Cristiano Ronaldo is the most famous footballer in the world. His social media presence has transcended sports, and he has become a public figure. Ronaldo might not just be the most famous sportsman in the world, but the most famous person in the world. Ronaldo is the most followed person on Instagram. He has 618 Million followers on Instagram alone. With such a large global presence and having played for some of the biggest football clubs in the world, it is not surprising that Cristiano Ronaldo is valued somewhere around $500 Million.
The Portuguese star has made most of his money through various lucrative contracts across his career. He has played for some of the biggest football clubs in the world like Real Madrid and Manchester United. Ronaldo’s latest club Al-Nassr, however, has helped him boost his net worth even further.
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Ronaldo’s current contract at Al-Nassr is one of the biggest player contracts in history. Ronaldo’s contract with the Saudi Pro League club makes him approximately $215 Million a year. Ronaldo was previously making around $27 Million a year at Manchester United and $34 Million a year at Juventus. To go from these figures to $215 Million a year is a huge jump and will push Ronaldo’s net worth even further.
Here’s Cristiano Ronaldo with Al Nassr shirt after contract signed until June 2025 🚨🇵🇹🇸🇦 #Ronaldo
▫️ Agreement valid for two years and half;
▫️ Total salary will be close to €200m per year, but this includes commercial deal.
It’s the biggest salary ever in football. pic.twitter.com/ZnOg8lY6Wb
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 30, 2022
While Ronaldo is no longer playing in European Leagues, his influence has helped lift the Saudi Pro League to new levels. Ronaldo became the face of Saudi Pro League when he joined Al-Nassr. Following his transfer, many big-name players decided to follow suit and move to the Saudi Pro League. The league now boasts big name footballers like Neymar Jr, Sadio Mane, Karim Benzema, Riyad Mahrez, and many more. Saudi Pro League has profited massively since signing Cristiano Ronaldo and it just goes to show what kind of influence Ronaldo has on both the footballing world as well as the people around the world.
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Ronaldo’s most significant sponsorship deal is with Nike. Nike is one of the biggest shoe companies in the world. Nike gambled on Cristiano Ronaldo in 2003 when he first joined Manchester United. Ronaldo was still just a young upcoming talent then, but Nike decided to sign him. This was probably one of the best decisions the company has ever made. In the coming years Cristiano Ronaldo developed into a global superstar.
Due to his meteoric rise and global presence, Nike offered Cristiano Ronaldo a lifetime deal in 2016. This made Cristiano Ronaldo just the third athlete to have ever gotten a lifetime deal with Nike. Nike has lifetime deals with Lebron James and Michael Jordan as well, but Cristiano Ronaldo’s deal with Nike is worth the most. Cristiano Ronaldo was reportedly offered $1 Billion to sign a lifetime deal with the company.
Cristiano Ronaldo also has multiple businesses set up which act as another revenue stream for the Portuguese star. Ronaldo started an underwear company called ‘CR7’. The idea was such a hit that the ‘CR7’ brand expanded into perfumes, clothing, leisure, and other products. Cristiano also owns hotels called the ‘Pestana CR7’ across the globe.
Feeling the scent of a perfume that refreshes your mind.
#CR7 #PLAYFECTIONISM #CR7FRAGRANCES #FRAGRANCES #CR7ORIGINS pic.twitter.com/7sQZVVyY14— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) April 15, 2023
Cristiano Ronaldo is known for his fitness and therefore it was only natural that he opened gyms all around the world. Ronaldo opened his first gym called ‘CR7 Fitness’ in Madrid. He has since opened many such gyms in different countries. Apart from this, his social media helps him bring in money too. As of January 2024, Ronaldo has 618 Million followers on Instagram alone.
Due to his mass following across social media, he gets paid ridiculous amounts for sponsored posts. The footballer also gets approximately $3.23 Million per Instagram post. These different revenue streams along with his lucrative professional contracts has helped Cristiano Ronaldo reach a net worth of approximately $500 Million.
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Guransh Machra is a sportswriter at Gutshot Magazine. He covers football news from local leagues like the Indian Super League as well as international leagues like the Premier League. He follows various sports like Football, Cricket, Formula 1, and Tennis. Apart from sports, Guransh is also enthusiastic about reading and gaming.
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