*as of 13:30 GMT, 22nd August<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe debate regarding the best footballing talent might linger on, but there is no denying that Cristiano Ronaldo is the <\/span>most popular<\/span> footballer alive today.<\/span><\/p>\nThe 39-year-old, who currently plays for Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr, launched his YouTube channel on 21st August, and within a little over a day of its launch, the channel has accumulated more than 20 million subscribers. In comparison, Lionel Messi\u2019s YouTube channel, which has existed for <\/span>more than<\/span> 12 years, has only 2.2 million subscribers. <\/span>Neymar, <\/span>who is also currently playing his<\/span> football in Saudi Arabia, has 4.6 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.<\/span><\/p>\nRonaldo is also marching towards becoming the first footballer to have a billion followers across his social media channels. <\/span>At the time of writing, Ronaldo boasts 947.6 million followers <\/span>approximately<\/span> on his social media channels.<\/span> In comparison, Messi has <\/span>a total of<\/span> 632.2 million followers on his socials.<\/span><\/p>\nRonaldo\u2019s Instagram account is responsible for the <\/span>biggest<\/span> contribution to his social media following, with 636.1 million followers. His Facebook account further adds 170.1 million followers to his base. The Al Nassr player has 112.6 million <\/span>more<\/span> followers on his Twitter\/X account and 8.8 million more on Weibo.<\/span><\/p>\nThus, Ronaldo\u2019s following across his <\/span>accounts on<\/span> Instagram, Facebook, X, Weibo, and YouTube totals 947.6 million followers.<\/span> Ronaldo has gained 43 million followers, not counting his YouTube account<\/span>, within the last year<\/span>.<\/span> Thus, all the signs indicate that if his following continues to grow at a similar rate, he could <\/span>very<\/span> soon become the first football player to cross a billion followers on his social media channels.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo launched his YouTube channel on 21st August. As per the data presented by SafeBettingSites.com, the channel has garnered more than 20 million followers within a little over a day of its launch, making him the most popular footballer on YouTube and further cementing his legacy as the most popular modern footballer. … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":10569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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