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.