DOHA — Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo on Monday became the first person to reach 500 million followers on Instagram.
As of November, Ronaldo, 37, had 500 million followers on Instagram. His nearest opponent, Argentine superstar Lionel Messi had 376 million followers on the social media platform.
Both players have more followers than worldwide-famed celebrities such as media personality and model Kylie Jenner, musician Selena Gomez, and actor and professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson, also known as "the Rock."
