Insta-famous Selena Gomez discusses being the most followed person on her 'favorite' social media platform
Selena Gomez isn't sure how she became the most followed Instagram user in March, but she certainly appreciates her captive 89.2M followers.
'It wasn't my goal to be the most followed person. It's my favorite social platform,' the pop diva - who turns 24 next week - said in the July 22 issue of The Hollywood Reporter.
'I'm not sure there's a method to my madness.'
'It's my favorite social platform!' Selena Gomez isn't sure how she became the most followed Instagram user in March without a social media consultant, but she certainly appreciates her captive 89.2M followers
The Kill Em With Kindness belter - who hasn't hired a social media consultant - covers the mag with Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom and The Secret Life of Pets' Kevin Hart.
'I go, "Oh, that would be great for Instagram,"' Selena said of her social savvy game plan.
'It comes in a moment when I capture something happening, and I go, "Oh, that would be great for Instagram. I should post it." I know it's boring, but that's genuinely what I do.'
On June 25, an eye-popping 4.1M users liked the 'Texican' beauty's snap sipping on Coca-Cola, making it the most-liked Instagram of all time.
'I'm not sure there's a method to my madness': The pop diva - who turns 24 next week - covers the July 22 issue of The Hollywood Reporter with Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom and The Secret Life of Pets' Kevin Hart
Insta-famous: On June 25, an eye-popping 4.1M users liked the 'Texican' beauty's snap sipping on Coca-Cola, making it the most-liked Instagram of all time
Selena said of her social savvy game plan: 'It comes in a moment when I capture something happening, and I go, "Oh, that would be great for Instagram. I should post it." I know it's boring, but that's genuinely what I do'
Selena said of her social savvy game plan: 'It comes in a moment when I capture something happening, and I go, "Oh, that would be great for Instagram. I should post it." I know it's boring, but that's genuinely what I do'
Gomez explained: 'I try to find a good balance of just being 100 percent myself and knowing when to post a really good selfie with good lighting'
'I try to find a good balance of just being 100 percent myself and knowing when to post a really good selfie with good lighting,' Gomez explained.
The Facebook-owned app debuted in 2010 and recently topped 500M users (more than Twitter's 310M and Snapchat's 100M, but less than Facebook's 1.65B).
Forbes cover girl Kim Kardashian West openly admitted that her fame owes (nearly) everything to the power of Instagram.
'I'm not a singer, I'm not an actor, I'm kind of in the business of being me, and that wouldn't exist without social media - especially Instagram,' the 35-year-old reality star told THR.
'I'm kind of in the business of being me, and that wouldn't exist without social media': Forbes cover girl Kim Kardashian West openly admitted that her fame owes (nearly) everything to the power of Instagram
'I want to look and, hopefully, see things in order': When the millennial-obsessed app changed its timeline to a nonchronological algorithm, the 35-year-old reality star was not pleased
When the millennial-obsessed app changed its timeline to a nonchronological algorithm, the Selfish author was not pleased.
'I want to look and, hopefully, see things in order,' Kim - who boasts 76.8M Instagram followers - noted.
Selena is up for nine trophies - including 'Choice Instagrammer' - at the Teen Choice Awards, which air July 31 on Fox.
The Hands to Myself hitmaker will kick off the Asian second leg of her 81-date Revival Tour July 23 at Indonesia Convention Exhibition in Jakarta.
Who will win? Selena is up for nine trophies - including 'Choice Instagrammer' - at the Teen Choice Awards, which air July 31 on Fox
On the road: The Hands to Myself hitmaker will kick off the Asian second leg of her 81-date Revival Tour July 23 at Indonesia Convention Exhibition in Jakarta (pictured Friday)
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