Cristiano Ronaldo has a new rival. It's 'World's No. 1 YouTuber' Mr. Beast.
Ronaldo recently turned into a YouTuber. On the 21st of last month (Korea time), he said 'UR. I opened a channel called CRISTIANO'. Starting with a video introducing his channel, Ronaldo quickly uploaded 19 videos, including a quiz with his lover, Georgina Rodriguez, to solve each other's favorite interests, and a video introducing his life story from childhood.
Ronaldo has the most followers on social media among all mankind. He has a whopping 917 million followers on various platforms. It continues to increase even now. As Ronaldo opened YouTube, the number of subscribers increased at once. It exceeded 1 million subscribers within 1 hour and 24 minutes of opening the channel. YouTube gives 'Silver button' when it has 100,000 subscribers and 'Gold button' when it has 1 million subscribers, but Ronaldo became the fastest person to receive 'Gold button'. The previous record is seven hours for K-pop star Blackpink Jenny. Ronaldo immediately received a gold button and even posted a video showing off to his children. In a surprising increase, there is even a YouTube channel that broadcasts Ronaldo's subscribers in real time.
Ronaldo said "I'm very happy to make this project happen. I had it in my mind for a long time, but I finally had a chance to realize it. I've always enjoyed having strong relationships with fans on SNS, and my channel offers a bigger platform so fans will know more about me, my family, and my views on various topics. We look forward to having a conversation with our guests, which will surprise people."
Some of the videos have already received an all-time response. Ronaldo held a meeting with Rio Ferdinand on his YouTube, where he delivered various goals. Ferdinand asked "How long are you going to play then?" and Ronaldo "41? I don't know. If there is no injury, the goal is sufficiently possible." Ronaldo said "The best record I could have in football was to score 900 goals. After that, my challenge will be 1,000 goals."The only difference is that every goal I scored is on video. So I can prove that this is real." Probably referring to Pele for scoring the most goals in football history. Pele scored more than 1,200 goals, but much of them were reportedly unrecorded friendlies. Of course, Brazil and Pele deny this.
Ronaldo currently has 56.4 million subscribers. It was achieved in just two weeks. He is now aiming for the world No. 1. Ronaldo, who joined the Portuguese national team, said at a press conference ahead of the UEFA Nations League Group A group stage match on the 3rd, "'Mr. Beast will pass.'" Mr. Beast (Jimmy Donaldson) is a YouTuber with the highest number of subscribers worldwide. It started in February 2012 and now has 313 million subscribers.
Asked if he wants to be a YouTuber in the future, Ronaldo replied "My kids are already saying I'm a YouTuber. He says, "Dad is no longer a player"I laughed. Then "That's not the case. My purpose was to get closer to the fans. I think fans deserve it."What impressed me the most at Euro 2024 was the support. The next two or three years will be the last of my career. What they showed was more important than anything else."
Ronaldo said lastly, `Subscriber and records, these things have to be viewed somewhat objectively, but I want to beat them"Everything is done in time. I'm glad that the fans are happier now. The first thing I felt a few months ago was that I needed to get closer to my fans, and I'm very happy to put it into practice. I'll try to beat Mr. Beast in two years."
Ronaldo's Portugal will play his first match against Croatia on the 6th. The team will then play the second match against Scotland on September 9. Ronaldo is one of the best players of all time. He conquered the European Champions League, the English Premier League, the Spanish Primera Liga, and the Italian Serie A, and won the Ballon d'Or five times, which is given to the best player in the world. Despite being at the center of criticism with a childish and self-centered attitude contrary to his surprising career, he is overwhelming Lionel Messi at least on social media due to his unique confidence and celebrity appearance. He once again showed off his Ronaldo power in the opening of this YouTube channel.
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