Wanna One member Kang Daniel joins the Instagram world on January 3 in a record-breaking fashion.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsHw9E1AJvv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

The K-pop star, whose Instagram handle is @thisisdaniel_k, gained 1 million followers worldwide in just 10 hours 59 minutes, breaking the previous record set by Pope Francis (@franciscus) in 2016 which is around 12 hours.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsICA-1A5uZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

24 hours have passed and Daniel now has 1.3 million followers and 5 Instagram posts so far.

Here are the Top 4 Fastest Instagram Accounts to Hit 1 million followers:

1. @thisisdaniel_k (Kang Daniel) – 10 hours 59 minutes
2. @franciscus (Pope Francis) – 12 hours
3. @zkdlin (EXO’s Kai) – 15 hours
4. @davidbeckham (David Beckham) – 24 hours

Last December 6, 2018, EXO’s Suho reportedly hit 1 million followers on Instagram with the handle @kimjuncottonin in less than 12 hours. Unfortunately, the feat wasn’t verified.