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It may be time to officially crownKylie Jennerthe Queen of Instagram.
The Kylie Cosmetics mogul, 24, has become the first woman in the world to reach 300 million Instagram followers on the social media platform. The milestone makes her only the second person, behind soccer proCristiano Ronaldo(at 388 million) to reach such a high follower count.Instagram’s official accounttakes the helm as the most-followed on the platform with 460 million.
Previously,Ariana Grandetook the top spot as the most-followed woman on Instagram. In Feb. 2019, Grande had racked up146.5 million followers, beating outSelena Gomez, who had earned the most-followed spot before the “Positions” pop star.
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Jenner’s made the social media milestone despite keeping a relatively low profile on Instagram for the past two months.
The star, who is expecting her second child with rapper Travis Scott, took some time away from social media after10 concertgoers diedat Scott’s Astroworld Festival show in Houston on Nov. 5. Jenner returned to Instagram on Christmas Eve with athrowback picture of her mother, Kris Jenner.
Then on New Year’s Eve, theKeeping Up with the Kardashiansalum took time to reflect on the highs and the lows of the past year.
“I pray this new year is filled with a lot of love for all of you and i hope everyone stays safe and healthy during this time. 🖤,” the Kylie Cosmetics founder added.
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In his first Instagram post following theAstroworld tragedythat occurred in November, Scott, 30, shared a black-and-white image of his side profile on Dec. 31 writing, “Always 🤎.” Jenner commented with two “🤎🤎” emojis.
The victims killed wereAxel Acosta, 21,Jacob Jurinek, 21;John Hilgert,14;Brianna Rodriguez, 16;Franco Patiño, 21;Ezra Blount, 9;Rudy Peña, 23;Madison Dubiski, 23;Danish Baig, 27; andBharti Shahani, 22.
source: people.com
