The 15 highest paid sports for every Instagram post

Hopper HQ, a company specialized in the management and analysis of Instagram profiles, has compiled a ranking with sportsmen who earn more money for each IG Post.

Recently we have tried to closely analyze the phenomenon of influencers, reporting of some cases that are resizing the mediatic importance of these figures, especially in terms of advertising. Even sportsmen are a very important showcase for brands and especially for football players. If the profits per Post are directly proportional to the number of followers, the ranking says that the football players - 9 in the first 15 positions - are the athletes who get more followers on Instagram.

Forbes, some time ago announced that the richest athlete in the last year had been Leo Messi, who in this ranking, however, appears only in third place, with a gain of $648000 for each photo with his sons Thiago, Mateo, and Ciro, or to sponsor adidas products.

In the top ten, there is a novelty, earning more than Serena Williams, Steph Curry, McGregor and Mayweather is Virat Kohli, captain of the Indian cricket national.

Here is the ranking of the top 15 athletes who earn the most for every Instagram post.

 

15 - Ronda Rousey $67 700

14 - Floyd Mayweather $124 000

13 - Stephen Curry $142 000

12 - Mohamed Salah $165 000

11 - Conor McGregor $169 000

10 - Luis Suarez $184 000

9 - Virat Kohli $196 000

8 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic $200 000

7 - Gareth Bale $218 000

6 - Ronaldinho $256 000

5 - LeBron James $272 000

4 - David Beckham $357 000

3 - Lionel Messi $648 000

2 - Neymar da Silva Santos Junior $722 000

1 - Cristiano Ronaldo $975 000