Cristiano Ronaldo dropped to fourth place on the list of most popular Instagram accounts despite having the most followers of all individuals

Modified at 05:48 GMT on October 18, 2023

Cristiano Ronaldo finds himself fourth on the list of most popular Instagram accounts, behind three K-pop stars.

The list was compiled by HypeAuditor by comparing the number of likes on the celebrity’s last 12 Instagram posts. After the research, it was found that two band members of BTS and one member of BLACKPINK occupied the top three spots.

In first place is BTS member V, with an average of 9.2 million likes, which is the same as second place, band member Jin, who only lags behind in the number of followers. The third place is BLACKPINK’s Lisa, with an average number of likes of 7.4 million, while Ronaldo ranks fourth, with an average number of likes of 7.2 million.

However, the Al-Nassr striker still tops the list of the most followed personal accounts on Instagram, with a staggering 608 million followers on the platform. The Portuguese icon is closely followed by his Argentinian rival Lionel Messi, who has an incredible 489 million followers, just a few behind Ronaldo.

Pop star Selena Gomez finds herself trailing behind the aforementioned football players, rounding out the top three most followed personal accounts with 431 million followers.

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Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as Portugal beat Bosnia and Herzegovina in European qualifiers

Cristiano Ronaldo continued his prolific goal-scoring form and scored twice as Portugal beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-0 in their European Cup qualifiers on Monday (October 16).

this The former Real Madrid forward scored a penalty in the fifth minute and scored his 127th international goal in the 20th minute. Manchester United midfielder and Ronaldo’s former teammate Bruno Fernandez scored the third goal in the 25th minute.

After the attacking midfielder’s goal, Portugal ended the first half with two more goals through Joao Cancelo (32′) and Joao Felix (41′).

The Portuguese team, which has already qualified, continues to rank first in Group J with a 100% winning rate (24 points from 8 games). Slovakia currently ranks second with 16 points.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s national team have scored an incredible 32 goals while conceding just two, with the 38-year-old forward scoring nine goals in seven games. He will now return to club football alongside Al Nasr, with the former Manchester United man having scored 10 goals and provided five assists in eight games in the Saudi Professional League this season.