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―Cristiano Ronaldo's goal celebration |
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro[1] (born: February 5, 1985 ), also known as Cristiano Ronaldo, CR7, Cristiano, or simply Ronaldo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Portugal national football team.
His channel is the fastest growing YouTube channel of all time, gaining over 50 million subscribers in a week.
Personal life[]
He has five children, named Cristiano "Cristianinho" Junior, Mateo, Eva Maria, Alana Martina, Bella, and Ángel, who was a stillborn.[3] Since 2016, he has been in a relationship with Argentine-Spanish model Georgina Rodríguez.[4]
History[]
He created his channel on July 8, 2024, and uploaded multiple videos simultaneously on August 21. In just under 90 minutes after his first video was uploaded, he hit 1 million subscribers, 10 million subscribers in under 12 hours, and 50 million subscribers in 7 days, making it the fastest growing YouTube channel of all time.
Channel milestones[]
Note: The following dates are according to Social Blade. Dates may vary by one or two days due to differences in time zones.
Subscriber milestones[]
- 1,000 subscribers: August 21, 2024
- 5,000 subscribers: August 21, 2024
- 10,000 subscribers: August 21, 2024
- 50,000 subscribers: August 21, 2024
- 100,000 subscribers: August 21, 2024
- 500,000 subscribers: August 21, 2024
- 1 million subscribers: August 21, 2024
- 5 million subscribers: August 21, 2024
- 10 million subscribers: August 21, 2024
- 15 million subscribers: August 22, 2024
- 20 million subscribers: August 22, 2024
- 25 million subscribers: August 22, 2024
- 30 million subscribers: August 23, 2024
- 35 million subscribers: August 23, 2024
- 40 million subscribers: August 24, 2024
- 45 million subscribers: August 25, 2024
- 50 million subscribers: August 28, 2024
- 51 million subscribers: August 28, 2024
- 52 million subscribers: August 29, 2024
- 53 million subscribers: August 30, 2024
- 54 million subscribers: August 31, 2024
- 55 million subscribers: September 1, 2024
- 56 million subscribers: September 3, 2024
- 57 million subscribers: September 4, 2024
- 58 million subscribers: September 6, 2024
- 59 million subscribers: September 8, 2024
- 60 million subscribers: September 11, 2024
- 61 million subscribers: September 13, 2024
- 62 million subscribers: September 17, 2024
- 63 million subscribers: September 25, 2024
- 64 million subscribers: October 5, 2024
- 65 million subscribers: October 16, 2024
- 66 million subscribers: November 2, 2024
- 67 million subscribers: November 17, 2024
- 68 million subscribers: November 22, 2024
- 69 million subscribers: November 23, 2024
- 70 million subscribers: November 30, 2024
- 71 million subscribers: December 2, 2024
Video view milestones[]
- 1 million views: August 22, 2024
- 5 million views: August 22, 2024
- 10 million views: August 22, 2024
- 50 million views: August 22, 2024
- 100 million views: August 22, 2024
- 200 million views: August 24, 2024
- 300 million views: August 28, 2024
- 400 million views: September 6, 2024
- 500 million views: September 23, 2024
- 600 million views: November 22, 2024
Trivia[]
- He has a rivalry with Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF.[5]
- He has three older siblings.[1]
- He has five Ballon d'Or awards, winning them in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.
- He has 2 international trophies, winning the UEFA EURO 2016 and the 2018/19 UEFA Nations League.
- He was named after the founder of Christianity Jesus Christ and actor and former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.[6]
- He is the top goalscorer of all time, scoring over 900 career goals.[7]
- He currently holds the record for the fast time to reach and gain 100,000, 1 million, 10 million and 50 million subscribers, clocking in at 22 minutes, 1 hour and 29 minutes, 12 hours and 7 days respectively.
- He also became the most subscribed channel from Portugal after passing Portuguese-Venezuelan YouTuber SirKazzio,[8] the first Portuguese channel to get 10 million subscribers,[9][10] and the most subscribed football-related channel on YouTube, after passing Belgian influencer Celine Dept.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Omuya, Kevin. "Cristiano Ronaldo's family: All the facts on CR7’s wife, children, parents and siblings", Sports Brief, April 12, 2023. Retrieved on 2024-08-25.
- ↑ Jacob, Mary K.. "Inside Cristiano Ronaldo’s $300K-a-month luxury home in Saudi Arabia", New York Post, February 17, 2023. Retrieved on 2024-08-25.
- ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo: How many children does he have & what are their names?", Goal, April 18, 2023. Retrieved on 2024-08-25.
- ↑ Baum, Robert. "Cristiano Ronaldo’s dating history, from the field to the spotlight", 433futbol, August 1, 2023. Retrieved on 2024-08-25.
- ↑ Starling, Mike. "Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi: all-time goals, career stats and awards", The Week, June 29, 2024. Retrieved on 2024-08-25.
- ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo Facts: 7 Fun Facts About Cristiano Ronaldo", Economic Times, February 13, 2023. Retrieved on 2024-08-25.
- ↑ Williams, Marc. "Top ten highest goalscorers of all time: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi the top two as legend Josef Bican is surpassed", Talksport, July 10, 2024. Retrieved on 2024-08-25.
- ↑ Top 100 YouTubers Channels in Portugal, Portuguese Republic.
- ↑ "Em menos de 24 horas, Cristiano Ronaldo já é o português com mais seguidores no YouTube", Marketeer, August 22, 2024. (in Portuguese)
- ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo the 'King' of Portuguese YouTube", The Portugal News, August 22, 2024.