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Cristiano Ronaldo launched his YouTube channel on Wednesday, with millions of subscribers signing up within hours.
The Portugal international uploaded 19 videos on his โUR Cristianoโ channel that features content of himself and his family.
โThe wait is over. My @YouTube channel is finally here! SIUUUbscribe and join me on this new journey,โ Ronaldo posted on Instagram.
It was an immediate hit. Within 90 minutes, the Al Nassr forward had broken the world record by becoming the fastest channel to hit 1 million subscribers. He now has 20 million and counting.
Ronaldo, 39, posted a video on Instagram showing his children a gold โplay buttonโ plaque that was given to him from YouTube for surpassing 1 million subscribers.
He wrote: โA present for my family 
Thank you to all the SIUUUbscribers!โ
While Ronaldo quickly surpassed eight-time Ballon dโOr winner and Argentina captain Lionel Messiโs subscriber count of 2.31 million, he still has a long way to reach Mr. Beast, the top-subscribed YouTuber with 331 million.
Itโs not the first the former Real Madrid and Manchester United start has set records on social media.
Ronaldo has 170 million followers on Facebook, 112.6 million on X and a whopping 636 million on Instagram.
ABC NEWS