Cristiano Ronaldo will turn 40 next Wednesday, being the best paid athlete in the world, according to Forbes ranking, generating 239.25 million euros, both inside and outside the field, with an investment portfolio of the most diverse. Of that amount, 57.7 million euros come from their extra -sports businesses, which offer a very diversified picture.
And, according to its value in the football market, it has been descending over the years, the Funchal player (Madeira, Portugal) has increased its business involvement in other sectors.
With 19 years he entered Manchester United with a transfer of 19 million euros, which quadrupled after his landing at Real Madrid, with 24 years, for 94 million, according to Transfermarkt. And Real Madrid sold Cristiano, with 33 years, for 117 million euros to Juventus.
From there, its value was gradually descending with a new journey through Manchester United until they were in the Saudi Al-Nassr, where, currently, it is 12 million euros. Even so, it holds the title of being the most valuable player.
Your business, a gold mine
In parallel, Christian, born in 1985, has been getting more and more into the business world through its companies CR7 SA and CR7 Lifestyle, with which it channels all its investments.
Thus, it has participations in the Ursu water brand; an application of the healthy life mobile, Erakulis; Athlete recovery products, Avathletes; a CR7UNDERWEAR PEOPLE LINE AND ANOTHER OF PERFUMES CR7 FRAGANCES; And even shoes, CR7 Footwear.
El Chiringuito ‘, presented by Josep Pedrerol, has offered an advance of Edu Aguirre’s interview with Cristiano Ronaldo in’ The friends of Edu ‘, which will be broadcast on Monday, February 3.
It also has collaborations with Nike, Binance, Zujugp or Whoop, as well as the American company Crunch, with which it has opened gyms in different parts of Portugal and Spain, such as Aveiro, Badajoz, Gandía, Jaén, Matosinhos, Padrão, Rivas or Valencia . Cristiano also has a watches brand, the Epic X CR7, along with American watchmakers Jacob & Co.
But, there is even more, since the player is co -founder of the group of Capillary Grafts Clinics Inspartaa, with presence in Spain, Portugal, Oman and Italy, and one of whose clients was the mother of the Portuguese star, Dolores Aveiro, who took advantage of To fill your eyebrows.
It also has participation in the Hotelo Pestana group, which has resulted in the CR7 Lifestyle Hotels line, a collaboration initiated in December 2015 with the creation of a ‘Joint-Venture’ for 75 million euros, which currently has establishments in Funchal, Lisbon, Madrid, New York and Marrakech.
In addition, the player announced in 2023 his entrance to Cofina Media, which went on to be called Medialivre, thus entering the media sector, since the group owns Portuguese headwaters such as El Correio da Manhã, Record, wing of Denoccios, Saturday, TV guide, flash or maximum. Through this investment, Cristiano also controls a part of the Newsnow Channel.
Some of its latest investments have been in the Crystal, Glass and Porcelain sector, where Cristiano has acquired 10 % Vista Alegre, with a view to adding 30 % of the subsidiary of the Portuguese firm in Spain; and of the paddle, where he has bought 100% of the actions of Lisbon Racket Center.
The one who makes more money on Instagram
With 640 million followers on Instagram and more than 114.5 million in X, Cristian Your fans.
According to the Hopperhq media and networks analysis, Cristiano is the figure that makes the most money with Instagram, generating 3.4 million dollars (almost 3.3 million euros) for each post, followed by Leo Messi, with 2 , 7 million dollars (2.6 million euros) per publication, and the American Selena Gomez, with 2.6 million dollars (2.5 million euros).
Despite all these businesses, football remains its main professional activity, with a Christian in excellent physical form, which has not yet given signs of wanting to retire, although the future as an entrepreneur has it, of course, assured.