World Photography Day: What are the most liked photos on Instagram

A picture is worth a thousand words but on Instagram, the picture’s worth is calculated by the number of likes it gets. So, let’s find out which pictures have garnered the most love on everyone’s favourite photo-blogging platform, as of August 2021.

The announcement of Chadwick Boseman’s passing on the late actor’s profile takes the 10th spot.

Another sombre post, Christiano Ronaldo’s photographic tribute to Diego Maradona comes at the 9th spot.

A heart-breaking moment for sports fans, Lionel Messi’s exit announcement from Barcelona is the 8th most liked, followed by his first post about joining PSG at number 7.

Messi's snap with the Copa America cup is the most liked by any athlete and takes the 6th spot.

Gen-Z favourite singer Billie Eilish has both the 5th and 4th most liked photographs on the platform.

American rapper XXXTenacion's last post before he was reportedly murdered is at the 3rd spot.

Singer Ariana Grande’s engagement album with 6 photos in all is the second most-liked post on the platform.

At number 1 is perhaps one of the most viral Internet moments of all time. It’s the world record egg, a post from 2019, with over 55 million likes.

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