YouTube is the world’s biggest and the most renowned video-sharing platform, and Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly one of the most followed athletes. And as every other influencer and renowned personality joined YouTube, Ronaldo also joined the platform a few days ago, and shattered all records within minutes. Ronaldo’s YouTube Channel- ‘UR Cristiano’ was launched on August 12, and within the first 12 hours, the footballer received a diamond play button for crossing 10 million subscribers.
Not only this, but in the next two days, the Al-Nassr great surpassed clubs including Real Madrid, Manchester United, Leagues and even FIFA in terms of subscribers. The footballer had more than 49 million subscribers and was short of a few more to cross the 50 million mark at the time of writing.
The 39-year-old footballer is known as one of the richest athletes in the world and earns a whopping amount with several sources, including salary, sponsorships, social media, paid partnerships and more. The footballer has garnered more than 117 million views with the videos he has posted since launching the channel. As per the current standard cost of YouTube, which is around USD 6 per 1,000 views, he has earned millions from just views in the first six days of channel launch.
As per Marca, the footballer has earned more than $100 million including the potential sponsorship deals, which is more than even the most popular YouTubers.