The man who is ever making records both desired ones and non desired ones is back again. Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the most Powerful player on Instagram at the 2022 World Cup.
Despite having missed out on playing this season’s Champions League football , the 37 year old Portuguese international has something to smile about.Apparenlty, according to Nielsen Sports, a statistics company, Ronaldo is the most Powerful player on the social media platform – Instagram.
The Messi-Ronaldo comparison as per these statistics favour Ronaldo greatly. The latter has a staggering 480 million followers on Instagram as opposed to Messi’s 360 million followers.
As if not enough, these numbers are not just for fun but a great income area for these sportsmen. Ronaldo earns roughly £3.1m per post as opposed to Lionel Messi’s £2.3 per post.
France Named Most Popular Team
The world cup holders are at the moment holding the number one position for the most influential team on social media. They have 11.7 million followers as per their official page.
As a result, Brazil comes in the second position with 11.5 million followers.Portugal settles for the theirs spot with 10.4 million followers leaving England sitted in the fourth position with 8.5 million followers.
England and Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho is England’s most influential player .He has 8.9 million followers, an increase in 21% over the past year. He further boosts a 8% engagement rate on posts.
Top 10 most Powerful Players on Instagram at World Cup 2022
1. Cristiano Ronaldo – 480 million followers
2. Lionel Messi – 360 million followers