Cristiano Ronaldo beat the likes of Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Neymar and Ronaldinho. The 34-year-old earned a staggering £38million on the social media platform last year which doubled that of his long time rival Messi.
Cristiano Ronaldo named highest earning celebrity on Instagram
Cristiano Ronaldo has been crowned the biggest earner on Instagram - smashing his celebrity rivals across the world.
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A recent study shows that out of the major celebrities around paid to promote products on Instagram, Ronaldo has been the highest earner by far.
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A number of posts from last year was looked at by the authors of the study Buzz Bingo, and it proved that Ronaldo's 34 sponsored posts earned £38.2m making it £780,000 per post.
While Messi's 36 posts on the social media platform earned him £18.7m in total resulting to £518,000 in every posts made.
Reality TV star Kendall Jenner is the third with £12.7m at £489,000 per post while retired footballer David Beckaham is ranked fourth.
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