Messi has more Guinness Records than Ronaldo

Among footballers, Messi and Ronaldo dominate in the number of world records, with a total of 81 titles recognized by Guinness. In addition, no player has reached 10 records. Striker Robert Lewandowski is third with nine records, followed by Kylian Mbappe five and Neymar four.

Messi's most recent records were recorded by Guinness as "The player who played the most matches in the World Cup" with 26 matches, and "The player with the most goals in the World Cup as a captain", with seven goals. These two records were both created after the World Cup final on December 18, 2022, when Messi scored a brace to help Argentina win.

Also at the 2022 World Cup, Messi was also recognized by Guinness as the first player to create a goal in five World Cups. This record was created after he passed to Enzo Fernandez to score against Mexico at Lusail Stadium on November 26, 2022.

Ronaldo's most recent record was recognized by Guinness as "The most followed person on Instagram", with more than 565 million followers as of March 24, 2023. He also received another record on this day, as "Most Followed Man on Instagram". Currently, the number of accounts following Ronaldo on this social network has reached more than 598 million.

Guinness World Records (GWR) is a record-keeping organization, established in 1955 in England. GWR's data is recording more than 40,000 records. The person with the most titles from Guinness is American citizen Ashrita Furman, who has set more than 600 records, and currently holds more than 200 records.

Ronaldo once posted a Guinness record on his personal page, when he surpassed Ali Daei to become the male player with the most goals for a national team. He has scored 123 goals in 200 games for Portugal.