The power of social media has been highlighted by a new report which claims each of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Instagram posts earns him £310,000.
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A study by Instagram schedulers Hopper puts the Real Madrid’s influence third in their top-10 earners list, behind only singer Selena Gomez and Kim Kardashian.
Ronaldo, who boasts a following of 106million on the social network, is a prolific contributor – regularly adding multiple images each day of his excursions around the world.
And Hopper says that every time he does so, he adds a significant chunk to his already considerable riches.
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Ronaldo is one of only two sportsmen in the top 10.
Basketball sensation LeBron James sits in 10th with each of his posts apparently earning him £93,000.
He and Ronaldo are the only two men on the list, with reality TV family the Kardashians dominating.
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As well as Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian and Kendall and Kyle Jenner all occupy places in the top seven.
The rest of the line-up is made up by Cara Delevingne and Gigi Hadid.
- Selena Gomez – 122 million followers – £425,000 per post
- Kim Kardashian – 100 million followers – £387,000 per post
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 104 million followers – £310,000 per post
- Kylie Jenner – 95 million followers – £310,000 per post
- Kendall Jenner – 81.7 million followers – £286,000 per post
- Khloe Kardashian – 68 million followers – £193,000 per post
- Kourtney Kardashian – 57.8 million followers – £193,000 per post
- Cara Delevingne – 40.4 million followers – £116,000 per post
- Gigi Hadid 34.7 million followers – £93,000 per post
- Lebron James – 30.7 million followers – £93,000 per post