Grief has a way of pulling people

together and the most-liked Instagram photos of 2020 are proof of that.

Four of the top five most-liked photos

are related to the passing of celebrities that world collectively mourned over

the past year.

1.Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo’s tribute to Diego

Maradona, who died on November 25 after a cardiac arrest, is the most-liked

photo of 2020. Ronaldo’s post of the football legend has generated 19.7 million

likes as of today.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano)

2.Chadwick Boseman

The

death of Chadwick Boseman took the world by surprise, primarily because few

were aware that the Black Pantherstar had been battling colon cancer for four years leading up to his passing.His page’s post announcing his death has received 19.1 million likes.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman)

3.Lionel Messi

Another

tribute to Maradona passing made the top five most-liked photo, this time

coming from football great Lionel Messi. The photo, which shows a smiling Messi

with Maradona, has gotten 16.3 million likes.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Leo Messi (@leomessi)

4.Kylie Jenner

The

lone picture in the top five not related to a death is Kylie Jenner’s birthday

post to baby’s father Travis Scott. The gushing post, in which Scott is seen

with daughter Stormi, has received 15.9 million likes.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kylie Ÿ¤ (@kyliejenner)

5.Lebron James

The

fifth entry on the list belongs to LeBron James, who shared a sentimental post

to friend and mentor Kobe Bryant who died tragically in a helicopter crash in

January 2020.  The image has received

15.4 million likes since publication.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by LeBron James (@kingjames)