Cristiano Ronaldo's Enormous Social Media Fanbase

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Cristiano Ronaldo's latest social media boom on YouTube has reminded everyone about is staggering social influence.

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The legendary Portuguese footballer has 30 million subscribers and counting on YouTube, in less than two days.

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Not only is Ronaldo the most followed athlete, but the most followed individual period.

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Ronaldo is the most followed account on two of the three most popular social media platforms.

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He boasts 170 million Facebook followers, and a whopping 636 million followers on Instagram.

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On X, Ronaldo ranks third with 112.5 million followers.

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Ronaldo has also previously gained enormous following on TikTok in 2023, before his account was taken down.

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With well over 100 million views on YouTube, Ronaldo has already likely earned well over hundreds of million USD through it.

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