Kim Kardashian surpasses Beyonce to become most followed person on Instagram

Number one: Kim Kardashian is the most followed person on Instagram
Kim Kardashian/Instagram
Jennifer Ruby25 August 2015
The Weekender

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Kim Kardashian is officially the most followed person on Instagram, surpassing Beyonce.

The pregnant reality star, who has been trailing behind the singer ever since joining the picture-sharing site, edged past her on Monday night.

While Queen Bey currently has 44 million followers, Kardashian has 44.1 million, just pushing her into the lead.

Both stars post a number of professional and personal shots on their public accounts, including family snaps.

<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4"> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div>   A photo posted by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on <time datetime="2015-08-21T23:15:00+00:00">Aug 21, 2015 at 4:15pm PDT</time> </div>

But Kardashian, who is currently expecting her second child with rapper husband Kanye West, has posted nearly three times the amounted photos.

Beyonce has currently shared 1,084 snaps while Kardashian has uploaded 3,025.

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According to Tech Insider, Kardashian has seen a huge surge followers in the last few months, gaining 15 million in just six months.

The top 10 most followed celebrity accounts are currently:

1. Kim Kardashian — 44,005,604

2. Beyoncé — 43,935,648

3. Taylor Swift — 43,533,226

4. Selena Gomez — 41,843,095

5. Ariana Grande — 41,696,873

6. Justin Bieber — 36,994,254

7. Kendall Jenner — 35,388,483

8. Kylie Jenner — 33,703,166

9. Nicki Minaj — 32,278,123

10. Khloé Kardashian — 30,522,261

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