Staff Writer
Cristiano Ronaldo, a player for Portugal, is now Instagram’s highest-paid celebrity.
According to Mail Online, the 38-year-old player now gets a remarkable £1.87 million for each sponsored post, as opposed to American socialite Kylie Jenner, 25, who makes £1.47 million for each post.
On his Instagram account, the former Real Madrid and Manchester United forward frequently endorses companies like sports website LiveScore, wellness company Therabody, and cryptocurrency exchange Binance.
On the social media network, he enjoys a stunning 597 million followers, while Kylie is right behind him with 397 million.
Cristiano has experienced tremendous development on Instagram in recent years; he earned almost £755,000 per sponsored post and was rated third on the 2019 Instagram Rich List.
In addition to working with labels like upscale French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier, Kylie has a wide range of brands, including Kylie Cosmetics and Kylie Swim.
Based on how much each user may charge for a single Instagram post, HopperHQ compiled the Instagram Rich List.
The business analyzes data on average engagement, frequency of posting, industry-specific factors, and follower count.
With £1.38 million per sponsored post, football player Lionel Messi is third on the most current 2022 Rich List.
Dwayne Johnson is in fifth position with £1.33 million, closely followed by Selena Gomez, who earns £1.35 million for each post.
Kim Kardashian, who makes £1.31 million each sponsored post, also made the top ten, while her sisters Khloe Kardashian and Kendall Jenner came in ninth and tenth, respectively.
With £1.3 million per post, Ariana Grande placed seventh on the list, just ahead of Kim, while Beyonce earns £1.08 million each post.
As the highest-paid athlete in the world, Cristiano was recognized by Forbes at the beginning of May. His yearly earnings are estimated to be in excess of £109 million this year.
In January of current year, Cristiano moved for £175 million to the Saudi Pro League, and the He returned to the top of Forbes’ athlete wealthy list for the first time since 2017 thanks to a lucrative transfer.
With an overall income of £109 million, the greatest amount ever earned by a football player, he also took the top spot on the list for the third time in total.
In line with Forbes’ assertion that “his two contracts for this season blend together” and “account for his brief unemployment,” an estimated £37 million of that revenue has come from on-field activities, while nearly twice that amount has come from off-field endorsements.
Only Roger Federer, Tiger Woods, and Conor McGregor, three other sportsmen in Forbes’ history, have earned more than £72 million off the field in a single year.
