With Cristiano Ronaldo, perhaps the best, but certainly the most well-known soccer player of our time, is now also active on YouTube. As typical for the superstar, his YouTube channel breaks a world record right from the start.
With over 110 million followers on X and 170 million followers on Facebook, the brand Cristiano Ronaldo, or simply CR7, has been a real crowd-puller on social media for quite some time. On Instagram, he still holds the record for the most followers, with 636 million subscribers. Now he wants to make a splash on YouTube as well.
Since when does Ronaldo have a YouTube channel? Ronaldo’s YouTube account “UR Cristiano” (translated: “You are Cristiano”) went online on August 21, 2024, at around 3:00 PM German time.
A week earlier, there was an announcement video on Instagram, in which the Portuguese superstar hinted at a new project. With the official launch of his YouTube channel, the guessing game has now come to an end.
Nearly a million more subscribers every hour for CR7
Not that he needs it, but just to be safe, CR7 included his typical shout “Siuuu” in the channel description, calling on his fans to “Siuuuscriben,” i.e., to subscribe.
Within just a few hours, Cristiano had his first million subscribers. But that was far from the end, and the first world record for Ronaldo did not take long to materialize.
What record could Ronaldo break on YouTube? In less than 24 hours, Ronaldo managed to smash the milestone of 10 million subscribers on YouTube. Thus, he set a new record.
The previous record holder for the fastest reach of the 10 million mark was only set about 2 months ago by the channel “Hamster Kombat” on YouTube. This channel took significantly longer with 7 days. (via goal.com)
Just a few hours after the launch of his account, CR7 received the Golden YouTube Button for reaching his first million subscribers delivered to his villa in Saudi Arabia.
How does Ronaldo react to his success? The Portuguese shows in a video how he celebrates his first big success on YouTube. The moment when Ronaldo presents the award to his twins and his second youngest daughter was captured by his partner Georgina and published on the new channel:
Under the video title: “The Golden Button… for my golden children” he first explains to his kids what the award is for. They seem to be well informed already and are more focused on claiming the button for themselves.
At the end of the video, Ronaldo makes the button available to his children like an exhibit. They excitedly look at and touch dad’s latest achievement.
What content does Ronaldo share on his channel? Ronaldo announced that he would take his fans on a journey. More personal topics are also set to be presented on the new channel. A video titled “Who is better at…?” for example, features Ronaldo with his partner Georgina in a little relationship quiz.
If it continues so rapidly, it won’t be long until he reaches 20 million subscribers. Ronaldo could also use his new platform to promote a new soccer game, which he is said to have invested several million in. This game is announced for early September after some test runs. A FIFA expert has taken an in-depth look at the first Open Beta and provided a conclusion.
