After Ronaldo’s social media billion: These are the most popular sports stars

The Portuguese superstar is the first athlete to have a billion followers on social media. There are some surprising names in the top spots.

By Kristof Paksanszki

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo broke the barrier of combined 100,000 euros last Friday, according to its own information. one billion followers in social networks.

“We have made history,” the 39-year-old Portuguese posted on his channels. “This is more than a number – it is proof of our shared passion, our drive and our love for this sport and beyond. This makes the striker from the Saudi football club Al Nassr the athlete with the most followers on social media worldwide and number one in this area too.

Now the question is: Who will follow Ronaldo and could also break the one billion mark in a few years? Here is a list of the most followed sportsmen and sportswomen on social networks.

Surprising number one

For women, the battle for the number one spot is a head-to-head race between two tennis players.

Austria’s most popular athlete in social networks is the Real Madrid legionnaire David Alaba.

33.6 million fans follow the currently injured central defender, with the most followers (15.3 million) on Instagram. Austria’s superstar will have to work a little harder to catch up with Cristiano Ronaldo.