Cristiano Ronaldo Breaks New Record: First Person to Have 300 Million Followers on Instagram

• Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has reached 300 million followers on Instagram, becoming the first person to do so

• The footballer was also the first person to reach the milestone of 200 million followers on the photo app

• Apart from his football earnings, Ronaldo is among the top-earning celebrities on the social media platform

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo cannot stop breaking records on and off the pitch.

Just a few days after becoming the player with the most goals at the Euro, Ronaldo has reached 300 million followers on Instagram.

The Portuguese international is the first person to reach this milestone and he was also the first person to reach 200 million followers.

Ronaldo is far ahead of his nearest contender, Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) who has 246 million followers at the time of filing this report.

The former Madrid footballer is also among the highest-earning stars from the photo-blogging platform.

Between March 2019 and March 2020, he earned $50.3 from sponsored posts on Instagram. This surpasses his yearly earnings of $33 million at Juventus.

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Ronaldo has also earned more money than any other athlete in 2021 ($120 million) even though the year is only halfway gone.

Apart from his football and Instagram earnings, Cristiano Ronaldo also has sponsorship deals with Nike and other top brands.

The flamboyant footballer reportedly has a net worth of over $500 million according to Celebrity Net worth.

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