According to the newest update released in HopperHQ’s 2021 ‘Instagram Richlist,’ superstar footballer and Portuguese ace Cristiano Ronaldo has become Instagram’s highest-earning personality, charging INR 11.9 crore from each sponsored post. Meanwhile, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli is the only Indian to make the list, coming in at number 19 and earning INR 5 crore for a job.
On Instagram, the Indian captain has roughly 132 million followers. He endorses a variety of brands, from PUMA to GOOGLE DUO, as well as his own clothing line, WROGN, which he started in 2014. While Ronaldo is the number one player, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, a WWE great and Hollywood superstar, is in the second position, earning INR 11 crore each post.
With total earnings of USD 26 million, cricket sensation Virat Kohli is the lone Indian on Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes, jumping to 66th place from 100th in the 2020 rankings. Kohli’s sponsorship revenues total USD 24 million, with salary and winnings totaling USD 2 million. In addition, the 31-year-old is the only cricketer in the top 100.
Kohli was placed 100th in 2019 with a salary of USD 25 million, up from 83rd in 2018 with a salary of USD 24 million. Roger Federer, the greatest tennis player of all time, has topped the list for the first time, with earnings of USD 106.3 million, up from the fifth position the previous year. The COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in the break of sporting events all over the world, has had an influence on athletes’ incomes.