Cristiano Ronaldo the first to reach 300 million followers on Instagram; guess who's next

Portugal icon Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday became first person to reach 300 million followers mark on photo-sharing platform Instagram. Cristiano Ronaldo was also first person to reach 200 million mark on same platform. Cristiano Ronaldo h created a huge buzz after he removed two Coca-Cola bottles and replaced m with a water bottle during a mandatory pre-game news conference for Euro 2020, which has overshowed his stirring 2-goal performance in his country's opening Euro 2020 match.

Cristiano Ronaldo makes history after he reaches 300 million followers mark on Instagram

Apart from reaching milestone of 300 million followers on Instagram, Cristiano Ronaldo me European Championships history as he became all-time top scorer in summer tournament after his record-shattering 10th and 11th finals goals in opening Euro 2020 match against Hungary. Notably, Dwayne ' Rock' Johnson is second to Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of followers on Instagram- 246 million. 

As per  Hopper HQ study published on Buzz Bingo in 2019, Cristiano Ronaldo earned $47.8 million from paid Instagram posts. This also me him highest earner from photo and video sharing platform. As per 2019 reports, Ronaldo received an average of $975,000 per vertised post. Ronaldo's Instagram earnings were way ahe of world's biggest celebrities, including Kylie Jenner, Selena Gomez, and Emily Ratajkowski.

What is Cristiano Ronaldo Coca-Cola incident?

Cristiano Ronaldo joined Portugal he coach Fernando Santos as  Portugal captain's press conference took place on eve of ir European Championship clash against Hungary. Ronaldo, who is known to be an extremely disciplined player and especially picky about following a healthy diet, h a couple of Coca-Cola bottles placed in front of him before start of interview. 

Noticing Cola bottles, Ronaldo quickly decided to place m away from himself and me sure re were not in same frame as him before. He was also seen lifting his regular water bottle insisting everyone to 'drink water'. Ronaldo's dedication to live a healthy lifestyle has earned 36-year-old a lot of praise from fans who took to social media and appreciated his efforts of sticking to his words about promoting healthy foods. 

(Image Credits: Cristiano-Instagram)