Cristiano Ronaldo sets sights on surpassing MrBeast on YouTube

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has set an ambitious goal to surpass MrBeast in the future.

"MrBeast? In two years, I will surpass that guy, just wait and see," Ronaldo declared during a press conference with the Portuguese national team.

Just two weeks after officially joining YouTube, Ronaldo's channel, "UR Cristiano," has already attracted 55.7 million subscribers. While this is still far behind MrBeast's world-leading 312 million subscribers, Ronaldo has a solid foundation to catch up. He currently boasts 676 million followers on Instagram, the largest following in the world.

Ronaldo’s immense popularity as

has already led him to break a Guinness World Record. In the first week of launching his YouTube channel, "UR Cristiano" became the most-subscribed channel in the platform's history within the first 24 hours, attracting 19,729,827 subscribers.