Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has never shied away from calling himself the best in world football, often placing himself ahead of his long-time rival, Lionel Messi. Now, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner has made an even bolder claim — declaring himself more famous than American President Donald Trump.
Ronaldo Claims the Throne of Global Fame
In a recent, wide-ranging interview with British journalist Piers Morgan, Ronaldo spoke candidly about his career, fame, and personal life. During the conversation, he confidently asserted that no one in the world is more famous than him.
Recalling a past event where Trump was gifted a Portugal national team jersey signed by Cristiano during the G7 Summit in Canada, Morgan suggested that Ronaldo and Trump were among the two most recognizable figures in the world. However, Ronaldo immediately disagreed.
“𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒔, 𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝑫𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒅 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒎𝒑? 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔,” 𝑹𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒅𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆.
But when Morgan pushed for a straight answer, the 40-year-old forward didn’t hesitate to back himself.
“𝑴𝒆,” 𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚. “𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 — 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒎𝒆.”
The Numbers Back Ronaldo’s Claim
Ronaldo’s global fame is indeed staggering. He remains the most-followed person on Instagram, boasting over 650 million followers. Beyond that, he has an enormous fanbase across all social platforms, and even his recently launched YouTube channel attracted millions of subscribers within days.
His influence extends far beyond football — into fashion, fitness, and philanthropy — making him one of the most recognizable faces on the planet.
As Cristiano put it, his fame reaches corners of the world where even political figures like Trump might not be as well known. Whether it’s his on-field brilliance, charisma, or global brand power, CR7 continues to reign as one of the world’s most iconic figures.
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