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Queen of Instagram, Selena Gomez, still reigns supreme at 144 million Instagram followers - however, she may not stay there for long. Accused rapist Cristiano Ronaldo currently has 143 million followers and averages about 2-3 million new followers each month. This means his follower count could surpass Gomez'
really soon and see him become King of Instagram.
In March 2016, Selena became the most followed person on Instagram - edging out her best friend Taylor Swift for the throne - and she has stayed there ever since. She also became the first person to reach 100 million followers in September the same year.
Selena has had a rocky relationship with the social media app, describing it as "probably one of my most difficult relationships." Her most recent post was her announcing a(nother) social media break. In the meantime, Cristiano posts updates multiple times a week.
Does Selena Gomez care? Probably not, as she most likely has more pressing things going on right now
aka she's in rehab.
Here are some of the things Selena has had to say about the app:
"As soon as I became the most followed person on Instagram, I sort of freaked out. It had become so consuming to me. It’s what I woke up to and went to sleep to. I was an addict, and it felt like I was seeing things I didn’t want to see, like it was putting things in my head that I didn’t want to care about. I always end up feeling like shit when I look at Instagram." - Vogue 2017
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I don’t want to see your bodies on Instagram. I want to see what’s in [your hearts]. I’m not trying to get validation nor do I need it anymore." - AMAs Acceptance Speech 2016
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I have a complex relationship with Instagram, to say the least. It has given me a voice amid all the noise of people trying to narrate my life for me and allows me to say, 'Hey, I’m gonna post this, and this is gonna take care of the he 1,200 stories that people think are interesting but actually aren’t, and aren’t even true.' So it empowers me in that way because it’s my words and my voice and my truth." - Harper's Bazaar 2018
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The only thing that worries me is how much value people our age place on social media. It’s an incredible platform, but in a lot of ways it’s given young people, myself included, a false representation of what’s important. So, yeah, it’s a complex relationship. Probably one of my most difficult relationships." - Harper's Bazaar 2018
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I think it's really hard to be a kid now, especially with social media. I can't imagine what it would be like to grow up with that. It's already difficult to get up every day and just feel good about yourself without seeing the highlights of everyone else's life." - Time Magazine 2017
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