Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli beat the likes of basketball superstar Stephen Curry and professional boxer Floyd Mayweather, finding himself in the ninth position in the Instagram sports rich list for 2018.
Football megastar Cristiano Ronaldo tops the list followed by fellow footballers Brazil s Neymar, Argentina s Lionel Messi, England s David Beckham, Wales Gareth Bale, Sweden s Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Uruguay s Luis Suarez.
According to the list by HopperHQ.com, an Instagram scheduling tool, Ronaldo can charge up to USD 750,000 for a sponsored Instagram post, while Kohli with over 22 million followers on Instagram can charge up to USD 120,000.
In the overall tally of the Instagram rich list 2018 celebrity Kylie Jenner leads the way with potential cost for her one instagram post going up to USD 1,000,000
Rank | Name | Followers | Cost per post (USD) |
1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 133,000,000 | 750,000 |
2 | Neymar | 101,000,000 | 600,000 |
3 | Lionel Messi | 95,300,000 | 500,000 |
4 | David Beckham | 47,700,000 | 300,000 |
5 | Gareth Bale | 34,900,000 | 185,000 |
6 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 33,300,000 | 175,000 |
7 | Luis Suarez | 28,400,000 | 150,000 |
8 | Conor Mcgregor | 23,900,000 | 125,000 |
9 | Virat Kohli | 22,500,000 | 120,000 |
10 | Stephen Curry | 20,900,000 | 110,000 |