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The reigning world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo is now the most popular figure in the world on Facebook. The Portuguese superstar has surpassed singer (and wife of Barcelona’s Gerard Pique) Shakira to take the number one spot.

Ronaldo now has more than 107million likes and as it stands is around 5,000 clear of the Hips Don’t Lie songstress.

TOP 10 ATHLETES ON FACEBOOK

Position	Athlete	Number of likes
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	107m
2	Lionel Messi	78m
3	David Beckham	52m
4	Neymar	52m
5	Kaka	33m
6	Ronaldinho	31m
7	Mesut Ozil	28m
8	Michael Jordan	28m
9	Andres Iniesta	24m
10	Kobe Bryant	21m

Real Madrid - Ronaldo’s own club - limp in at 11th with 83million likes, one place behind perennial rivals Barcelona.

No athlete in the world comes close to Ronaldo, with Lionel Messi the next most popular sportsman down in 13th place. His total of 78million falls well behind the Real Madrid marksman.

It’s not only on Facebook where Ronaldo dominates. He’s also the number one followed athlete on Twitter. His total of more than 34million followers puts him over a million clear of his nearest competitor who is, surprisingly, one Ricardo Kaka.