Cristiano Ronaldo Overshadows Lionel Messi As Most Powerful Player

Cristiano Ronaldo is currently playing for Manchester United in the ongoing Premier League season. On the other hand, Lionel Messi is currently busy playing for Paris Saint Germain in the ongoing French League. Both these players have performed well throughout all these years for their respective fans.

Even, both of them have enjoyed a competitive rivalry both inside and outside of the field. Now, as per a recent survey, Ronaldo has surpassed Messi for being the most powerful player on Instagram. Instagram measurements have been taken from August 2021 to July 2022. Based on that, Nielsen’s tailor-made influencer metric helped to settle the final ranking.

Cristiano Ronaldo has approximately 480 million followers on Instagram compared to Messi’s approximately 360 million followers 

Speaking of the measurement, the Portuguese superstar has approximately 480 million followers on Instagram alone. Each post of his on this social media platform is worth an estimated value of around $3,585,218. Since his return to Man United, Ronaldo’s Instagram has swollen by around 47% in the past year. It was a huge occasion for him and the fans of Manchester United while making a comeback to that club after so many years.   

On the other hand, Lionel Messi is in the second spot with an approx. 360 million followers on Instagram. His account has enjoyed an impressive growth rate of 38% over the past 12 months. Messi’s each Instagram post carries a hefty brand value of $2,631,388. Meanwhile, Brazil’s Neymar is in the third spot with an approx. 178 million. His account increased a mere 13% while his every post carries a value of $1,152,495.

Speaking about the powerful breakthrough players on Instagram, players like Gavi (Barcelona), Raphinha (Barcelona), and Antony (Manchester United) have made the cut. Gavi’s Instagram page enjoyed a great growth of 5,165% in the past year. Along with him, Raphinha’s Instagram page enjoyed a great growth of 900% from the previous August. Meanwhile, Antony just made a summer move to Manchester United from Ajax. His Instagram following jump up around 211% in the past few months to roughly 4.9 million.