Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo may not be as domineering on the field as before, but he is the undisputed king when it comes to social media - and Instagram in particular.
According to the BBC, the Manchester United forward will be the most influential footballer on Instagram among players participating at the World Cup 2022 in Qatar starting in November.
Ronaldo has a total of 481 million followers on the social media platform, the most for any individual in the world. Apart from that, he has 103.5m Twitter followers and 153m on Facebook.
That makes his reach in the online world worth its weight in gold. The report stated that Ronaldo averages more than $3.5 million in media value per post on Instagram, according to analysts Nielsen Gracenote.