Published 14:46 IST, February 13th 2021
Cristiano Ronaldo social media: First athlete to reach 500 MILLION followers, who is next?
Cristiano Ronaldo social media: The Juventus star has amassed over half a billion followers on social media, with the majority of them coming through IG.
Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo continues to set records on and off the pitch as the Portuguese ace became the first person to amass 500 million followers on social media. The 36-year-old phenomenon has over 125 million likes on his official page on Facebook, over 261 million followers on Instagram and 91 million followers on Twitter. Even on YouTube, Ronaldo has over 1.72 million subscribers despite not using his account for the last four years. Reports claim that social media giants Instagram have around 1 billion users which means that around 15% of the platform's users are following Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo social media milestone: Juventus star amasses 500 million followers online
Earlier on Friday, Cristiano Ronaldo broke yet another record, however, this time it was off the field. The Juventus forward enjoys a massive fan following and has become the first person to amass half-a-billion followers on social media. The 5-time UCL champion also has more followers on Instagram than all the 20 Premier League clubs combined. The PL clubs overall have about 160 million followers on Instagram, which is around 100m less than Ronaldo.
In fact, other than Insta's own personal account with 386m followers, Ronaldo's page is the most followed of anyone in the world. The second-most followed person on Instagram is American singer, Ariana Grande. Ronaldo's eternal rival, Lionel Messi, has over 183m followers on Instagram but the Argentine doesn't have a personal Twitter account. Messi is also dwarfed in the Facebook department as he has not yet reached the 100 million mark.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo's girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez has also amassed a massive fanbase with 24 million followers on Instagram. She is also reportedly one of the fastest-growing accounts on Instagram.
Cristiano Ronaldo net worth: Cristiano Ronaldo money from social media
According to reports from Celebrity Net Worth, Cristiano Ronaldo's net worth is a reported £361 million. Ronaldo's career earnings have come through his playing contracts at Man United, Real Madrid and Juventus. However, the star footballer has also made a small fortune through his endorsements and his fan-following on social media.
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Reports from The Sun claim that Ronaldo saw an increase of a reported £3.5m from his Instagram earnings last year in 2019 by pocketing an average of £971,000 per sponsored post. It is believed that Ronaldo has earned a whopping £41.7m from Instagram.
Disclaimer: The above information is sourced from various websites/ media reports. The website does not guarantee a 100% accuracy of the figures.
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Updated 14:46 IST, February 13th 2021