Cristiano Ronaldo apparently earns more from being an Instagram influencer than he does from playing soccer for Juventus.

Ronaldo has taken home $47.8 million from paid Instagram posts alone over the past year, according to a Hopper HQ study published on Buzz Bingo, which lists the 34-year-old as the platform's highest earner.

His annual wage packet at Juventus, for whom he signed for in 2018, is $34 million according to Goal.com — $14.7 million less than he receives for his posts on Instagram
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Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly makes more money being an influencer on Instagram than he does playing soccer for Juventus
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Cristiano Ronaldo, soccer superstar, and the ultimate influencer. Getty/Lampson Yip
Cristiano Ronaldo apparently earns more from Instagram than he does from playing soccer for Juventus.
The 34-year-old pockets an annual $47.8 million from paid Instagram posts, according to a study by social media firm Hopper HQ on Buzz Bingo.
In contrast, his salary at Juventus is reportedly $34 million, according to Goal.com.
Ronaldo's reported income from Instagram makes him the platform's highest earner, ahead of Lionel Messi and Kylie Jenner.
"Ronaldo is the most followed human on Instagram," a marketing executive from Hopper told Business Insider. "Companies are paying almost $1 million for posts to access his insane reach."
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Cristiano Ronaldo apparently earns more from being an Instagram influencer than he does from playing soccer for Juventus.

Ronaldo has taken home $47.8 million from paid Instagram posts alone over the past year, according to a Hopper HQ study published on Buzz Bingo, which lists the 34-year-old as the platform's highest earner.

His annual wage packet at Juventus, for whom he signed for in 2018, is $34 million according to Goal.com — $14.7 million less than he receives for his posts on Instagram.

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Receiving a reported average of $975,000 per advertised post, Ronaldo's Instagram earnings far eclipse the world's biggest celebrities, including Kylie Jenner, Selena Gomez, and Emily Ratajkowski.

He also beats footballing rival Lionel Messi, who is said to have earned less than half of Ronaldo's total with $23.3 million.

Amongst the brands Ronaldo has represented on Instagram are Clear Haircare, Nike Football, and Six Pad Europe.

"Ronaldo is the most followed human on Instagram (with 186 million followers) so companies are paying almost $1 million for posts to access his insane reach," Hopper HQ marketing executive Nicola Cronin told Business Insider.Due to his status as a celebrity and football star, his earnings from Instagram break away from typical influencer partnerships, as many of his promotional posts will be part of wider sponsorship deals, such as Nike.

"You only need to go on his Instagram to see how many paid partnerships he does outside of the sports market."

G.O.A.T

not surprised because we all knew he accepted a massive wage cut dt he was earning in madrid to join juve because of his love of "new challenge"..
cr7 is very rich n playing for juve because of the love of football n not because of money BT I dnt understand the rumor of him leaving Italy after euros to either PSG or mls bcoz of more cash n I pray it remains a rumor bcoz I would like to see him in Italy for more seasons..
or maybe he needs another new challenge to dominate french league as anoda "new challenge"
only time would tell

Vickho6:
G.O.A.T

cr7 is a big brand n seeing those figures he Is earning makes more sense to dt over used tag "social media influencer"...
not the sets of jokers we have on our local cyber space all claiming influencers...

CR7 the realest g.o.a.t.