Meloni surpasses Macron, she is the EU leader with the most followers on Instagram
Record number of likes for content posted by the PM during her recent meeting with Indian President Narendra Modi[Updated dd month year (e.g.: 01 March 2021), hh:mm]
It must also have been the recent viral posts with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that gave a "boost" to the social engagement of Giorgia Meloni who, with 6.5 million followers, becomes the most followed European leader on Instagram. This is according to data from Arcadia's Instant Mood, which certify the Italian premier's overtaking the French president Emmanuel Macron.
In the last 12 months, Meloni's new followers were 2.7 million and Macron's 2 million, but in the last three days alone, the premier's account collected 472,000 new followers and Macron's 2,900. The transalpine leader, in detail, stands at 6,557,025 followers, Meloni advances to 6,559. 494.
Viral reels with PM Modi
The content posted by Meloni on the occasion of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Italy, in particular, registered record numbers in terms of views and interactions. The reel on the contents of the meeting between the two leaders, published in collaboration with Modi's account, garnered 1.4 million likes and was relaunched not only in Italia, but also by more than a hundred Indian newspapers in the 27 languages officially recognised by the country.
And the other video showing the package of "Melody" candies given by Modi to the Italia premier - also published in collaboration - has reached 10 million likes, becoming "the Instagram content with the most 'likes' ever for the Italia premier", Youtrend writes on social media, explaining that "with over 100 million followers, Indian PM Modi is the most followed G20 leader on Instagram. And this explains why the reel with Melody candy, posted in collaboration, is the most liked Instagram content ever for Giorgia Meloni'.



