Taylor Swift has taken the internet by storm after announcing her engagement to her longtime beau, Travis Kelce. On Tuesday, the lovebirds shared this good news with a joint post on Instagram. Besides celebrating the news, there is another aspect that has kept the Swifties busy. They are eager for Swift’s engagement post to shatter all the records on Instagram.
Swifites challenge themselves to help Taylor Swift’s engagement post on Instagram break records
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement announcement post went viral like wildfire. The like button ended up exploding with 14 million likes in just one hour. It also garnered 1 million reposts in less than six hours. Additionally, an Instagram representative told CNET that the post had more than 14 million likes and 452,000 reposts in just over an hour. By 5 p.m. PT on the announcement day, it had reached 21.2 million. At the time of writing, the post stands at 29,418,803 likes.
Subsequently, Swift wants this post to break all records on Instagram. Currently, footballer Lionel Messi’s profile stands at the top for the most-liked post on Instagram. The 38-year-old 2022 carousel for his team’s victory at the FIFA World Cup went on to become the most viral Instagram post with 74,539,030 likes as of now.
Thus, Swifties wish for the idol’s engagement announcement post to become the most-liked post, beating Messi’s post. A fan named @tntssoldiier wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “if you’re a swiftie go unlike Messi’s post so that it’s easier for us to break the record omg.” Another user wrote in the comment section of the tweet, “i could never as argentinian but i am tempted to.” Moreover, the user appealed to the fans to like back the soccer star’s post after Swift broke his record.
Besides the likes battle, Swifties are also discussing an interesting detail regarding the singer’s date of engagement announcement. One user wrote, “Hmmmmm. The Taylor Swift engagement. Her favourite number is 13 right? It’s August 26th today.” A fanpage also said, “Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement on 8/26,— “The Prophecy” track 26 on TTPD. And 13+13=26.”
Originally reported by Ritika Singh on Reality Tea.