Published on, Aug. 30 -- August 30, 2025 12:23 AM

Taylor Swift's engagement announcement to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has generated massive social media buzz but appears unlikely to surpass Lionel Messi's Instagram record.

Swift announced her engagement Tuesday on Instagram with a five-photo post showing Kelce's garden proposal.

The post accumulated a little over 34 million likes by Friday, drawing speculation from fans about breaking Instagram's like record.

However, the engagement post faces a significant gap in reaching the current record holder.

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi's 2022 FIFA World Cup victory celebration post holds the all-time record with nearly 75 million likes since December 2022.

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