In less than 10 years since its foundation, the Instagram application has become one of the most popular services in the world. Personal pages of celebrities annually update the records for the number of subscribers, competing among themselves for the attention and love of fans. Who is in the lead at the beginning of 2019?
1. Cristiano Ronaldo: 161 million
The Portuguese footballer regularly ranks among the top three and holds the title of the most popular man on Instagram. At the beginning of 2019, he finally managed to bypass all competitors. Probably, Ronaldo owes an unprecedented surge of interest in his person to a change in his football registration. In the summer of 2018, he left Real Madrid, for which he played for 9 years, and moved to Italy's Juventus.
Certainly, football merits are the main driving force behind the fan's attention to the athlete. However, outside the game, Cristiano remains a bright media personality. He is the father of four children and one of the planet's most coveted bachelors. Indeed, Ronaldo still has not married his official girlfriend. In addition, controversy about the sexual orientation of the famous athlete does not subside. The reason for doubt was the birth of three children of Cristiano from surrogate mothers, as well as numerous comments from insiders about the football player's connections with men.
2. Ariana Grande: 151 million
The diminutive (1.53 m tall) American performer is currently at the peak of her career. The success of her latest album Thank U, Next (2019) was so deafening that Ariana even managed to repeat the record of the legendary Beatles. Immediately three of her singles from the last disc simultaneously appeared in the top three leaders of the prestigious Billboard Hot 100 chart.
In addition to musical success, Grande fuels interest in his person with a stormy personal life. For the role of her lovers, the girl prefers to choose "bad guys" who have problems with the law and addictions. Unsurprisingly, the relationship with them collapses when Ariana fails to reeducate another boyfriend.
3. Selena Gomez: 148 million
A kidney transplant operation, a relationship with colleague Justin Bieber, the fight against depression - everything that happens in Selena's life does not allow the public to forget about her. Due to health problems, the girl has recently been not very active in terms of creative activity. Perhaps for this reason, she lost the leadership in the number of subscribers, which she held a year ago.
4. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson: 138 million
Dwayne Johnson, nicknamed "The Rock", is considered the most popular actor on Instagram. In just a year, it has risen from eighth place in this rating to fourth. At the beginning of his career, he became famous as a wrestler, and cinema gave Johnson world fame and fantastic wealth. For example, in 2018, Dwayne was ranked second in the ranking of the highest paid actors of the year, behind only George Clooney.
Given the great physical shape of the star, training videos are the most popular on his account. According to fans, he motivates them to play sports.
5. Kim Kardashian West: 134 million
Not surprisingly, the main star of the Kardashian family clan is in the first place in terms of the number of followers among their relatives. Even having become an exemplary wife and mother of three children, she did not give up provocative outfits and demonstration of a naked body. Candid photos in her profile now coexist with cute family photos, where Kim proudly shows fans her heirs - daughters North and Chicago and son Saint. In addition, soon Kardashian is preparing for the appearance of a fourth child, who is being carried by a surrogate mother for a star couple. Like no one else, she knows how to remain interesting to the public on her own, and for this she does not need success in sports, music or cinema, unlike other participants in the rating who occupy higher positions.
6. Kylie Jenner: 131 million
Another representative of the Kardashian clan is getting close to her older sister. Since the target audience of Instagram is young people under the age of 35, users increasingly prefer 21-year-old Kylie, and not Kim, who is almost 40. Following the beaten track, Jenner managed not only to keep the attention of fans, but also to multiply it many times over. In 2015, she founded the successful company Kylie Cosmetics, which made the girl the youngest billionaire in history in just 4 years. Moreover, Kylie pressed Mark Zuckerberg himself, who previously owned this honorable achievement.
In addition, Jenner is an example of a modern business woman who succeeds literally on all fronts. At the beginning of 2018, she gave birth to a daughter, Stormi, without even having time to celebrate the official majority. A young, rich beauty and caring mother - why is not ideal for the new generation?
7. Beyoncé: 126 million
Singer Beyoncé has been working in the music industry since childhood. She achieved impressive success long before the advent of Instagram. The singer is married to the popular rapper Jay Z. The couple is called the richest in the music industry. In February 2017, Beyonce, through her personal account, shared the news of her second pregnancy with fans. The star admitted that she was expecting the birth of twins. The photo of the singer with an impressive belly has collected more than 11 million likes to date.
8. Taylor Swift: 115 million
American singer Taylor Swift is another favorite of the younger generation. She makes high-quality and beautiful music, looks like a real top model and has romances with the most eligible bachelors. The singer dated Joe Jonas, Taylor Lautner, Jake Gyllenhaal, Harry Styles, Calvin Harris, Tom Hiddleston. Definitely, many of her fans would like to be in Taylor's shoes. In 2019, the girl will celebrate her 30th birthday. In 2015-2017, she was one of the three highest paid singers in the world. Judging by the brilliant start, Swift will surprise the audience more than once in the near future.
9. Lionel Messi: 114 million
Ronaldo's main rival on the football field has always lost to him in terms of media and glamor. He did not have affairs with girls from show business, but married a childhood friend. In addition, it would never occur to anyone to suspect Messi of unconventional sexual orientation, because all his children were born in a full-fledged family, and not through surrogacy. The secret of the athlete's popularity is simple - this is a phenomenal game on the football field. Lionel's career is now at its peak, and in 2018 he won the Golden Boot for the fifth time, a prestigious award honoring UEFA's top scorers. Ronaldo has one less award, so fans are eagerly awaiting the results of the new season and the next correspondence battle of the best footballers of our time.
10. Justin Bieber: 109 million
Closing the top ten of the most popular Instagram stars in early 2019, Justin Bieber is a Canadian singer and favorite of young girls. Over the years of his career, the singer has matured, but wealth and fame have not been reflected in the best way on his behavior and mental health. He released his last album in 2015, and most recently announced that he wants to take a break from his musical career due to the accumulated problems.
Recently, Bieber's personal life has come to the fore for fans. In 2017, he once again tried to renew the relationship with longtime lover Selena Gomez, and then, unexpectedly for everyone, married childhood friend Hailey Baldwin, the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin. Few believe that this marriage will be long and happy.
