[국제]50 million likes on photos and posts of Messi who won the World Cup… New record for individual stars

Lionel Messi, who won Argentina in 36 years at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, has continued to set new social media (SNS) records.

NBC Sports reported on the 19th that a post Messi made on Instagram after winning the World Cup trophy garnered more than 50 million “likes” in one day, setting a “highest record set by a sports star.” sport”.

Immediately after the final against France, Messi posted 10 winning photos on his Instagram account, saying: “World champion! I can’t believe this is something I’ve dreamed of for a long time and wanted so badly. I sincerely thank my family, fans and all those who believed in us.” I posted the content.

He said: “We have shown once again that when Argentines come together and fight together, they can achieve what they set out to achieve. Fighting for the same dream as a team, beyond individuals, that is what all Argentines have wished. We have done it.” she expressed admiration.

This article and photo garnered 10 million likes in just 39 minutes of posting, and as of 4:00pm on the 19th, 24 hours later, surpassed 50 million.

NBC Sports said, “So far, the highest Instagram record set by a sports star has been held by Cristiano Ronaldo.”

On the 19th of last month, Ronaldo posted a photo of himself and Messi playing chess over luxury bags to his account.

The post has so far garnered over 42 million ‘likes’ and the same photo posted by Messi has also received over 32.35 million ‘likes’.

Messi has over 400 million Instagram followers and Ronaldo has 519 million.

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