Lionel Messi’s Instagram post celebrating Argentina’s victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup has become the most liked social media post of all time, surpassing Bella Poarch’s famous ‘M to the B’ TikTok.
The post has accrued over 64.3 million likes, beating out Instagram’s previously viral ‘world record egg’ pic, Twitter’s most-liked post, and YouTube’s most-liked video. Poarch’s clip still ranks as TikTok’s most-liked post of all time, but it has been overtaken by Messi’s post by over four million likes. After Argentina’s long-awaited victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Lionel Messi’s celebratory Instagram post has become the most-liked social media post of all time.
Lionel Messi made history at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar by becoming the first player to win the adidas Golden Ball award twice. The Argentine icon led his team to victory with a stunning performance that included seven goals and three assists. Along the way, Messi broke several records and cemented his place as one of the greatest players to ever grace the game. Simply put, Qatar 2022 was the stage, and Messi was the star.