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CRISTIANO RONALDO EARNS £14M MORE FROM INSTAGRAM THAN HE DOES FROM JUVENTUS
According to the The Sun of UK, Cristiano Ronaldo is Instagram’s top earner after raking in £14million MORE from his posts than he does playing for Juventus.
Quoting from reports from Buzz Bingo, the newspaper reports that the Portuguese superstar has retained his crown as the social media site’s highest earner.
The 35-year-old, who also has the most followers on Instagram at 222m, raked in £41.7m from 43 sponsored posts in the past 12 months.
In comparison, Ronaldo was making £27.3m from his salary at Juventus, before any coronavirus-related pay cuts.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner saw an increase of £3.5m from his Instagram earnings in 2019 by pocketing an average £971,000 per sponsored post.
Over the past year he promoted Nike, his fragrance CR7 Play it Cool and even an EMS training device called ‘Sixpad’.
Ronaldo’s longstanding rival Lionel Messi was beaten into second spot after his sponsored posts collected a total of £25.2m, or £631,000 every time he made one.
The Barcelona captain has money-making partnerships with adidas and regularly posts pictures of his globe-trotting lifestyle.
Model Kendall Jenner was the higher female Insta earner on the planet in 2020.
She banked a total of £21.2m over the year – despite charging less than HALF each sponsored post than her reality star sister Kylie.
The American had one of the highest number of advertised uploads in the past year with 38 as she banked an average £560k for featuring underwear brands such as Calvin Klein and skincare Proactiv.
Her younger sister Kylie, whose lucrative earnings from her cosmetic brand means she can command up to £1.2m per post, ultimately made slightly less at £16.2m.
India’s national cricket team captain Virat Kohli, who charges a comparatively low £232,000, made the top five due to the fact that he has the most sponsored posts of all celebrities at 56.
David Beckham was once again the highest-paid British star on the rich list for his posts to his 63m followers.
The 45-year-old is such a hit on the social media platform he scooped a whopping £9.6m despite retiring over seven years ago.
Some of his paid Instagram partnerships included posts for Tudor Watch, Marina Bay Sands Hotel and Kent & Curwen.
In a list dominated by athletes, Neymar is the fifth-highest sportsman after netting £6.7m from the social media site this year with a reported average of £617,000 per paid post.
Interestingly Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has the second most sponsored posts of all celebrities at 47, four above Ronaldo.
Yet the Poland international’s lack of off-field exposure means he can only fetch around £76k per post and made just £3.58m for his troubles this year.
And despite being considered one of football’s most marketable stars, Manchester United star Paul Pogba is ninth on Instagram’s highest-earning athletes.
The Frenchman, who has a £290,000-a-week wage packet at Old Trafford, can make an additional £181k per sponsored post and scored £1.8m this year.
That was enough to see Pogba finish just above former Chelsea star Eden Hazard.
The £400k-a-week Belgian captain made £1.4m this year following his £122k fee for advertising to fans on social media.
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo crossed one billion followers across his social media accounts, aided by his newly-launched YouTube channel that has attracted more than 60 million subscribers in just over three weeks.
Ronaldo, who scored his 900th career goal last week to help Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 in the Nations League, is the first human being to reach a billion followers on social media, global media reports said.
“We’ve made history, one billion followers! This is more than just a number, it’s a testament to our shared passion, drive, and love for the game and beyond,” Ronaldo posted on X.
“You’ve been with me every step of the way, through all the highs and the lows. This journey is our journey… thank you for believing in me, for your support, and for being part of my life.”
The former Manchester United and Real Madrid player reached the milestone with over 639 million followers on Instagram, 170 million on Facebook and 113 million on X.
The 39-year-old topped Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes this year, with off-field earnings of $60 million, boosted by his large social media following.
Ronaldo’s club Al-Nassr will host Al-Ahli in the Saudi Pro League on Friday.
-Reuters
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo launched his YouTube channel on Wednesday and hundreds of thousands of subscribers signed up within a couple of hours.
The 39-year-old five-times Ballon D’Or winner plays for Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr.
“The wait is over. My @YouTube channel is finally here! SIUUUbscribe and join me on this new journey,” Ronaldo posted on his social media accounts.
A couple of hours after posting his first video, 1.69M subscribers had joined he channel.
Ronaldo has 112.5 million followers on the X platform, 170 million on Facebook and 636 million on Instagram.
The former Real Madrid and Manchester United player is preparing for his team’s Saudi Pro League opener against Al-Raed on Thursday.
-Reuters
Inter Miami will be the last club Argentina captain Lionel Messi plays for, the 36-year-old forward said on Wednesday, adding he feels “a little bit scared” at the thought of the day he decides to retire.
Messi, a World Cup winner with Argentina in 2022, has a contract with the Major League Soccer side until 2025 following his arrival last summer after a spell with French champions Paris St Germain.
“Inter Miami will be my last club. I love playing football. I enjoy everything even more because I am aware that there is less and less left,” Messi told ESPN.
“I’m not ready to leave football. I’ve done this all my life, I love playing football, I enjoy training, the day-to-day, the matches… And yes, there’s always a little bit of fear that it’s all over.”
The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi is preparing with his national team to defend their Copa America title, with the tournament kicking off on June 20 in the United States.
Argentina will take on Canada in the opening match before facing Group A rivals Chile on June 25 and Peru four days later.
-Reuters
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