On Saturday, singer Selena Gomez achieved a significant milestone on Instagram. On the image, video, and audio-sharing website, she currently has 400 million followers. Weeks after overtaking Kylie Jenner, she became the first woman to ever have such a large follower base on a social media platform. She posted on Instagram to convey her sincere gratitude to her fans for their unwavering love and support. In addition to sharing a carousel of images from her event, she expressed one wish.
She gave friendly hugs to her young admirers in one of the photos posted by her on Instagram. In another, she posed while on stage among the many people who had flocked to see her perform. She posed with a group of female fans in another photo. A female held a banner which said, “Can’t keep our excitement to ourselves!” A group there held a poster which read, “We love Selena”.
Appreciating her fans, Selena wrote, “Wishing I could hug all 400 million of you (white heart emoji).” Actor Anushka Sen dropped pink heart emoticons. Ray Murray wrote, “On behalf of the 400 million people I volunteer as tribute to receive this hug.” Deepti Chandok wrote, “Hermosa you rock.”
Reacting to Selena’s milestone, someone wrote, “Hailey can’t post like this because she doesn’t have 400 M followers (lauging emojis).” Another fan wrote, “It’s my DREAM to hug you one day. I love you so much Sel!! You deserve all the love and support in the world.” A comment wrote, “You are just love for us & a fire woman with full of inspirations.” “Lmao she’s using old photos of herself where she’s more attractive. Girl you haven’t looked like that in yearsssss”, added a comment.