Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first athlete to reach historic milestone on social media

AAt 39, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to break records, and this time, he becomes the first athlete to reach a billion followersHe celebrated the achievement and thanked his fans with a post on his official accounts.

In a message on X, Ronaldo wrote: “We made history: 1 BILLION followers! It's more than just a number: it's a testament to our shared passion, drive and love for the game and beyond.”

On Monday, August 21, CR7 decided to launch your YouTube channel. This achievement established a world record for the fastest channel to reach one million subscribers, in just 90 minutes. Even more impressive, he broke the record without having a single video on his channel. A month later, he already has 60 million subscribers and continues to break records.

To celebrate the billion, he also uploaded a live video on his YouTube channel where subscribers we can see the numbers increasing on its various platforms.

“From the streets of Madeira to the biggest stages in the world, I have always played for my family and for you, and now, there are 1 billion of us together. You have been by my side every step of the way, through all the ups and downs,” CR7 added in the message.

How did CR7 reach a billion?

Ronaldo is the most followed person on Instagram with 639 million followersin front of Lionel Messi who has 501 million. Added the 113 million Ronaldo's fans have on XTHE 60 million on YouTube, 170 million on Facebookand millions more on popular Asian platforms like Kuaishou And Weibo, he reaches the the billion mark.

An analysis of Hopper's headquarters estimates that Cristiano Ronaldo earns around $3.23 million per postthanks to its sponsors.

Who are the most followed people on social networks?

On YouTube, the channel with the most subscribers is Mr. Beastwith 315 millionAt this rate, it seems likely that the Portuguese star he will approach these numbers within a few months if he continues to upload videos to his channel.

On XThe person with the most followers is Elon Musk, CEO of the platform, with 197.5 million subscribers84 million more than “el Bicho”.