Most-Followed: Ronaldo vs MrBeast

Cristiano Ronaldo owns Instagram; MrBeast finally beat a record label to own YouTube.

The top 3

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo — Instagram king: The first person to pass 500 million followers, he is now the most-followed human on the platform at over 600 million.
  2. MrBeast — YouTube's new #1: Jimmy Donaldson dethroned label T-Series in 2024 to become the most-subscribed YouTube channel, topping 300 million.
  3. @instagram — the house always wins: The single most-followed account isn't a person at all — it's Instagram's own official profile.

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