British actor Rupert Grint, who played the role of Ron Weasley in the film version of Harry Potter, gained a million followers on Instagram in 4 hours and 1 minute, setting a record, according to the NME portal.
“Hello Instagram … just 10 years late, but here I am … Here to introduce you all to Wednesday J. Grint,” Grint wrote under his photo with his six-month-old daughter.
The previous record for the rate of subscriber acquisition belongs to naturalist, TV presenter and creator of films about nature David Attenborough, who opened a social network account at 94 and gained a million subscribers in 4 hours 44 minutes.
Green's partners in Harry Potter started accounts much earlier. Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry Potter, has amassed 3.5 million subscribers during this time. And Emma Watson, who played the role of Hermione Granger – 58.8 million.
