Do you want to make a million dollar off a single Instagram post? Try and make yourself a popular celebrity. A single post from a top Instagram celebrity can set someone up for a comfortable life without ever working.
If you think that’s a joke, then read below to see the top 10 highest paid celebrities on Instagram and their estimated income per post.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
If Cristiano Ronaldo picks up a sports brand, that brand is up set for the next five years. That’s how influential a post from the five time Ballon d’Or winner can be. CR7 is the most-followed celebrity on Instagram with over than 315 million fans.
The 36-year-old Juventus star can command $1.6 million per Instagram post. He’s estimated to make over $40m annually from Instagram, which is more than what he earns as a footballer in the Italian Serie A.
2. Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne The Rock Johnson could have been the highest earner on Instagram if not for Cristiano Ronaldo’s influence. He was at the top of 2020’s highest paid Instagram Celebrities per post.
Famous for his wrestling career on WWE and for his iconic acting career in action movies, Johnson has a diverse audience that will listen to his fitness brand advice. This guy can even promote water and he’ll do it for an average of $500k per post.
His income per post is currently estimated to be $1.52m.
3. Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande is the most followed woman on Instagram with over 252 million followers. The singer broke a powerful record by becoming the celebrity with the most-liked photo on Instagram. She was the second highest earning Instagram Celebrity in 2019 charging over $391k to nearly a million per post.
Now her salary has risen up to be an average of $1.51m dollars per post.
4. Kylie Jenner
Kylie jenner is one of the most influential names in the beauty industry. The world’s youngest self-made billionaire can breathe life into any product she touches. She usually endorses high-end luxury fashion and beauty brands like Calvin Klein, Adidas, Bondi Sands and Timmy Blends. Her price is over a million dollars.
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When Kylie is not making billions off her Kylie cosmetics beauty brand, she’s earning over 30 million dollars per year from instagram profits alone.
Kylie Jenner is paid around $1.49m for a single post on Instagram, according to a new report by Forbes.
5. Selena Gomez
Princess Selena Gomez is one of the most followed people on Instagram. If she ever decides to quit the music industry, (we hope that would never happen) she can still make a decent 19 million dollars per year and that is if she makes one single sponsored Instagram post per month.
She reportedly gets paid a whopping $1.46m per sponsored Instagram post.
6. Kim Kardashian West
Before Kylie Jenner became the beauty industry queen she is today, Kim Kardashian ruled social media. She still does as one of the highest paid social media influencers.
In addition to product placement on her show Keeping Up With The Kardashians, she makes over $1.41m from a single Instagram post.
7. Lionel Messi
Hopper reported that Barcelona Superstar Lionel Messi can command $1.169 million per post. He could see his stock rise in the upcoming ranking due to his recent impact on Instagram.
A picture of Messi holding the Copa America trophy broke the record of the most liked sports photo on Instagram earlier this month.
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8. Beyoncé Knowles
Beyonce doesn’t have the largest number of followers, yet she gets paid insane amounts of money per post. Her limited release of exclusive curated content causes a frenzy from her audience. So in her case, less is more and less means she gets paid a staggering $1.14m per post. That’s quite impressive, judging by the fact that she is just 0.46 million dollar behind Ronaldo who is the most followed Celebrity.
9. Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber is a top influencer on the Instagram platform and other social media platforms. He commands a significant number of followers on Instagram (over 183 million). Currently, he earns $1.1m per post.
10. Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner who is reportedly the highest paid model in the world is another one of the highly influential Kardashian family to be on this list. She earns about $1.05m per post on Instagram.
