Selena Gomez is most-followed on Instagram, Taylor Swift is no. 2

Singer Selena Gomez has officially become the most-followed person on Instagram, followed closely by Taylor Swift. She also beat out her ex, Justin Bieber.

Singer Selena Gomez has officially become the most-followed person on Instagram, followed closely by Taylor Swift.

Selena Gomez became the most-followed person on Instagram, but celebrated on Snapchat. (Instagram)

The 23-year-old former Disney star took to Snapchat, to share the good news with her fans. “Hey guys. I’m officially the number one most followed on Instagram. Thank you!,” she said in the video.

Gomez now has 69.1 million followers on Instagram, followed by her best friend, Taylor Swift, who has 69 million followers.

“Despite their popularity, the massive number puts the actress-singer a few million followers ahead of the Kardashian-Jenner clan. The leading ladies of the family, Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, have a healthy 63.4 million and 54.1 million people keeping up with them, respectively,” reports Entertainment Tonight.

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Her ex, Justin Bieber is not too far behind, with 61.3 million Instagram followers.