On Friday, Selena Gomez became the first woman on Instagram to have 400 million followers (March 17).
After displacing Kylie Jenner from first place only a few weeks prior, Selena Gomez surpassed Jenner on Friday to become the first woman to reach 400 million Instagram followers. Jenner is not far behind with 382 million Instagram followers, but Gomez has been gaining distance swiftly.
Gomez has the most followers of any female user on the network, but footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has 563 million more total followers. At 443 million, Lionel Messi, another footballing legend, comes in second.
The Only Murders in the Building actress expressed her gratitude to her millions of fans worldwide on social media on Sunday, March 19.
Gomez wrote the remark “Wishing I could embrace all 400 million of you” under an Instagram photo gallery of herself giddily posing with admirers.
The 30-year-old actress and singer has 401 million Instagram followers as of Sunday morning.
With the short caption “Violet Chemistry,” Gomez’s most recent picture featured a gorgeous photo without any makeup. “Violet Chemistry” is the name of a song on Miley Cyrus’ just released eighth studio album, Endless Summer Vacation.