Cristiano Ronaldo earns more money from Instagram than he does playing for Juventus - New Report

Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly earns more from being an Instagram influencer than he does from his wages at Juventus.

According to a Hopper HQ study published on Buzz Bingo, Cristiano Ronaldo earned a whopping USD 47.8 million (approximately Rs 340 crores) in a year from sponsored Instagram posts alone.

The Juventus star has earned the amount from 49 sponsored posts. 34-year-old Ronaldo tops the sports category and on an average received USD 975,000 (approximately Rs 6.9 crores) for each advertised post on Instagram.

According to a report by Goal.com, the annual amount that Ronaldo gets from Juventus, for whom he signed in 2018, is USD 34 million.

Some of the brands that Cristiano Ronaldo represented on Instagram include Nike Football, Six Pad Europe, and Clear Haircare.

Ronaldo is ahead of his sporting arch-rival Lionel Messi, who is second on the list. Messi's Instagram earning is less than half of Ronaldo. Messi has earned USD 23.3 million (approximately Rs 165 crores) from 36 sponsored posts.

The earnings of Cristiano Ronaldo from sponsored Instagram posts are way higher than other world celebrities including Kylie Jenner, Selena Gomez, Emily Ratajkowski, and Priyanka Chopra.

Check out the top 10 earners below.

Highest Celebrity Instagram Earners in USD.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo – $47.8 million
2. Lionel Messi – $23.3 million
3. Kendall Jenner – $15.9 million
4. David Beckham – $10.7 million
5. Selena Gomez – $8 million
6. Neymar Jr. – $7.2 million
7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic – $4 million 
8. Kylie Jenner – $3.8 million
9. Ronaldinho – $2.6 million
10. Khloe Kardashian – $1.2 million