Most followers on Twitter for an athlete

Most followers on Twitter for an athlete
Who
Cristiano Ronaldo
What
45,642,117 follower(s)
Where
Not Applicable ()
When

As of 23 August 2016, Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) was the most popular athlete on Twitter, with 45,642,117 followers.

His closest rival as of the same date was NBA legend LeBron James (@KingJames), who had 32,462,789 followers.