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The Rock becomes most followed American man on Instagram

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is celebrating a big milestone on Instagram.

The WWE legend and XFL owner surpassed 200 million followers, making him the most followed American man on the social media platform.

"We've been rocking a long time together - for years - five years, 10, 15, 20-plus years, and I want to thank you for giving me the space to speak my truth," Johnson said Thursday in an Instagram video. "And you have my word that I will always continue to speak my truth, and always do it with care and with compassion. Again, a little bit of dignity, a little bit of poise. But also do it with gratitude."

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Here’s what I’ve learned these past few weeks and maybe, you can find value in this take away and apply it to your own life. Always speak your truth. And when you do speak your truth - do your best to speak with dignity, compassion, respect, poise and empathy. Even when the conversations get uncomfortable - when you approach with respect and care - on the other side of discomfort - is clarity and progress. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for giving me the space to speak my truth. You have my word, I’ll always do my best to speak my truth with dignity, respect, empathy and GRATITUDE. That’s my lesson I’ve learned. And the result of speaking my truth is I was just informed, I’ve surged past and blown by 200 MILLION FOLLOWERS on Instagram and over 300 MILLION FOLLOWERS across all platforms - officially becoming/ The #1 followed man in America. The #1 followed American man in the world. And most importantly, the #1 daddy at home. Love you guys, I always got your back and let’s keep rockin’ 🖤👊🏾 #speakyourtruth #dignityrespectgratitude #thatsoursuperpower 🇺🇸

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Johnson is currently the third-most-followed person in the world on Instagram behind soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo (239 million followers) and singer Ariana Grande (203 million).

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