Selena Gomez has overtaken the previous record for most Instagram followers among women, with 400 million.
The former Disney star hit this milestone on March 17, barely three months after rejoining Instagram. Kylie Jenner, who has 382 million followers, held the record earlier.
Gomez has long been a prominent character on Instagram. She has long been among the most regularly followed celebs on the platform. Yet, her experience with social media has been challenging.
In a 2021 interview with Vogue, the singer claimed that she deleted the photo-sharing app from her phone in 2019 when it negatively influenced her mental health. However, she confessed to InStyle in 2022 that Instagram had once been her entire universe.
In her most recent Instagram post, the “Only Murders in the Building” actress referenced Miley Cyrus’s song “Violet Chemistry” by posting two photographs sans makeup.
Gomez’s message promotes self-love and feeling comfortable in one’s skin.
Gomez’s ascent to Instagram popularity has been remarkable, and both her fans and followers have lauded her most recent record-breaking achievement. Her achievement serves to confirm that she is an inspiration to millions of people, as one follower said on Twitter.
Although not Instagram’s most followed user, she is the most followed woman. The title belongs to soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 562 million followers.
Gomez’s experience with Instagram serves as a warning of the possible dangers of social media and the importance of stepping away from it on occasion. According to Gomez, the smartest decision she has ever made for her mental health was to take a sabbatical from social media.
“The unwarranted judgment and comparisons disappeared after I put down my phone. “I still occasionally get that peculiar feeling, but my relationship with myself has greatly improved,” she remarked.
