Kylie Jenner is first woman to reach 300m Instagram followers

Kylie Cosmetics founder became the first woman to reach 300 million followers on the photo and video-sharing platform. With this, Kylie becomes the most-followed woman on Instagram, beating pop star Ariana Grande who previously held the record.

In terms of her follower count, Kylie Jenner, 24, is second only to footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. He is the most-followed person on Instagram with 388 million followers. Instagram’s official account takes the top spot with 460 million followers.

Kylie managed to hit the 300 million milestone despite keeping a relatively low profile on Instagram for the past few months.

Kylie, who is expecting her second child with rapper Travis Scott took some time off from Instagram after the Astroworld tragedy in November.

Ten people lost their lives, and dozens were injured at the Astroworld Festival when the crowd started pushing toward the stage as Scott was performing.

On December 25, Kylie uploaded a throwback picture of mother Kris Jenner on Instagram. Since then, Kylie uploaded only two pictures that appear to be from her pregnancy photoshoots. — Agencies