Previous record-holder was a photograph of an egg with 55.7m likes
Insta favourite: the post, which includes shots of Messi lifting the World Cup trophy and celebrating with team-mates, recieved more than 68.5 million likes and 1.7 million comments. Photograph: Julian Finney/GettyLionel Messi has claimed a new record for the most-liked Instagram post of all time.
The photographs, which include shots of Messi lifting the World Cup trophy and celebrating with his team-mates, received more than 68.5 million likes and 1.7 million comments on Instagram. “Champions of the world! So many times I dreamed it, so much I wanted it that I still don’t fall, I can’t believe it,” Messi wrote, in Spanish, alongside the post.
“Thank you so much to my family, to all who support me and also to all who believed in us. We prove once again that Argentinians when we fight together and united we are able to achieve what we aim.
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