Whether on or off the pitch, Cristiano Ronaldo is a man of challenges. Thus, the five-time Portuguese Ballon d’Or winner has been working on his notoriety on social networks for several years. The most followed personality in the world on
Instagram (nearly 639 million subscribers), CR7 took on a new challenge last August by deciding to open his channel YouTube. An initiative immediately crowned with success, with figures that make your head spin. The footballer has already passed in front of several international stars, including a certain Taylor Swift.
The globally famous singer currently has 59.9 million subscribers on the platform, 400,000 fewer than Cristiano Ronaldo who has 60.3 million after only three weeks on the platform. YouTube. The start of the Al-Nassr player had been dazzling with an unprecedented number of 20 million subscribers in just twenty-four hours. Since then, his account has continued to gain followers and the trend is more than ever on the rise. Enough to aim much higher.
At the top in two years?
There are still some people ahead of CR7. And some beautiful ones. If he has just passed Taylor Swift after having deposed other singers like Beyonce (27.3) and Shakira (46.7), Ronaldo now has some big fish in his sights in the music world. Soon to be caught up, Eminem and his 61.8 million subscribers. Next will be Justin Bieber who is still quite far ahead with 73.5 million followers.
In an attempt to climb ever higher, Cristiano Ronaldo shares videos on his channel in which he talks about himself, but also features members of his family, his wife Georgina Rodriguez at the forefront. Will all this be enough to go and titillate the unbeatable Mr Beast who is galloping at the top of the channels?
YouTube with 315 million subscribers? It is still far too early to know, but Cristiano Ronaldo has already warned: he wants to be number one within two years. A challenge within his reach.
