Cristiano Ronaldo Starts YouTube Channel, Breaks Record

Cristiano Ronaldo launched his YouTube Channel on Wednesday, attracting millions of subscribers within hours.

The Portugal international uploaded 19 videos on his ‘UR Cristiano’ channel featuring content of himself and his family.

“The wait is over. My @YouTube channel is finally here! SIUUUbscribe and join me on this new journey,” Ronaldo posted on Instagram.

The channel was an immediate hit. Within 90 minutes, the Al Nassr forward had broken the world record for becoming the fastest channel to hit one million subscribers. He now boasts 15.4 million subscribers and counting.

Ronaldo, 39, posted a video on Instagram showing his children a gold “play button” plaque awarded by YouTube for surpassing one million subscribers.

He wrote, “A present for my family ❤️ Thank you to all the SIUUUbscribers!”

While Ronaldo quickly surpassed Lionel Messi’s subscriber count of 2.31 million, he still has a long way to go to catch Mr. Beast, the top-subscribed YouTuber with 331 million.

This isn’t the first time the former Real Madrid and Manchester United star has set records on social media.

Ronaldo has 170 million followers on Facebook, 112.6 million on X, and a whopping 636 million on Instagram.