Cristiano Ronaldo Has Topped Instagram's Rich List For The First Time With Ridiculous Amount Per Post

Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten famous influencers Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian, as well as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson on Instagram's rich list.

The Juventus superstar has over 300 million followers on the platform and charges an absolute premium for posts.

According to marketing firm Hopper HQ per The Sun, Ronaldo can charge up to £1.2 million for firms to advertise on his page.

It's the first time he's been top of the list since records began in 2017.

He has overtaken former WWE wrestler-turned-actor Johnson who had previously been top with £1.1 million

Ronaldo's longtime rival Lionel Messi is the only other sportsperson on the list, coming in seventh with £840,000 earned per post.

Check out the entire top ten below.

10. Kendal Jenner (£760,000 per sponsored post, 170 million followers)

9. Justin Bieber (£810,000 per sponsored post, 179 million followers)

8. Beyoncé (£830,000 per sponsored post, 187 million followers)

7. Lionel Messi (£840,000 per sponsored post, 220 million followers)

6. Kim Kardashian (£1.02 million per sponsored post, 230 million followers)

5. Selena Gomez (£1.08 million per sponsored post, 239 million followers)

4. Kylie Jenner (£1.08 million per sponsored post, 242 million followers)

3. Ariana Grande (£1.1 million per sponsored post, 245 million followers)

2. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson (£1.1 million per sponsored post, 247 million followers)

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (£1.2 million per sponsored post, 303 million followers)

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Ronaldo spent this summer playing for Portugal at Euro 2020 before their eliminationat the hands of Belgium last Sunday.

He's currently the tournament's top scorer with five goals and he tied Ali Daei's international goal record of 109.

Daei, who scored 109 times in 149 appearances for Iran between 1993 and 2006, congratulated the 36-year-old on his achievement.

He said: "Congratulations to @cristiano who is now one goal away from breaking the men's international goal scoring record.

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"I am honoured that this remarkable achievement will belong to Ronaldo - great champion of football and caring humanist who inspires and impacts lives throughout the world."

Ronaldo will now turn his attention to sorting out his club future, with rumours suggesting he could leave Juventus.

Topics: Football, Lionel Messi, The Rock, Cristiano Ronaldo

Daniel Marland

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