Top 10 most followed people on Instagram as Ronaldo hits 400m followers

Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has become the first person in the world to hit 400 million followers on Instagram.

The 37-year-old was also the first person to reach 200m followers in January 2020.

Ronaldo has now seen that figure double in just over two years.

His posts are mostly about family, football and the occasional promotion of his label, CR7.

The Portugal captain is second only to Instagram’s official handle that boats 469m followers as of Feb. 7.

Lionel Messi is the second most-followed footballer with 300m followers.

Instagram’s Top 10 most followed people:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal international and Manchester United player — 400m followers).
2. Kylie Jenner (American model, businesswoman — 309m followers).
3. Lionel Messi (Argentina and PSG player — 306m followers).
4. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (actor — 295m followers).
5. Selena Gomez (American singer and actress — 295m followers).
6. Ariana Grande (American singer and actress — 294m followers).
7. Kim Kardashian (American model, businesswoman — 284m followers).
8. Beyonce Knowles (American singer — 237m followers).
9. Justin Bieber (American singer — 219m followers).
10. Khloe Kardashian (American model, businesswoman — 219m followers).