Move over Kim Kardashian: Taylor Swift now Instagram’s most popular user

(CNN) — She can make Apple bend to her will and has seven Grammys under her belt. Now Taylor Swift can add yet another accolade to that list: Queen of Instagram.

On Wednesday (September 9), the singer usurped Kim Kardashian as the social network’s most popular user. At the time of writing, Swift boasts 45.9 million followers to Mrs. Kanye West’s 45.7 million.

It’s an impressive feat considering that Swift has only posted 689 times, compared to Kardashian’s more than 3,000 posts, and is a testament to the 25-year-old’s star power.

Goofy cats, sweaters over sexy selfies

What is it about Swift’s posts that makes them catnip to Instagram users?

It might be the neverending parade of famous friends like Selena Gomez, Justin Timberlake, Ellen Degeneres, John Legend, and rumored boyfriend Calvin Harris.

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The whole team. @serayah @haimtheband @haileesteinfeld @therealsarahhyland @riiicecakes @gigihadid

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Jun 14, 2015 at 3:31pm PDT

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Friendly relations between Scotland and
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But some of Swift’s most liked photos are ones where the star isn’t afraid to get goofy.

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Like this one of her posing with a cat, a perennial favorite Internet topic, which got over 2.1 million likes.

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Meerkat Manor.

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Sep 7, 2015 at 5:40pm PDT

Or a photo of her wearing a fan-knitted sweater with her face on it.

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Someone knitted this sweater for me of a Polaroid of myself and gave it to my mom tonight at the show. It has very quickly become my everything. Thank you, mysterious knitter.

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Sep 6, 2015 at 9:57pm PDT

That’s in comparison to Kardashian’s overtly sexy brand of selfies that offer up a glamorous-looking veneer.

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A photo posted by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on Jul 13, 2015 at 6:17pm PDT

Not that Kim Kardashian is in want of celebrity pals. This week, the reality TV star met up with Serena Williams for tea during a U.S. Open break and much of the Kardashian family are becoming stars in their own right.

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Sipping & spilling the tea tonight with Serena

A photo posted by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on Sep 7, 2015 at 6:30pm PDT

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The great Cait

A photo posted by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian)
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Caitlyn Jenner has been hailed as an important figure for transgender people. Sister Kendall Jenner is model of the moment, racking up the most number of likes for a single Instagram picture and Kylie Jenner is the most viewed person on Snapchat.