Ronaldo breaks another record with YouTube launch

Cristiano Ronaldo has officially launched his new YouTube channel, UR.  

Described as an opportunity to ‘engage further with his global fanbase’, the former Manchester United forward is set to share content on football, family, wellness, nutrition, preparation, recovery, education, and business as well as chat with guests.

The new channel launched on Wednesday and in less than 90 minutes it had surpassed 1m followers, breaking the world record for most subscribers gained in one hour. Within four hours, his new page had reached more than 4m subscribers.

Ronaldo said, “I am very happy to make this project come to life. It has been in my mind for a long time but finally we have the opportunity to make it real. I have always enjoyed having such a strong relationship with fans on social media and my YouTube channel will give me an even bigger platform to do so and they will learn more about me, my family, and my views on many different subjects. I am also looking forward to sharing conversations with guests that will no doubt surprise people!”