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Jennifer Aniston sets world record with Instagram account

Posted at 5:46 PM, Oct 17, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-17 19:46:27-04

Actress Jennifer Aniston now holds a world record after her Instagram account was the fastest to gain 1 million followers. After Aniston launched her Instagram account on Tuesday, she attracted 1 million followers in just 5 hours and 16 minutes.

According to Guinness World Records, Aniston's record broke a previous record held Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who gained 1 million followers in 5 hours and 45 minutes.

It hasn't taken long for Aniston to gain even more followers. As of Thursday evening, she has already gained 13 million followers.

While Aniston has a lot of followers, she is still 173 million followers shy of Cristiano Ronaldo's Instagram account. His account, which has 186 million followers, is the second-most popular account behind Instagram's main account.

Aniston's first Instagram photo published on Tuesday was with the rest of the "Friends" cast. The caption read, "And now we’re Instagram FRIENDS too. HI INSTAGRAM." The photo has been liked 13 million times.

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And now we’re Instagram FRIENDS too. HI INSTAGRAM 👋🏻

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