Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first celeb to touch 500m followers on social media

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo continues to set records on and off the pitch as he reached 500 million followers on social media.

He became the first celebrity to reach the milestone figure across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The Juventus star has 124 million on Facebook, 91 million on Twitter and 262 million followers on Instagram. According to British tabloid, The Sun, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner exceeds a million fans on YouTube despite him not using the account for four years.

Social media is more than just a good source of income for the star footballer. The same newspaper reported last year that he earns more money through social media than what he does while playing for Juventus.