Top 20 list of most-liked Instagram posts with pictures

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At 38.7 million likes, photo of an egg posted by @world_record_egg had the most-likes on Instagram. [Photo: Courtesy]

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]

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