"It's a good achievement" - Cristiano Ronaldo on becoming the first person to hit the 1 billion followers mark on social media
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed how it felt to become the first person to reach the 1 billion followers mark across all social media platforms. The 39-year-old acknowledged that it’s a remarkable feat, but he is not surprised to reach the milestone.
Cristiano Ronaldo launched a YouTube channel in August to give fans more insights into his family life. The channel’s numbers grew exponentially and racked up over 60 million subscribers, barely less than one month after it was created. On September 12, Ronaldo took to X to announce that he had reached one billion followers across social media platforms.
A few days ago, it was rumored that Cristiano Ronaldo planned to make MrBeast (the man with the most YouTube subscribers) a guest in his next YouTube video after a supposed photo showing the both of them together circulated on X. A few hours ago, the Portuguese revealed that he will host the popular American YouTuber on his UR. Ronaldo Channel today, November 21.
Cristiano Ronaldo has delivered on his promise; he recently posted a new video on his YouTube channel featuring MrBeast. During their discussion, the American YouTuber asked Ronaldo how he felt when he hit a billion followers across everything. Ronaldo responded:
"It's a good achievement, but it doesn't surprise me. I know the passion that people have for me and football as well, for the career that I have had. So, I feel happy but I'm not surprised."
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Cristiano Ronaldo is hoping his video with MrBeast will break the internet, as he titled the video ‘’I Meet MrBeast To Break The Internet!!’’. In September, the Portuguese man also jokingly said he aims to surpass MrBeast’s subscriber count on YouTube.
Cristiano Ronaldo says Al-Hilal is his side’s biggest rival in the Saudi Pro League
In the same video with MrBeast, Cristiano Ronaldo stated that Al-Hilal is his biggest rival in the Saudi Pro League. Towards the end of the video, the Al-Nassr man specially invited the American YouTuber to come to watch any game of his choice in Saudi Arabia in the ongoing Riyadh season.
In response, MrBeast asked:
"What’s the biggest game? Who’s your biggest rival?’"
"Al-Hilal,’’ Ronaldo responded.
MrBeast seems to perk up at the idea of watching a game in the Saudi Pro League's biggest match as he asked to be notified when Al-Nassr will play their arch-rivals Al-Hilal:
"Please let me know when they play Al-Hilal."
Ronaldo responded:
"We’ve played, so you’ll have to wait for the second leg. If you want to come, I’ll invite you."
Al-Nassr played the first leg of the 2024-25 Saudi Pro League match with Al-Hilal on November 1. Neither side could secure a victory as the match ended 1-1. The reverse fixtures between the two sides will come up on April 4, 2025.