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Ronaldo is king of Instalgram billion dollar earners for 2019

 

Cristiano Ronaldo has been crowned the highest earner on Instagram this year as it is revealed the footballer raked in a staggering £38.2million ($47.8million).

The Portuguese footballer, 34, earned an eye-watering £780,000 ($975,000) per post, according to the rich list compiled by Buzz Bingo.

The father-of-four signed a four-year contract with Italian Juventus Football Club last year and captains the Portuguese national team.

Ronaldo earns £28million-a-year ($36.6million) in wages at Juventus, after taxes, making his Instagram platform a lucrative business.

He had a total of 49 ad posts this year where he promoted Nike football boots, his own fragrance, CR7 Play it Cool, and even a hair loss consultation site.

Last year he became the first player to score 400 goals across Europe’s top five leagues.

Model Kendall Jenner was the highest-paid woman on the list, in fourth place, with a total earning of £12.7million ($15.9million) from the site.

She even beat her 22-year-old sister, Kylie, who earned £3million ($3.8million) this year by promoting her beauty range and sharing adorable pictures of her daughter.

Messi second in list of big instalgram earners

The company hailed David Beckham as the highest paid British star on the rich list for his posts to his 59.9million followers.

The top 11 spots were made up of celebrities and sport stars with three out of 20 from the UK. Ronaldo’s arch rival Lionel Messi came second in the parade

Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi came in at number two on the rich list with a total earning this year of £18.7million ($23.3million).

The FC Barcelona forward, 32, raked in £518,000 per post to his 139 million followers where he goes by the handle leomessi.

The sporting star has done paid partnerships with Adidas and regularly posts pictures of exotic holidays with his wife and three sons.

 

 

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