Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed $1billion in career earnings and as of October 2022 has a net worth of $500 million, according to news reports.
The player, who began his professional career aged 17 for Sporting Lisbon in 2003, has since enjoyed successful stints at Real Madrid, Juventus, and Manchester United, as well as playing as Portugal‘s captain.
Not only is he one of the greatest soccer players of all time, but he is also one of the richest.
Since moving back to Man Utd, the 36-year-old is reportedly on a £480,000-a-week ($643,668) contract, which takes his annual earnings up to £25 million ($33.5 million), according to a report in the UK’s The Mirror.
Five Ballon d’Or has helped to boost his value and due to his footballing achievements, it has benefited him in extra money making outside of the game, as plenty of brands has wanted him as the face of their products.
366m followers on Instagram, 95.4m on Twitter
And having 95.4 million followers on Twitter and a phenomenal 366 million followers on Instagram has no doubt boosted his advertising opportunities.
In the past, the Portugal national team captain has also represented Altice, Herbalife, DAZN, MTG, Clear Shampoo, Abbott, and Unilever which has bolstered his annual earnings by an extra $45million (£33.2m).
Ronaldo is also the ambassador for Japanese tech company ‘SIXPAD’, which is worth £1.8billion (£1.3m), and the popular app LiveScore.
With his impressive athletic physique, even as he approaches the latter stages of his career, as well as his attractive looks, he has been able to sign contracts with these brands in order to market himself further and dominate the scene outside of football.
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