As of 2024, the most-liked Instagram post is a photo posted by Lionel Messi and his teammates celebrating Argentina’s victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. This post reached a staggering 75.4 million likes​.

Previously, the record was held by a simple image of an egg, posted in 2019 by the account @world_record_egg, which garnered over 60 million likes​.

In addition to Messi’s post, other notable entries in the top rankings include moments from Ronaldo, such as his chess match with Messi, which garnered over 42 million likes, and posts of his own World Cup-related celebrations​.

For more about the most liked posts on Instagram, you can check further sources like Forbes and Statista​.