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Currently, Cristiano Ronaldo has a market value of 20 billion euros, according to Transfermarkt.
On Instagram, the former Manchester United striker has 500 million followers.
Information from the British company Hopper HQ reveals that the Portuguese charges the amount of 1.6 million dollars for a post On Instagram.
On a new World Cup day, in Qatar, the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo broke a new record and, with it, he has managed to beat his nemesis, Lionel Messi, who debuted with a defeat against the Saudi Arabian National Team.
The name of Cristiano Ronaldo has not ceased to be news in the world of football, considered one of the most important players in the history of the sport itself.
However, what the so-called “CR7” generates off the pitch is, in many ways, superior to the echo that it manages to establish on the pitch, and we saw proof of this in the recent campaign of Louis Vuitton, the brand that brought together the Portuguese with his sports rival, Lionel Messi.,
Thanks to that post, Cristiano Ronaldo managed to reach 500 million followers on Instagram alone, establishing himself as the personality with the most followers on the social network owned by Meta.
For his part, Lionel Messi already has 376 million followers on said social network, a fact that happened only days after it was published. a photograph by Annie Leibovitz for an advertising campaign in which he appears playing chess with CR7 and which has quickly gone viral.
In this context, it should be noted that, according to figures from the British company Hopper HQ, Cristiano Ronaldo tops the Instagram Richlist 2021 list, the ranking that talks about the personalities who earn the most money for a post on Instagram. The Portuguese has placed himself at the top by charging the amount of 1.6 million dollars for uploading an image to his profile with a product of a certain brand.
Ronaldo beats Messi again and breaks a new record in Qatar
In times of the Soccer World Cup, of course, Cristiano Ronaldo could not be missing and today, finally, he has appeared on the field to face the Ghana National Team.
However, what happened on the field once again speaks of the importance of a player like the former Manchester United striker, especially on days when his image was not having a good effect in the digital section after the interview where he He said “betrayed” by the English club.
At the age of 37, Cristiano Ronaldo has become the only player to score in five World Cups: Germany 2006, South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014, Russia 2018 and now in Qatar 2022.
Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored in EVERY international tournament he has played in ??pic.twitter.com/bEsSl7YeHJ
— CristianoXtra (@CristianoXtra_) November 24, 2022
Without a doubt, football has proven to be a great generator of a good brand-consumer relationship and players like Lionel Messi himself and Cristiano Ronaldo are two clear examples of this. In fact, the Portuguese has a market value of 20 billion euros, according to Transfermarkt.
On the other hand, the Argentine, PSG striker, remains a very profitable brand with a value of 50 billion euros a lifetime contract with Adidas, through which he receives about 23 million euros per year.
The World Cup in Qatar is presumed to be the last to see Ronaldo and Messi, and for now it seems that the Portuguese is winning the race.