Ronaldo's new YouTube channel continues to break multiple records

After more than 30 hours on YouTube, UR · Cristiano reached 30.5 million subs, an average of one million per hour, a number no other content creator has achieved before.

According to WikiTubia, a site specializing in YouTube records, the launch of the UR · Cristiano is stirring up the platform with a series of records. This is the YouTube channel that reached 100,000 subscribers fastest - in 22 minutes; one million subscribers fastest - in 47 minutes, and 10 million subscribers in 11 hours and 31 minutes. The channel that reached 10 million subscribers fastest before Ronaldo was Hamster Kombat after 7 days.

UR · Cristiano also attracted the most subscribers in an hour with 1.27 million and in one day with 21 million.

At the current rate, Ronaldo's channel could break the record for the largest number of subscribers in half a year and a year, currently held by MrBeast with 69.3 million and 99.6 million. According to TubeFilter, UR · Cristiano is likely to soon surpass MrBeast, the top YouTube account with 311 million subs.

Variety said that Ronaldo channel's strong growth was based on many factors. He is currently the most popular player on social networks with more than 900 million followers, including Instagram (633 million), Facebook (170 million) and X (112 million).

"If Ronaldo were to convert just half of these to YouTube, he would take the lead and maintain his position," the newspaper wrote.

According to Sportico, Ronaldo's launch of a YouTube channel is "right on time". His rival Lionel Messi created a channel in 2011 but currently has only about 2.5 million followers. Nearly 20 videos on UR · Cristiano received millions of views thanks to Ronaldo being the host.