Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed 600 million Instagram followers, becoming the first person to do so on the social network operated by Meta Platforms.
Ronaldo is among the most popular individuals on social media.The Portuguese superstar surpassed 600 million Instagram followers in less than a year after reaching 500 million in November 2022.
In terms of social media, Ronaldo is prevailing over Messi.Messi has 482 million Instagram followers, the second highest on the platform, while Selena Gomez has 427 million.
Ronaldo hopes to inspire Al Nassr to win the silver trophy for the Saudi Pro League when the competition begins on August 14.CR7 aimed to win the Arab Club Championship on August 12 at 22:00 when Al Nassr faced Al Hilal in the final.
Having joined Al Nassr in January and enjoying an annual income of 200 million euros, CR7 is close to winning his first championship with this Saudi Arabian club.
In the semi-finals of the Arab Club Cup, Al Nassr defeated Al Shorta on August 10 thanks to Ronaldo’s continued impressive scoring record.
Since scoring against Union Monastirienne (Tunisia) in the Arab Club Cup group stage, Ronaldo has scored against Zamalek (Egypt), Raja Casablanca (Morocco), and Al Shorta (Syria).
In the game against Al Shorta, the Portuguese superstar played with great vigor and scored the only goal (from the penalty spot) to help Al Nassr win 1-0 and advance to the championship match.In addition to Ronaldo, Al Nassr fielded a number of notable players in this match, including Sadio Mane, Alex Telles, Brozovic, Fofana, and Talisca.
Messi, Ronaldo’s former rival, scored consecutive goals for Inter Miami.After four matches with David Beckham’s club, the 2022 World Cup winner has scored seven goals and assisted on one.
Messi’s two-goal performance against FC Dallas on August 6 enabled him to surpass Ronaldo in the number of consecutive seasons he has scored at least 20 goals in all competitions.
Messi scores 21 goals in 29 games in 2023, in addition to eight assists.This is the seventeenth consecutive year in which Messi has scored more than 20 goals, surpassing Ronaldo to set a new record.
From 2006 to 2021, Ronaldo scored over 20 goals in 16 consecutive seasons. However, this record ended in 2022, when CR7 scored only 16 goals in 46 matches.
Ronaldo has more social media followers than Messi, but Messi holds one more Guinness World Record than Ronaldo.
Guinness reported recently that Messi holds 42 world records, one more than Ronaldo.
Guinness recognizes a total of 81 world records held by Messi and Ronaldo in the sport of football.Nobody has ever broken ten Guinness World Records.Robert Lewandowski is third in records with nine, followed by Kylian Mbappe (5) and Neymar (4).
Guinness has recorded Messi’s most recent records as the Player who played the most World Cup matches with 26 and the Player with the most World Cup goals as a captain with 7.Both of these records were set in the 2022 World Cup final, when Messi scored twice to help Argentina tie 3-3 and then win 4-2 on penalties.
Messi was also recognized by Guinness as the first player to create a goal in all five World Cups during the 2022 tournament.This record was established on November 26, 2022, when Messi assisted Enzo Fernandez’s goal against Mexico at Lusail Stadium.
Guinness has recognized Ronaldo as the Most Followed Person on Instagram as of March 24, 2023, with more than 565 million followers.CR7 also set a new record today as Instagram’s Most Followed Man.Currently, there are over 598 million Instagram accounts that follow Ronaldo.
Ronaldo once posted a Guinness record on his personal social media account after he surpassed Ali Daei as the male player with the most national team goals.CR7 has scored 123 goals in 200 games for Portugal to date.
Guinness World Records was founded in England in 1955 as a record-keeping organization.The Guinness World Records database contains over 40,000 titles.Ashrita Furman (United States) holds the most Guinness World Records, with over 600 titles, and still holds over 200 records.
