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  • Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the richest athletes in the world.

  • The Real Madrid soccer player is worth more than 450 million dollars.

  • Here's a look at how Christiano Ronaldo built his multi-million dollar empire.

  • Ronaldo sign with Manchester United the massive English Football Club at 18 years old

  • Ronaldo took the soccer world by storm soon after that with 654 career goals on the books.

  • He became one of the most recognizable faces in all of the sports.

  • His work on the field is valued so much that his legs are insured for 144 million dollars.

  • And as of June of 2018, the soccer star has already made an estimated 108 million dollars.

  • 61 million came from his salary bonuses and winnings.

  • And his endorsement deals brought in an additional 47 million dollars.

  • Ronaldo may not be the highest-paid player in soccer.

  • But what separates him from other soccer players is how he leverages his brand on social media.

  • Ronaldo is a prolific user of social media and has the biggest social media following of any athlete.

  • He outranked Messi and Neymar by tens of millions of followers across Facebook Instagram and Twitter

  • According to the sponsorship analytics firm Hook It, Ronaldo has a total following of about 323.4 million followers across these platforms

  • He has about 142.2 million more followers than Messi.

  • And about 129.2 million more followers than Neymar.

  • On Instagram, he is the third largest following on the planet with 129 million followers

  • That's why his sponsors pay a hefty sum for just a single sponsored post on his social media pages.

  • Ronaldo has more than 2.3 million social media interactions per post which generated 1.8 million dollars in value

  • for brands like Nike, for each of their sponsored posts

  • That captured as a promoted post for Nike and then we put a dollar value on how much that post is for, based on how many people engage with it.

  • So how many people like it, comment on it, share it on YouTube, and how many people views videos

  • When all that makes close to $400,000 on each of his sponsored posts on Instagram in 2018.

  • Global brands also want to make him the face of their companies

  • His endorsements range from watch companies to cable providers.

  •  He even backs an Egyptian steel company

  • Ronaldo has something that no other rival soccer player has-a lifetime contract with Nike.

  • has worth an estimated 1 billion dollars.

  • That deal was made back in 2016.

  • And has the potential to go on for decades after he's retired from soccer.

  • Michael Jordan has a similar deal with Nike that has paid him every year since retiring back in 2003.

  • So what does Ronaldo like to spend his money on?

  • He invests a lot of his money into his own businesses.

  • Ronaldo owns a luxury underwear line, footwear, blankets,

  • a fragrance linemobile apps and creative agencyrestaurants and even hotels.

  • Back in 2015, Ronaldo invested 40 million dollars in Pestana  hotel group.

  • Ronaldo's lifestyles larger than life.

  • From expensive clothes to lavish residences

  • He lives in the 7.1 million dollar villa in Spain and an 18.5 million dollar apartment in Trump Tower in New York City.

  • The soccer star also owns a bunch of expensive cars.

  • From Lamborghinis to Ferraris

  • but most recently Ronaldo drives a custom Bugatti Chiron with his custom CR7 logo.

  • That's worth about three million dollars.

  • He even owns a private jet which costs an estimated 17 million dollars.

  • That jet also has a CR7 logo branded on the side of it.

  • Even though he just paid a 21.7 million dollar fine over tax fraud to avoid jail time in Spain.

  • His soccer legacy and his money-making empire is set to continue beyond his retirement.

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Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the richest athletes in the world.

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