Most followers on X (formerly Twitter) for an athlete
- Who
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- What
- 45,642,117 follower(s)
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 23 August 2016
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.