This is the most liked Instagram post ever

Beyonce's pregnancy annoucement amassed a whopping 7,470,196 likes in less than 24 hours

Beyonce’s pregnancy news crashed the internet as it surpassed Selena Gomez in terms of the most liked picture on Instagram.

The pop superstar -- who already has a five-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, with Jay Z -- announced the news of her pregnancy to her more than 92 million followers on Instagram on Wednesday.

Her post amassed a whopping 7,470,196 likes in less than 24 hours, beating previous record-holder Selena Gomez, whose 2016 sponsored post of her slurping down a Coke garnered more than 6,305,000 likes. Gomez, with 108 million followers, still has the most popular account on Instagram.



Clad in panties and a bra under a flowing veil, Beyonce posted a picture of herself kneeling beside a human-size floral arrangement, her hands cradling her rounded belly.

"We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over," the 35-year-old singer wrote.

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"We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for all your well wishes," she added, signing with Jay Z.

Her baby bump will presumably be even more evident two months later, when she is set for the first time to headline Coachella, the two-weekend festival in southern California that is among the world's premier live music events.

Typically reserved, Beyonce has openly spoken about the pain of a miscarriage before she gave birth to Blue Ivy, saying the heartbeat she had heard during her first pregnancy was "the most beautiful music I ever heard in my life."

News of the twins prompted an avalanche of postings on social media -- which included a guessing game on the children's names.



Twitter reported half a million tweets on Beyonce within the first 45 minutes as she became the world's top trending item.

Several of Beyonce's fans -- presumably critics of new US President Donald Trump -- declared the announcement the happiest development so far of 2017.