Cristiano Ronaldo and his fiancee Georgina Rodriguez have been ranked as the most influential couple in the world.
This research was conducted by KeyOpinionLeaders.
CRISTIANO RONALDO AND GEORGINA RODRÍGUEZ ARE THE MOST INFLUENTIAL COUPLE
They track influencers and social media trends and KeyOpinionLeaders have looked at the combined Twitter and Instagram followers for 125 celebrity couples to see who has the largest combined online influence.
Ronaldo and his model partner take the crown as the most influential celebrity couple, with a combined following of 646.8 million followers – nearly 175 million followers more than the second-place celebrity couple.
CRISTIANO RONALDO THE TALK OF THE TOWN
“With the 2022 World Cup underway and a recent decision to leave premier league club Manchester United, Ronaldo is perhaps one of the most talked about people in the world right now,” Influencer Officer at KeyOpinionLeaders Ana Codallo said.
“It makes sense that someone so widely recognised places top of the list, alongside partner Georgina Rodríguez, to be crowned as the most influential celebrity couple.
“For many celebrities in the spotlight, it can be difficult to escape the responsibility that comes with having such worldwide attention. In fact, we found that many celebrities choose not to have social media accounts at all, instead preferring to keep their dating life out of the public eye as much as possible.
“Other celebrities are more open with their followers about their relationships, particularly if they have long term partners or have been married for several years. Tagging one another’s social media accounts is a sure-fire way for celebrities to drive followers to a partner’s account and increase their online audience.”
WHO ARE THE REST
The second most influential couple were found to be internet personality Kylie Jenner and rapper and record producer Travis Scott, with a combined following of 471.9 million followers across their Twitter and Instagram accounts.
The couple, who first started dating back in April 2017, have two children together, Stormi who was born in 2018 and Wolf who was born in February earlier this year. The couple have since decided on a different name for Wolf, but they have not yet disclosed this to the public.
The couple are certainly not without their ups and downs, however, with Scott facing multiple accusations of cheating throughout their relationship, all of which he has profusely denied. Despite this, the pair appear to still be very much in love, having recently been spotted holding hands on a romantic beach holiday in Malibu earlier this month.
Taking the third spot is pop singer Justin Bieber and model Hailey Bieber, who have a grand total of 428.4 million followers across their socials.
The couple were first introduced to one another back in 2009 by Hailey’s father Stephen Baldwin, but it wasn’t until 2015 that the pair became romantically involved. The two remained friends for a few years, before rekindling their romance in June 2018. By October of the same year, they confirmed they were married, and that Hailey would be adopting the iconic Bieber surname.
LIONEL MESSI ALSO RANKS
In fourth place is Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi and spouse Antonela Roccuzzo who have a combined 398.8 million followers in total. The pair’s online following is predominantly fuelled by Messi’s enormous number of Instagram followers, as neither one of the couple having an active Twitter account. Roccuzzo contributes a healthy 20.8 million Instagram followers of her own to the couple’s overall total.
Rounding off the top five is Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and partner Lauren Hashian, with a combined following of 367.1 million followers. Famous for his hulking physique and legendary cheat days, ‘The Rock’ understandably makes up the bulk of the total followers, however, Lauren contributes a respectable 1.2 million Instagram followers of her own to the couple’s overall total.
