Selena Gomez is now the most popular celebrity on Instagram.

Selena and Taylor Swift's account has been toe to toe on followers' number, but finally it was the "Good For You" singer who swept away the crown.

Both celebrities were leading ladies of Instagram for 2016, as per Reuters.

Instagram's annual ranking was released recently, showing Selena as the most-followed celebrity with 103 million followers. Taylor has to be satisfied with the second position with 93.9 million.

Apart from that, Ariana Grande and Beyonce were ranked third and fourth with 89.6 million and 88.9 million followers respectively. And reality TV star Kim Kardashian came fifth with 88.2 million followers, dropping from second place as Reuters reports.

Selena Gomez's photos and videos on Instagram were liked by most people and she was also the most-mentioned artist on the social media network.

'Hip hop' hashtag became the most used in 2016, with top moments being just after the death of David Bowie and Prince.

According to the statistics, 'most-instagrammed' day of 2016 was Halloween and the most used emoji in posts was the heart emoji.

Although, the social media has made Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift compete against each other, but in reality these two are best buds.

Hollywood Life source reveled that Taylor was a good friend to Selena during her tough times. The "Bad Blood" singer supported her all along while she was recovering.

"She's (Selena) been leaning on Taylor a lot though, they're in touch every day and they'll be seeing each other soon," the insider further stated.

Meanwhile, Selena is having the time of her life following her rehab recovery. This Saturday, she was spotted heading for dinner at Catch, one of Hollywood's hottest spots, Daily Mail stated.

Selena looked ravishing and happy and was donning a low-cut and long-sleeved black wraparound top and matching skinny jeans.