It’s official! Cristiano Ronaldo is bigger than both Manchester United and their nemesis Lionel Messi.
This is according to YouTube, where the Portuguese superstar continues to grow his number of subscribers (or “sisubscribers,” as his fans call them) at a record pace.
3
Ronaldo became a YouTube superpower literally overnight. Photo: Getty
Ronaldo decided to try his hand at creating YouTube content earlier this week and has quickly proven himself to be one of the most famous people on the planet.
The 39-year-old’s channel surpassed 1 million subscribers within 90 minutes of going live, setting a new record for the streaming site.
Since then, Ronaldo’s channel has shown no signs of slowing down, with over 30 million subscribers at the time of writing, a number that is sure to continue to grow.
Read more about Cristiano Ronaldo
As a result, Ronaldo already has a bigger roster than many important people and clubs he has played for in his life.
CR7 has already attracted more subscribers than any other team he has played for.
Sporting Lisbon (322,000), Manchester United (9.31 million), Real Madrid (14.9 million) and Juventus (8.41 million) all have smaller subscriber numbers than the Portuguese superstar.
Alex Ferguson once famously said “no player is greater than the club”, but Ronaldo appears to have proven the legendary former manager wrong.
He now even surpasses the Barcelona football team, the most followed on YouTube, with a staggering 17.9 million followers.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winners have more subscribers than the Premier League (7.35 million), NFL (13 million) and UFC (18.6 million).
Ronaldo also surpassed the massive subscriber numbers held by FIFA (21.5 million) and the NBA (22 million).
3
Ronaldo’s channel already has over 17 million subscribers.
3
This channel aims to give a glimpse into life with Georgina Rodriguez. Credit: YouTube/UR ยท Cristiano
As for sporting greats, Ronaldo is on a roll, already surpassing the number of subscribers held by Tom Brady (47,100) and Lionel Messi (2.35 million).
But in terms of global celebrity, Ronaldo has some way to go before overtaking Taylor Swift, the global pop superstar with 59.8 million subscribers, meaning he’s already more than halfway there to overtake the pop sensation.
The most subscribed YouTube channel in the world is MrBeast’s channel with a whopping 311 million subscribers, which means Ronaldo has some serious work to do to become the GOAT of YouTube.
Cristiano Ronaldo launches new YouTube channel, takes on sports ‘this or that’ in first video, grimacing at questions from Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal
But he has already overtaken many well-known influencers who have dedicated their professional lives to YouTube, including IShowSpeed.
The American streamer ended up destroying his desk set just a day after asking his idol to collaborate.
However, with the Portuguese superstar driven to be the best, only a brave man would be able to stop him from doing just that.
The channel aims to give fans a glimpse into the life of the player and his partner Georgina Rodriguez, who he has also hinted is secretly married to.
Fans can also look forward to some behind-the-scenes footage of his career with Al Nasr, who will hopefully see him in action in the upcoming Saudi Pro League season.