to heat up not only on the field.

Considered the greatest player in history, Messi has a huge fan base and exerts an overwhelming influence on social networks. The Argentinian star has just set an impressive milestone of 500 million followers on Instagram.

However, Messi still ranks behind his biggest rival in terms of Instagram followers. That player Ronaldo currently has 662 million followers on this platform.

It is important to know that Messi and Ronaldo are among the 3 rare accounts reaching 500 million followers on Instagram. The other account is Instagram with 669 million followers.

Messi’s Instagram account has reached 500 million followers

Although he loses to Ronaldo in terms of followers, Messi is proud to own a post with a record number of likes on Instagram. That is the image of the Argentine star celebrating the World Cup championship in December 2022 when it received 75.5 million likes.

Messi recently continued to be nominated for the Laureus award for the best male athlete of the year. This is an award that an Inter Miami player won in 2023. Messi is also the first football player to win this prestigious award.

Since joining Inter Miami, Messi has scored 12 goals in 16 appearances. In front of Messi is the classic match of American football between Inter Miami and Orlando City on March 3.

Top 10 most followed accounts on Instagram:1. Instagram: 669 million2. Ronaldo: 662 million3. Messi: 500 million4. Selena Gomez: 429 million5. Kylie Jenner: 400 million6. Dwayne “The Rock ” Johnson : 397 million7. Ariana Grande : 380 million8. Kim Kardashian : 364 million9. Beyonce : 320 million10. Khloe Kardashian : 310 million