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Jennifer Aniston sets world record with Instagram account

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Actress Jennifer Aniston now holds a world record after her Instagram account was the fastest to gain 1 million followers. After Aniston launched her Instagram account on Tuesday, she attracted 1 million followers in just 5 hours and 16 minutes.

According to Guinness World Records, Aniston's record broke a previous record held Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who gained 1 million followers in 5 hours and 45 minutes.

It hasn't taken long for Aniston to gain even more followers. As of Thursday evening, she has already gained 13 million followers.

While Aniston has a lot of followers, she is still 173 million followers shy of Cristiano Ronaldo's Instagram account. His account, which has 186 million followers, is the second-most popular account behind Instagram's main account.

Aniston's first Instagram photo published on Tuesday was with the rest of the "Friends" cast. The caption read, "And now weโ€™re Instagram FRIENDS too. HI INSTAGRAM." The photo has been liked 13 million times.