PERFECT STORMI
Somebody tell Kylie Jenner that everybody loves babies
Kylie Jenner’s baby name reveal took Instagram by ... Stormi.
At 15.9 million likes (and counting), the photo shared this week of Stormi Webster wrapping her tiny hand around her mother’s perfectly manicured thumb is now the most-liked Instagram post of all time. Jenner beat out footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 11.3 million likes with the announcement of his baby girl’s birth in November. Beyoncé ranks third; her extravagant post notifying us plebes of her pregnancy in February 2017 garnered a mere 11.2 million likes.
There are two major takeaways from this information. First, it confirms Jenner’s existence as one of the most baffling public figures of the modern era.
Haters, say what you will, but this 20-year-old managed to trump Queen Bey at her own game.
But here’s what stands out the most about this list: It’s full! Of! Babies!
If you look at the top 10 mostliked posts, you’ll find that six involve some sort of baby news. Beyoncé’s twins were slightly less popular when out of the womb, ranking at No. 5, and they’re followed by Stormi’s birth announcement and a black-and-white photo of Khloe Kardashian’s pregnant belly.
The other four posts include Selena Gomez’s kidney transplant, an intensely tattooed Justin Bieber, Ronaldo winning a fancy award and Gomez posing in front of her childhood home, where she was also once an infant.
It makes sense, if you think about it.
We are built to love baby features like round faces and big eyes, which translates to us quickly double-tapping the photos of infants and puppies that make their way into our feeds.
Pregnancy announcements tend to make people all warm and fuzzy inside, probably because they signify the prospect of us getting to look at those round faces and big eyes in the near future. I can provide no explanation for Bieber’s inclusion but will say kidneys are necessary and soccer is fun to watch.