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Former India captain and maverick batter, Virat Kohli on August 12 (Saturday) quashed the report that claimed he earns around Rs 11.45 crore ($1.384 million) per post on Instagram. The Indian superstar took to Twitter on Saturday morning and put an end to the speculation about his earning from Instagram, a social media platform. According to a list compiled by the Instagram scheduling tool Hopper HQ, Kohli was ranked 14th on the list of highest-earning celebrities in the world through Instagram.
"While I am grateful and indebted to all that I’ve received in life, the news that has been making rounds about my social media earnings is not true," Kohli said in a tweet.
As per Hopper HQ, Global superstar and football icon, Cristiano Ronaldo is Instagram's top earner. The Portugal superstar and a five-time Ballon d'Or winner earns a mind-boggling sum of $3.234 million per post (approximately Rs 26.76 crore). Ronaldo's long-time rival Lionel Messi is second on the chart with a per post earning of $2.597 million (approximately Rs 21.49 crore) from Instagram.
Ronaldo is the most followed person on Instagram. The 38-year-old has a massive following and he is followed by 600 million people on the social media platform.
A list that is dominated by celebrities has a total of four sportspersons in the top 20 and, India's superstar Kohli is ranked ahead of football maestros like Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
Neymar, who earns $1.141 million (approximately Rs 9.44 crore), is ranked 19th on the list while his club teammate at Paris Saith-Germain, Kylian Mbappe pockets $575,000 (approximately Rs 4.75 crore) per post on Instagram and is at 27th position on the list.
Basketball icon LeBron James is ranked slightly higher than Mbappe. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar bags $851,000 (approximately Rs 7.04 crore) per post and is ranked 24th on the list.
Here's the full list of top earners from Instagram:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo: $3,234,000
2. Lionel Messi: $2,597,000
3. Selena Gomez: $2,558,000
4. Kylie Jenner: $2,386,000
5. Dwayne Johnson: $2,326,000
6. Ariana Grande: $2,264,000
7. Kim Kardashian: $2,176,000
8. Beyonce Knowles: $1,889,000
9. Khloe Kardashian: $1,866,000
10. Justin Bieber: $1,763,000
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