Video: Cristiano Ronaldo Celebrates Breaking YouTube Record with His Channel Launch
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated the historic debut of his YouTube channel on Wednesday.
The legendary soccer star released a video unveiling a golden "play button," which is given to channels for surpassing one million subscribers, in front of his children.
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The channel was an immediate success, hitting one million subscribers within 90 minutes of launching and becoming the fastest channel to ever achieve the milestone, per ESPN's Adriana Garcia.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner posted 19 videos to the account, which has now racked up 21.6 million YouTube subscribers.
Ronaldo is no stranger to breaking social media records, as his 636 million Instagram followers are the most among any account on the platform. He also boasts 170 million followers on Facebook and 112.6 million more on X (h/t Garcia).
The 39-year-old forward is coming off a historic season on the field with Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League. Ronaldo recorded 35 goals, representing a new single-season scoring record for the league.
He should also be receiving some more hardware for his YouTube accomplishments, as the former Real Madrid star's account is already eligible for the diamond play button by surpassing 10 million subscribers.
