Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first person to hit 250 million followers on Instagram.
He however follows only 458 people.
With 19.7 million likes, Ronaldo also managed to hold the record of most liked celebrity on Instagram in 2020 after posting the death of the soccer legend Diego Maradona on his page.
The five time Ballon d’Ore Winner enjoys a great fan following across the globe and is one of the prominent sport persons in the world and according to Forbes, earns nearly USD 1 million per post on Instagram.
The second most followed sportsperson on Instagram is Ronaldo’s arch-nemesis Lionel Messi – 174 million while Brazil’s Neymar has 144 million followers.
Ronaldo also enjoys a huge fan following on other social media platforms too as he is the most followed personality on Facebook and Twitter.
Recently, Ronaldo was nominated in the FIFA Best Men’s Player award alongside Messi and Robert Lewandowski, which the Polish striker won for his exemplary season with Bayern Munich.
Ronaldo enjoyed great success with Juventus in 2020 as he netted 33 goals in all competition which is the highest in Europe’s top five leagues.
