Lionel Messi's Instagram post is the most liked thing on social media – ever

Argentina's Lionel Messi is known as the greatest of all time. His post celebrating the team's historic win broke records on his account.

Messi's post, which includes a gallery of the footballer with the trophy and with his teammates, has become the most-liked post on the social media platform. At the time of writing, the post had passed a record previously held by the egg.

The post of a simple egg was liked 57 million times. Given how little was known about the post and its account holder, the internet was enamored by the image. The account posted a story acknowledging the win after Messi overtook the title.

Nine days after setting out on a mission, we made internet history. The egg's Story text says thatleomessi has taken the crown.

The most-liked post on every major social media platform has been surpassed by Messi's 57 million likes. There is a record for the number of people who have commented on a post. Luis Fonsi has a music video that has 50 million views. The post has over 50 million likes.

The most popular thing on the internet is Messi's photo dump.

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It's no surprise that fans liked Messi's post after Argentina won the World Cup. According to the Guinness World Book of Records, Messi broke several records after this win. The records of most World Cup matches played and most World Cup Man of the Match awards are included. The crown is just one part of the picture.