After launching his YouTube channel last month, Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly setting his sights on surpassing Jimmy Donaldson, better known as “Mr Beast,” as the most subscribed channel on the platform. During a media talk before Portugal’s Nations League match against Croatia, Ronaldo casually mentioned his goal: “Mr Beast on YouTube? In two years, let’s try to beat him.”
Ronaldo, who has already achieved numerous accolades throughout his illustrious football career, now appears eager to dominate the digital world. Mr Beast currently has around 313 million subscribers, while Ronaldo’s channel has 55.9 million. Despite the gap, Ronaldo is determined to challenge the YouTube titan.
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His YouTube channel, “UR · Cristiano,” gained 1.69 million subscribers within hours of its launch, earning him the gold Play Button just a day later. Ronaldo also set a new Guinness World Record as the fastest person to reach one million subscribers, achieving the milestone in just 47 minutes.
According to WikiTubia, a site that tracks YouTube records, Ronaldo’s channel hit 100,000 subscribers in 22 minutes, one million in 47 minutes, and 10 million in just over 11 hours.
Given Ronaldo’s massive following across various social media platforms, it will be intriguing to see if he can surpass Mr Beast’s subscriber count on YouTube.
