Cristiano Ronaldo launched his YouTube channel on Wednesday and within hours he already had millions of subscribers.
The Portuguese international uploaded 19 videos to his 'UR Cristiano' channel featuring content from him and his family.
“The wait is over. My @YouTube channel is finally here! Subscribe and join me on this new journey,” Ronaldo posted on Instagram.
The success was immediate. Within 90 minutes, the Al Nassr striker had broken the world record by becoming the fastest channel to reach one million subscribers. He now has 15.4 million and counting.
Ronaldo, 39, posted a video on Instagram showing his children a gold plaque with a “play button” that YouTube gave him for surpassing one million subscribers.
She wrote: “A gift for my family ❤️ Thank you to all SIUUU subscribers!”
While Ronaldo has quickly surpassed eight-time Ballon d'Or winner and Argentina captain Lionel Messi's subscriber count of 2.31 million, he still has a long way to go to catch up with Mr. Beast, the YouTuber with the most subscribers at 331 million.
This is not the first time that the former Real Madrid and Manchester United player has set records on social media.
Ronaldo has 170 million followers on Facebook, 112.6 million on X and no less than 636 million on Instagram.
