This singer knocks Selena Gomez off the Insta-throne

She was sitting pretty for a few years, no less. But as you know, in the like-for-like-follow-for-follow era, there are always pirates on the coast. No: Selena Gomez is no longer the most followed woman On Instagram.

I have always been surprised by this, because in my opinion it makes much more sense that the online following of Beyoncé, Kim K., Taylor Swift, or Kylie Jenner is much larger, but appearances can be deceiving. And it must be said: Sel, the über-hot girl next door, also had a smart Insta-strategy: not posting too much, being very engaged with fans, and above all: posting a whole lot of ‘real’ snapshots. She kept both feet on the ground and didn’t flaunt her successes too much online. The result? An army of diehard fans that is frighteningly large.

But Selena slacked off. Literally physically. After her kidney transplant (and subsequent depression), the singer indicated she would take it easier on social media. Who has been very active lately? Ariana Grande. She gained no less than 13 MILLION followers in the last four months, bringing her total to 146.29 million. Case of thank you, next, I guess. Additionally, I see serious similarities in terms of likability between the two seemingly nice girls.

The only person who can still be caught up with at this moment is Cristiano Ronaldo; with his 155 million fans, he is the biggest Insta-magnet on earth. Speaking of luxury problems… Come on Ari, let’s step it up now, okay? Only 9 million to go. Piece of cake.