<p><strong>Buenos Aires:</strong> Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi now has 40 million followers on the Instagram photo-sharing social network.</p>
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<p>"We've reached 40 million fans here on Instagram. Thanks everyone!" wrote the Argentine national team on his account, leomessi, on Thursday.</p>
<p>On Instagram, Messi mainly posts family pictures, of his wife Antonella and his two children, while shying away from showing off his lifestyle.</p>
<p>On Facebook, the Barcelona star already has 84 million followers.</p>
<p>One of his most recent Instagram posts was made a couple of weeks ago to announce the launch of his new website, Messi.com.</p>
<p>However, Messi is still far from being the most followed Instagrammer since singer Selena Gomez is followed by 71.8 million.</p>
<p>Messi's rival, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, also beats him with 52.6 million followers while teammate Neymar has 45.7 million.</p>

Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi now has 40 million followers on the Instagram photo-sharing social network

Lionel Messi draws 40 million followers on Instagram

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