Ronaldo crossing the 1 billion followers on social media

Cristiano Ronaldo recently crossed the 1 billion mark on social media followers. The Portuguese legend has a cult-like following on the internet and he is the first athlete in history to reach the landmark figure on social media.

Ronaldo has a strong presence on social media having joined Twitter in 2010. He has more than 91 million followers on that platform. The Juventus forward has 265 million followers on Instagram and a staggering 148 million on Facebook.

Ronaldo has his own social media summit. The forward held his own social media summit in Seoul, South Korea in 2019. The summit indulged in a discussion over how feasible social media influence is in the 21st century.

The Juventus forward accumulated the bulk of his followers on Instagram and he is currently the most followed person on the photo and video sharing platform. He has 45 million more followers than Ariana Grande who stands on second position.

Ronaldo’s Juventus stint

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has been in terrific form for Juventus since joining the club in July 2018. He has been spearheading their attack and his addition has helped them win two Serie A titles in a row. He also led them to the Italian Super Cup glory once. The club is yet to win the elusive Champions League with him.

Ronaldo has his own fashion brand

Fans see him as an inspiration and Cristiano Ronaldo makes great use of his fame. He has his own fashion brand- CR7. He also endorses a number of other brands which have helped him amass millions of followers on social media.

Ronaldo’s famous social media post after his move to Juventus

Ronaldo posted a picture of himself in a Juventus jersey when he completed a move from Real Madrid to Juventus is the famous backward-looking picture that has garnered more than 20 million ‘likes’. Only Selena Gomez inherited a photo with more than 20 million likes before, however following Ronaldo’s photo, likes on Selena’s photos fell, which led most of her fans believe of Ronaldo’s Instagram account being hacked. She starred in the video Bad Liar that broke Mrs. Bieber Drake’s second-ranked record for the most rapid decrease in the top 100 of Instagram. The first place was then held by Justin Bieber with Instagram account who’ s decline started with Purpose.