Instagram has officially crowned the most-liked photo of 2017
What did we do with our time before Instagram? We can hardly remember, to be honest, but we guess that it involved staring into space while waiting our turn at the doctor’s office. Like good social media addicts, we try to stay ahead of the curve. That’s why the most-liked Instagram photo of 2017 didn’t shock us one bit.
According to a press release from Instagram, Beyoncé’s pregnancy announcement earned the top spot this year.
The image, posted allll the way back in February, depicts a very-pregnant Queen Bey wearing lingerie and sitting before a jaw-dropping floral arrangement, a sheer green veil that would make brides everywhere weep draped across her body. Her look is so iconic that one artist even turned it into a mural.
Behold (or should we say beyhold?!):
A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Feb 1, 2017 at 10:39am PST
The photo has 11,180,410 “likes” as of press time, but it already made history months ago. As HelloGiggles previously reported, Bey’s photo earned the most likes of any Instagram post, period, less than one day after she posted it. That sure is tough to beat.
It also spawned an entire genre of copycat photos. Our favorite? This recreation by Eva Chen:
A post shared by Eva Chen (@evachen212) on Feb 5, 2017 at 1:23pm PST
But let’s be real. There can only be one Queen Bey!
Sir Carter and Rumi 1 month today. ??
A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Jul 13, 2017 at 10:10pm PDT
Although her photo earned the most love, Beyoncé is actually the fourth most popular celebrity on the platform overall, according to Instagram’s data. Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, and Cristiano Ronaldo round out the top four. Gomez also boasted the most-liked image of 2016 with almost seven million likes.
when your lyrics are on the bottle #ad
A post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) on Jun 25, 2016 at 2:03pm PDT
But really, who’s counting?
