The Portuguese was named the best player on the planet in 2017 after receiving 946 points from the select group of international journalists who choose the winner of football's most sought-after individual accolade.
That level of backing almost saw Ronaldo beat Messi's tally of 670 by a third, despite the Argentine having outperformed his rival statistically this year.
PSG star Neymar came third in the vote, with 361 points, meaning that Ronaldo was just 61 points away from claiming the same amount of votes as Messi and Neymar and Messi combined (1031).
There can be no complaints from Ronaldo's many detractors given the overwhelming majority that the star claimed.
Ronaldo may now be 32, but he's showing no signs of loosening his grip on the throne of world football any time soon.