Ronaldo becomes first person with 400 million Instagram followers

Manchester United and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first person in the world to reach 400 million followers on Instagram, which is an absolute record.

Renowned striker Ronaldo is used to breaking records on the field, but he is now breaking them off it as well. 

Ronaldo’s closest contestants are American model Kylie Jenner, who is followed by 308 million Instagram users and another football legend, PSG’s Lionel Messi with 306 million followers.

The 37-year-old footballer surpassed 400million followers on Instagram becoming the first person ever to do so. Meanwhile, he follows only 500 users.

With 3242 posts, the footballer has an average of 10 million 'likes' for each one and only follows 500 users.  

The iconic football star dedicated his most recent post to his 37th birthday that he celebrated on Friday. 

Last year in September, he had 237million followers that made him the most followed man on the platform.

“Life is a roller coaster. Hard work, high speed, urgent goals, demanding expectations… But in the end, it all comes down to family, love, honesty, friendship, values that make it all worth it. Thanks for all the messages! 37 and counting!” he wrote.

 

 

 

 

 

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In the current campaign of the English Premier League, Ronaldo has played 18 matches and scored eight goals. 

He has also scored six goals in five Champions League group stage matches.