The most liked photo on Instagram as of January 4, 2019 is that of an egg which is also the most liked post on the internet.
The photo that was posted by @world_record_egg in a deliberate attempt to break the record on the most liked Instagram posts, attracted 38.7 million likes making it the most liked photo of all time.
Kylie Jenner’s daughter’s picture had previously held the highest number of Instagram likes of 18.5 million.
As of Monday January 14, the photo of the egg surpassed Kylie’s, surprising the owner prompting him to write, "This is madness. What a time to be alive."
Kylie Jenner posted a video on Instagram of her cracking an egg open with the caption: "Take that little egg", the egg post received the most likes that same day surpassing the record held by Despacito music video which has 31.6 million likes on YouTube.
Below are the most liked posts with photos in Instagram.
Rank |
Instagram Account |
Owner |
Post |
Likes(Millions) |
Date Posted |
1 |
@world_record_egg |
Unknown[a] Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletter |
Photo of an egg[b] |
38.7 |
January 4, 2019 |
2 |
@kyliejenner |
Kylie Jenner |
First photo of her daughter |
18.5 |
February 6, 2018 |
3 |
@justinbieber |
Justin Bieber |
Engagement to Hailey Baldwin |
13.4 |
July 9, 2018 |
4 |
@xxxtentacion |
XXXTentacion |
Final image posted before his death |
13.4 |
May 19, 2018 |
5 |
@kyliejenner |
Kylie Jenner |
Second photo of her daughter |
13.1 |
March 1, 2018 |
6 |
@arianagrande |
Ariana Grande |
Photo of Mac Miller posted after his death |
12.8 |
September 8, 2018 |
7 |
@cristiano |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Christmas photo with family |
12.8 |
December 24, 2018 |
8 |
@cristiano |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Juventus announcement |
12.3 |
July 16, 2018 |
9 |
@kyliejenner |
Kylie Jenner |
Photo with her daughter |
12.3 |
August 9, 2018 |
10 |
@kyliejenner |
Kylie Jenner |
Photo with her daughter |
11.9 |
October 29, 2018 |
11 |
@cristiano |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Photo with girlfriend |
11.7 |
December 31, 2018 |
12 |
@cristiano |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Birth announcement |
11.5 |
November 12, 2017 |
13 |
@kyliejenner |
Kylie Jenner |
Photo with her daughter |
11.4 |
September 22, 2018 |
14 |
@cristiano |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Photo with girlfriend |
11.4 |
July 26, 2018 |
15 |
@cristiano |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Photo with girlfriend and son |
11.3 |
July 9, 2018 |
16 |
@beyonce |
Beyoncé |
Pregnancy announcement |
11.3 |
February 1, 2017 |
17 |
@cristiano |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Photo with family |
11.1 |
August 21, 2018 |
18 |
@kyliejenner |
Kylie Jenner |
Photo with boyfriend and daughter |
10.9 |
November 22, 2018 |
19 |
@selenagomez |
Selena Gomez |
Kidney transplant |
10.7 |
September 14, 2017 |
20 |
@kyliejenner |
Kylie Jenner |
Photo with her sister Kendall |
10.6 |
October 28, 2018 |