In February, Cristiano Ronaldo became the first person to hit 400 million followers on Instagram. Now the Manchester United and Portuguese football star has become the first to attain 500 million followers making him one of the most digitally influential persons on the planet.
PSG and Argentine football ace, Lionel follows with 376 million followers.
The pair recently collaborated on a photoshoot taken by Annie Leibovitz. The picture sent the internet into a frenzy becoming the second most-liked picture on Instagram.
The 38-year-old Ronaldo is currently in Qatar for the FIFA World Cup, a tournament he has graced 5 times.
A few days before the world cup, Ronaldo took over Times Square with an unveiling of a life-like waxwork figure of his greeted by the man himself in a short video displayed across the square.
The player is currently caught in a controversy with his club Manchester United after his fierce criticism of the football club’s management in an interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV.
