Selena Gomez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Beyoncé are the faces of Instagram for 2017. On 29 November, the social media platform released the top 10 most-liked pictures of 2017 and three people showed up more than once. Selena, who still reigns supreme with 130 million followers on the platform, appears on the list five times.
Photos of the Fetish singer, featuring her ex-boyfriend The Weeknd, milestone celebrations and one of the most-inspirational moments of her life helped her usher in the most posts on the countdown. It was all about family for Cristiano Ronaldo. The football star appeared on the countdown a grand total of three times – each with members of his family. Fans celebrated his new arrivals as well as precious moments.
Queen Bey had the help of Rumi and Sir Carter when it came to the two photos that broke the Internet. Click ahead to see the pictures that got the most double taps.
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10. Selena Gomez's 25th birthday celebration
The Queen of Instagram kicked off the countdown with the tenth most-liked imaged of the year on the social media platform. Selena, who has the most followers (130 million), posted the image of her celebrating a milestone occasion, which gained 7 million likes.
The picture, posted on July 23 read: "Thank you for all of my bday love. I couldn't be more blessed. A lot of you don't realize how much you mean to me. I. Love. You. --think 25 is going to be epic. Xo"
Photo: Instagram/@selenagomez
9. Selena for Vogue
Selena's second image on the countdown wasn't even one of her own. Fans fawned at the picture of the singer from her spread in Vogue magazine that she shared on 17 March.
The photo - which was one of many taken by photographers Mert and Marcus – didn't need a caption to bring in 7.1 million likes.
Photo: Instagram/@selenagomez
8. Cristiano Ronaldo's family mood
Cristiano's family time photo – posted on 27 August – brought in 7.2 million likes. The photo with the father-of-four star and his girlfriend holding his twins, while his son stood behind them, was posted next to the caption: "Family mood ❤️❤️❤️❤️."
Photo: Instagram/@cristiano
7. Selena Gomez and The Weeknd's red carpet debut
There was no caption necessary for the black and white image of Selena and The Weeknd hand-in-hand, walking into the Met Gala – posted on 1 May. The picture of the star, stunning in Coach next to her beau, brought in 7.7 million likes.
Photo: Instagram/@selenagomez
6. Selena and The Weeknd's selfie
Before turning heads on the carpet at the Met Gala – Selena and her then-boyfriend The Weeknd kept their romance casual with a romantic selfie. The picture, which featured no caption – was posted on 15 April, and has a grand total of 8.1 million likes.
Photo: Instagram/@selenagomez
5. Mateo and Eva's Instagram debut
Cristiano's heart was full with the arrival of his twins which he showed to the world on 29 June. The soccer star posted the image of himself holding Mateo and Eva, next to a caption that read: "So happy to be able to hold the two new loves of my life ?❤."
The photo had 8.2 million likes.
Photo: Instagram/@cristiano
4. Rumi and Sir's Instagram debut
With a little help from her twins, Beyoncé snagged the fourth most liked post on the social media platform. After keeping fans anxiously awaiting for the first picture of her and Jay-Z's latest bundles, on 14 July the Lemonade singer shared them with the world in a post that gained 10.2 million likes.
"Sir Carter and Rumi 1 month today. ??❤️??????????."
Photo: Instagram/@beyonce
3. Selena Gomez' kidney transplant announcement
Selena’s fifth time on the year-end list is her most inspiring. The Wolves singer's photo of her and friend Francia Raisa – posted on September 14 – holding hands after their kidney transplant surgery brought in 10.3 million likes.
"So I found out I needed to get a kidney transplant due to my Lupus and was recovering," the singer shared with fans in the caption. "It was what I needed to do for my overall health. I honestly look forward to sharing with you, soon my journey through these past several months as I have always wanted to do with you. Until then I want to publicly thank my family and incredible team of doctors for everything they have done for me prior to and post-surgery."
She continued: "And finally, there aren't words to describe how I can possibly thank my beautiful friend Francia Raisa. She gave me the ultimate gift and sacrifice by donating her kidney to me."
Photo: Instagram/@selenagomez
2. The arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez's baby girl
Cristiano's November 12 post – announcing the birth of his baby girl was the runner up with 11 million likes. The soccer star is seen posing next to his seven-year-old son, Cristiano Jr. as his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez holds their daughter Alana.
"Alana Martina has just been born! Both Geo and Alana are doing great! We are all very happy ❤️."
Photo: Instagram/@cristiano
1. Beyoncé's pregnancy announcement
Posted on 11 February, Beyoncé stopped the world with the news of her pregnancy – bringing in 11.1 million likes. The superstar shared the image of her caressing her growing baby bump in front of a floral backdrop, with the caption, "We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes – The Carters."
Photo: Instagram/@beyonce