SUMMARY
- Pubity had a recent poll for selecting the most popular person title.
- By almost at the end of the poll it came down to Ronaldo and Messi.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed person on Instagram with 621 million followers. He is followed by Lionel Messi in second place with 499 million followers. So it wasn’t surprising when the duo met each other in the final of Pubity’s poll bracket to decide the most famous person in the world in 2024.
Cristiano Ronaldo beat Lionel Messi in a close fight to win the title of the most famous person in the world. The Portuguese superstar earned 438,708 votes whereas, Lionel Messi had 425,918 votes. The poll results generated some interesting reactions from fans of both athletes with American streamer, IShowSpeed taking the spotlight with his one-word comment.
IShowSpeed reacts to results of the Pubity’s poll
The American streamer is known for his die-hard passion for Cristiano Ronaldo. It was expected that the renowned streamer would comment on the results, and he didn’t disappoint with his one-word comment: “Easy.” Speed’s comment showed that the result was never in doubt from the start.
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The comment has already received more than 41,000 likes so far, which shows that other fans agree with Speed’s assessment of the result. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were drawn in the different sides of the bracket at the start. They were expected to meet in the final due to their popularity around the world due to their illustrious soccer careers.
Cristiano Ronaldo beat Michael Jordan, Vladimir Putin, and Lionel Messi for the title
Lionel Messi met British musician, Adele in the first round. The Argentine moved ahead and met Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the next round. The Rock was no match for Messi as he moved to the quarterfinals to face Taylor Swift. Many expected the American musician to fight the Inter Miami superstar, but the soccer superstar breezed past the Grammy winner with ease.
Messi met Hollywood actor, Morgan Freeman, in the semifinals. The American actor was also no match for the former FC Barcelona forward as he pushed to face Cristiano Ronaldo in the final. Ronaldo also faced some big names in his journey to the final.
Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi as the most famous person on the planet. pic.twitter.com/PNcsRP4wdU
— S7 (@Salikk_07) February 18, 2024
The Portuguese met NBA legend Michael Jordan in the first round in a tough matchup. He beat the six-time NBA champion to move to the next round. In the next round, he met Hollywood actor, Adam Sandler. The American actor was no match for the Al-Nassr star, who breezed past him into the next round.
In the quarterfinals, Ronaldo met the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. The odd matchup was no trouble for Ronaldo who moved into the semifinal with a matchup against Eminem, the American rapper. The former Grammy winner was no trouble for Ronaldo as he brushed past Eminem to meet Lionel Messi in the final.
The poll had some interesting matchups throughout the contest, but the final matchup was expected to be the incredible popularity of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The duo has represented the biggest sport in the world for the last 16 years, and it was no surprise that either one of them ended up as the most person on the planet.