Ronaldo Launches YouTube Channel, Breaks Record for Subscriber Count

Portuguese forward for Al Nassr, Cristiano Ronaldo, launched his YouTube channel on August 21 and set a new platform record.

The footballer reached 1 million subscribers on his channel faster than anyone else, achieving the milestone in just an hour. The previous record was held by K-pop artist Jennie Kim, who garnered 1 million subscribers in 7 hours.

Ronaldo is a five-time Ballon d'Or winner.

In the past season, the 39-year-old Portuguese player appeared in 31 matches in the Saudi Pro League, scoring 35 goals and providing 11 assists.