Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football’s First Billionaire in 2026 —Inside His $1.4 Billion Empire
Cristiano Ronaldo grew up too poor for school fees in Funchal, Madeira.
In June 2025 he became football’s first billionaire. His 2026 net worth
is estimated at $1.2 to $1.4 billion by Forbes and Bloomberg — built from
a $235M annual Al Nassr salary with zero Saudi income tax, a lifetime Nike
deal worth over $1 billion, CR7 hotels across four continents, and 670
million Instagram followers. The complete story of how he built it.