Ronaldo beats Messi, others to become Instagram highest-paid star

<p>Portugal star, Cristiano Ronaldo, has become the highest-paid star on the social media app, Instagram.</p>, <p>The 38-year-old footballer now rakes in a staggering £1.87 million per sponsored post, compared with American socialite, Kylie Jenner, 25, who earns £1.47 million for each post, Mail Online reports.</p>, <p>The former Real Madrid and Manchester United forward often promotes the likes of sports website LiveScore, wellness brand Therabody and cryptocurrency exchange Binance on his Instagram account.</p>, <p>He boasts a staggering 597 million followers on the social media platform, while Kylie follows closely behind him with 397 million followers.</p>, <p>Cristiano has seen huge growth on Instagram in recent years, as he ranked in third place on the 2019 Instagram Rich List earning around £755,000 per sponsored post.</p>, <p>Kylie has a whole host of brands including Kylie Cosmetics and Kylie Swim while she also works with brands including luxury French fashion brand Jean Paul Gaultier.</p>, <p>The Instagram Rich List was collated by HopperHQ and is based on how much each user can charge for a single Instagram post.</p>, <p>The company analyses data including average engagement, how often they post, industry variables and the number of followers one has.</p>, <p>Coming in third place on the most recent 2022 Rich List is footballer Lionel Messi with £1.38 million per sponsored post.</p>, <p>Selena Gomez then follows closely behind earning £1.35 million for each post, while Dwayne Johnson is in fifth place with £1.33million.</p>, <p>Kim Kardashian also made the top ten as she earns £1.31 million per sponsored post, while her sisters Khloe Kardashian and Kendall Jenner ranked in ninth and tenth place.</p>, <p>Meanwhile, Ariana Grande came in seventh on the list, very closely behind Kim with £1.3million per post, while Beyonce rakes in £1.08million for each post.</p>, <p>Cristiano topping the list is his latest huge milestone after he was named the world’s highest-paid athlete by Forbes at the beginning of M