Shakira Facebook record is the first ever in celebrity history. The Colombian singer just set the record for the most liked and followed celebrity, reaching up to 100 million followers in Facebook. According to The Guardian, Shakira Facebook record is even ahead of her counterparts Eminem and Rihanna, who have 91.9 million and 89 million respectively.

Shakira Facebook record has set it straight. She is now the world's most popular celebrity on Facebook, with over 100million fans. According to the AFP, the number of fans a person gets on Facebook is measured by how many people "liked" their page and decides to follow updates from it.

Well, Colombian singer Shakira has broken the record and has become the person with the most "liked" page on Facebook. With over 100 million likes, according to The Telegraph, she has the second most-liked page, closely behind Facebook's own page.

In 2007, Shakira joined Facebook. Now she has quite the following. Shakira Facebook record is a very comfortable lead on fellow pop stars Eminem (91.9 million likes), Rihanna (89.1 million likes), Michael Jackson (76.9 million likes) and Katy Perry (72.5 million likes).

The singer has recently performed at the closing ceremony of the World Cup 2014 in the Maracanã football stadium in Brazil. A photo of her standing there has become the most popular post on Facebook with 3.6 million likes.

According to The Independent, someone who works for the social media channel tried to put Shakira Facebook record into perspective, someone who works for the social media channel. That person reportedly put together a few facts to put context into the figures.

According to the person working for Facebook, Shakira Facebook record of 100 million likes is equivalent to people wrapping the world four times if 100,000 of Shakira's fans joined hands. They would also fill 1,359 Maracana stadiums and if they decided to howl like a wolf in unison, they would be louder than 58,666,666 planes taking off.

If, it so happened that all her fans decided to wiggle their hips altogether for 30 minutes, they would be able to power 205 big television screens for an hour, or 10 houses for a year.

According to The Independent, Shakira Facebook record was mostly because of her woman fans, who took 57 per cent of all her fans. Meanwhile, most of her fans that are single took up 58 per cent of her total fan base, while three out of ten are called Maria.

One in ten of her male followers are named Jose, and most of her fans come from Mexico City, Cairo and Istanbul.

Still, it is fascinating that she got the most likes on Facebook. Many are probably wondering why.

According to the AFP, Shakira Facebook record was mostly because she performed her World Cup-themed La la la (Brazil 2014) at the Jul. 13 closing ceremony.

Shakira Facebook record was because of that song which garnered a large following in South America. She basically used Facebook a lot to document her daily activities during one of this year's biggest sporting events, and in a region where she was already very popular.

According to The Independent, her social media team made it a point to post in different languages, including English, Spanish, German, French and Russian, which in turn made her international following grown and feel involved.

Another reason for the Shakira Facebook record was that the 37-year-old singer also makes an effort that her brand page does not come across as solely a marketing ploy. She reportedly makes it a point to share her personal pictures together with her family. Her current most shared post is of an image of her footballer husband, Gerard Pique, kissing their then newborn son named Milan.

In response to the Shakira Facebook record, the superstar herself wrote a hand-written note on her social media page on Jul. 18. She wrote, '100 million fans on Facebook! Thank you so much for joining me and propelling me on this incredible journey. I couldn't do it without you all. Much love, Shak.'

'I am honoured and humbled about reaching this milestone, because it's one that's purely about connecting with my fans from all parts of the globe. Social media and specifically Facebook has helped myself and other artists bridge the gap between the stage and the audience. We've been able to create a conversation, where both artists and fans can share with one another their thoughts, achievements, the most important moments of their lives in photographs and videos, and have a real, ongoing dialogue.'

The Telegraph reports that Shakira has recently released her 10th album this year. The self-titled Shakira garnered positive critical reception, although it only made its way to number 14 in the UK album charts. The album has reportedly received Diamond sales certification in her native Colombia. It had 200,000 units sold already.

Meanwhile, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg congratulated the star on the Shakira Facebook record. He posted on her wall saying, 'Congrats! What an amazing milestone for an amazing person.'

According to the AFP, Shakira's Facebook page usually has photos and footage of her performing on stage, or at home with her husband and their son.

Shakira Facebook record is not the only milestone that the lovely performer has gotten in her career. She has also had a number of global hits such as the 2006 "Hips Don't Lie." She has also been a goodwill ambassador for Unicef since 2003.