Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo breaks new YouTube channel record
Al Jazeera
The Portuguese footballer’s launch broke the world record for fastest YouTube channel to hit one million subscribers.
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo has launched his YouTube channel, and more than a million subscribers signed up within the first 90 minutes.
The 39-year-old, five-time Ballon d’Or winner plays for the Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr and has represented Portugal in international tournaments for more than two decades.
“The wait is over. My @YouTube channel is finally here! SIUUUbscribe and join me on this new journey,” Ronaldo posted on Wednesday on his social media accounts.
A couple of hours after posting his first video, 1.69 million subscribers had joined the newly launched digital channel.
Ronaldo has 112.5 million followers on the X platform, 170 million on Facebook and 636 million on Instagram.
