Top 20 list of most-liked Instagram posts with pictures

At 38.7 million likes, photo of an egg posted by @world_record_egg had the most-likes on Instagram. [Photo: Courtesy]

The most liked photo on Instagram as of January 4, 2019 is that of an egg which is also the most liked post on the internet.

The photo that was posted by @world_record_egg in a deliberate attempt to break the record on the most liked Instagram posts, attracted 38.7 million likes making it the most liked photo of all time.

Kylie Jenner’s daughter’s picture had previously held the highest number of Instagram likes of 18.5 million.

As of Monday January 14, the photo of the egg surpassed Kylie’s, surprising the owner prompting him to write, "This is madness. What a time to be alive."

Kylie Jenner posted a video on Instagram of her cracking an egg open with the caption: "Take that little egg", the egg post received the most likes that same day surpassing the record held by Despacito music video which has 31.6 million likes on YouTube.

Below are the most liked posts with photos in Instagram.

Rank	Instagram Account	Owner	Post	Likes(Millions)	Date Posted
1	@world_record_egg	Unknown[a]	Photo of an egg[b]	38.7	January 4, 2019
2	@kyliejenner	Kylie Jenner	First photo of her daughter	18.5	February 6, 2018
3	@justinbieber	Justin Bieber	Engagement to Hailey Baldwin	13.4	July 9, 2018
4	@xxxtentacion	XXXTentacion	Final image posted before his death	13.4	May 19, 2018
5	@kyliejenner	Kylie Jenner	Second photo of her daughter	13.1	March 1, 2018
6	@arianagrande	Ariana Grande	Photo of Mac Miller posted after his death	12.8	September 8, 2018
7	@cristiano	Cristiano Ronaldo	Christmas photo with family	12.8	December 24, 2018
8	@cristiano	Cristiano Ronaldo	Juventus announcement	12.3	July 16, 2018
9	@kyliejenner	Kylie Jenner	Photo with her daughter	12.3	August 9, 2018
10	@kyliejenner	Kylie Jenner	Photo with her daughter	11.9	October 29, 2018
11	@cristiano	Cristiano Ronaldo	Photo with girlfriend	11.7	December 31, 2018
12	@cristiano	Cristiano Ronaldo	Birth announcement	11.5	November 12, 2017
13	@kyliejenner	Kylie Jenner	Photo with her daughter	11.4	September 22, 2018
14	@cristiano	Cristiano Ronaldo	Photo with girlfriend	11.4	July 26, 2018
15	@cristiano	Cristiano Ronaldo	Photo with girlfriend and son	11.3	July 9, 2018
16	@beyonce	Beyoncé	Pregnancy announcement	11.3	February 1, 2017
17	@cristiano	Cristiano Ronaldo	Photo with family	11.1	August 21, 2018
18	@kyliejenner	Kylie Jenner	Photo with boyfriend and daughter	10.9	November 22, 2018
19	@selenagomez	Selena Gomez	Kidney transplant	10.7	September 14, 2017
20	@kyliejenner	Kylie Jenner	Photo with her sister Kendall	10.6	October 28, 2018