Ronaldo, Messi, McGregor, Hamilton: World's 10 most influential sports stars named

Cristiano Ronaldo has had a remarkable career.

Ronaldo has established himself as one of the world’s greatest ever footballers over the past few decades.

He’s played for some of the world’s biggest clubs, including Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus.

The Portuguese superstar has had incredible success wherever he has gone and shattered record-after-record.

Now 37, Ronaldo continues to play at the highest level in England for United. Despite turning 38 next February, he is showing no signs of slowing down and could well play into his 40s.

Ronaldo is idolised by millions of people from around the globe. And a study has emerged which shows the extent of his fanbase.

Betting.com, using data from Ahrefs.com,have named the 10 most influential sports stars in the world at the moment based on how much they are searched on the internet per-month.

And Ronaldo finds himself first by a massive distance. View the world’s 10 most searched athletes below…

10. Conor McGregor (UFC) – 3.1 million searches per-month

9. Aaron Rodgers (NFL) – 3.7 million searches per-month

8. Max Verstappen (Formula 1) – 3.8 million searches per-month

7. Lewis Hamilton (Formula 1) – 3.9 million searches per-month

6. Tom Brady (NFL) – 4.3 million searches per-month

5. Lionel Messi (Football) – 4.5 million searches per-month

4. LeBron James (Basketball) – 5.3 million searches per-month

3. Neymar (Football) – 5.8 million searches per-month

2. Ryan Ramczyk (NFL) – 6.1 million searches per-month

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Football) – 11 million searches per-month

Cristiano Ronaldo is the biggest name in the world and in all of sports. pic.twitter.com/wfJBv2LdFb

Love him or loathe him, Ronaldo’s influence simply is unmatched.

The Manchester United star is well