On his 37th birthday, Cristiano Ronaldo is the first person to reach 400 million followers on Instagram – the income from each post makes many people dare not dream

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first person to reach 400 million followers on Instagram. The number of followers of the Manchester United superstar on Instagram has almost doubled since September 2021, when he reached 237 million followers.

Although he only follows about 500 people, each post of Ronaldo receives an average of 10 million likes.

The star Kylie Jenner is the second most followed person on Instagram in the world with 308 million followers, followed by Ronaldo’s “great rival” – Lionel Messi with 306 million followers.

When Ronaldo reached 200 million followers, The Sun published a report indicating that a quarter of the superstar’s followers were fake. They pointed out that 18.7% of Ronaldo’s account followers are “suspicious” while another 6.4% are virtual accounts (mass followers). HypeAuditor, a site specializing in celebrity analysis on Instagram and YouTube, describes mass followers as accounts that use automated tools to follow/unfollow someone. These accounts cannot see the posts of the celebrities they follow.

Meanwhile, the “suspicious” account clearly refers to the Instagram bot as well as automatic like and comment services – purchased directly by the account owner.

There is no clear basis to verify this, but with 400 million followers, Ronaldo’s “power” on Instagram is indisputable. The Portuguese superstar can rake in £780,000 per post, according to HopperHQ.

Speaking on Instagram on the occasion of his 37th birthday (February 5), Ronaldo said: “Life is a roller coaster ride. Hard work, high speed, urgent goals, constant communication. But in the end, it all comes down to family, love, honesty, friendship, values ​​that make it all. Thank you for all the congratulations. 37 years old and many more to come. more milestones”.