Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has 225m followers followed by Dwayne Johnson with 189 million and Kylie Jenner with 184 million. However, not Christiano Ronaldo or Kylie Jennae, but American-Canadian Wrestler turned actor Dwayne Johnson is now the highest paid instagram celebrity.
According to social media marketing firm Hopper HQ, the 48-year-old star may charge roughly 1,015,000 USD for a single sponsored post on instagram.
UK-based company, Hopper HQ published a list of highest-earning stars in 2017 after speaking with celebrities and social media influencers to determine how much they were being paid,also speaking with advertisers to estimate how much could be charged for one post.
The figure is calculated based on lot of different factors, such as the number of followers a celebrity has, and how much people share their posts or comment on their content.
Earlier this year, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was also declared by Forbes as the highest-paid actor in the world, earning nearly $90m last year before tax deducation.
List of Highest paid Celebrities on Instagram :
Source: Hopper HQ
| Celebrity | Followers Count | Earnings per post |
| Dwayne Johnson | 187m | >$1m |
| Kylie Jenner | 182m | $986,000 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 225m | $889,000 |
| Kim Kardashian | 176m | $858,000 |
| Ariana Grande | 191m | $853,000 |
| Selena Gomez | 180m | $848,000 |
| Beyoncé Knowles | 149m | $770,000 |
| Justin Bieber | 139m | $747,000 |
| Taylor Swift | 135m | $722,000 |
| Neymar Junior | 139m | $704,000 |
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